it lasts for over a month... the way i have it set it runs for half hour on/off durring the light cycle... its a sloppy setup for sure but it works... my ppm goes over 2000 ppm while its on then by time its about to come on again it has dropped down to 700 or so.... when i have my short range...
i have a grow lab now.... secret jardin last few grows.... the off gassing you hear about was from a few of the hydrohut models a while back ... i got one o fthe bad ones first tent and it sucked.... when looking for a tent you want to look for port placement/size of ducting you want to run...
i usually add nutes give them a few minutes to settle then check ph and adjust.... you will find that most are buffered to 7 or below... i havent used ph adjusters in quite some time...although they are on standby
ok guys here it is.... the all time sickest tent i have ever created.... what do you think?? any improvements
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84BRSCrTYkc
wow valuablevariable is about the only correct one on here.... a regular bulb like that 100 will not grow plants....wrong spectrum that isnt going to give you growth worth a fuck.... just a 10 inch seedling with 2 seed leaves on it however a cfl will do just fine at first then you either need to...
check out this vid from my youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84BRSCrTYkc im doing a test of a 90 watt led vs a 250 hps..... so far im just in veg but its working great for that so my 250 mh might be gone soon
it sounds like the ignitor is toast thats why the mh works but not the hps.... hps have to use an ignitor to fire up the lamp thats why you can use mh in hps ballast but not the other way around.... have you ever seen the switchable ballast that have the hps/mh switch??? all that does is turn...
go with a 600.... thats really about the lowest you want to go in that size area... you could use a 1000 since you have enough height but 600's are my favorite light.... after your first successfull crop its like a sickness..... more more more ya know.... next thing you know you will have 600's...
fuckin classic..... the first grow book i read it had a whole chapter on nails in the stem and water deprivation and all that shit.... who was the author.... mel something
first off forget what timsatx1 said..... waiting untill they show a defficency is a great way to lower harvest and fuck up your plants depending whats defficent.... as for soiless lets say its sunshine mix#4 it has no nutes really so you need to start feeding once the plant has a few leaves on...
my favorite at the moment is this sour diesel i am on my secong crop with... very strong stone, smelly as all hell and a heavy yielder somewhat.... however it is a long flowering strain... the chemdog looks great also... a friend on mine did a batch of that sometime ago and it was killer