150w HPS Club: Inspirational Resource
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Rambunctious
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I just got my 150w HPS set up yesterday. It'll need more work so I'm open to suggestions.
dirtbagg, I got a candle chimney for $12.34 including shipping. The link is in my journal.
dirtbagg, I got a candle chimney for $12.34 including shipping. The link is in my journal.
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OregonMeds
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Very possible.
frostythesnowthug
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Not quite sure what ya meant here bro...
Blue spectrum (ie HID) lighting will flower plants but tend to not be great, and yeah its ideal for Vegging as Plants need more blue light during the veg stage, as it promotes more vigorous growth etc.
Cant remember the exact Kelvin rating for HID bulbs but its around 7000k..
"Daylight" bulbs are rated generally as 6500k, and have a blue spectrum, with a small amount of red in it.
Daylight bulbs will also flower plants but its not ideal, as there is not enough red in the spectrum, hence we use HPS which is approx 2000K - 3000k depending on bulb and manufacturer..
HPS emits 2000-2700k = warm white light similar to the light during late summer thru to fall, with a high proportion of red in its spectrum.
The knack is to create a 'natural' level of light thru all stages, veg to flower.
IE. Use the HID during veg with a few warm white cfls or a small 70w HPS to assimilate the light during spring and summer.
and reverse the spectrum during flowering, Use 150w< HPS with a couple of Daylight 6500k CFLs to balance the light to recreate the natural spectrum during the later part of the seasons.
People forget that Sunlight contains red and blue spectrum light at all times, just in varying amounts...We are trying to recreate nature indoors, so mixing spectrums is def worth it.
Kelvin (K)
A basic unit of thermodynamic temperature (color temperature) used to measure the whiteness of the light output. The higher the number is, the whiter the light is. When over 5000K the light begins to turn to blue as daylight. The lower the number the more red the color of the light output.
Sorry if i waffled gang, i'm baked
ECSD jus made me tarded.
rustybud
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hey sweet mate 4 dat bit of info was pretty helpful . cause im left with having to use 150w hps (blue) and a 70w (orange). but also hav another 70w that im using to veg 3 more wee babies ( ww , bubblelicious , ice ) o once they are ready 2 flower i shall b hooking all three lights up .. so hopefully get a good nature looking light from them and get me nice fat buds lol thanks again.Not quite sure what ya meant here bro...
Blue spectrum (ie HID) lighting will flower plants but tend to not be great, and yeah its ideal for Vegging as Plants need more blue light during the veg stage, as it promotes more vigorous growth etc.
Cant remember the exact Kelvin rating for HID bulbs but its around 7000k..
"Daylight" bulbs are rated generally as 6500k, and have a blue spectrum, with a small amount of red in it.
Daylight bulbs will also flower plants but its not ideal, as there is not enough red in the spectrum, hence we use HPS which is approx 2000K - 3000k depending on bulb and manufacturer..
HPS emits 2000-2700k = warm white light similar to the light during late summer thru to fall, with a high proportion of red in its spectrum.
The knack is to create a 'natural' level of light thru all stages, veg to flower.
IE. Use the HID during veg with a few warm white cfls or a small 70w HPS to assimilate the light during spring and summer.
and reverse the spectrum during flowering, Use 150w< HPS with a couple of Daylight 6500k CFLs to balance the light to recreate the natural spectrum during the later part of the seasons.
People forget that Sunlight contains red and blue spectrum light at all times, just in varying amounts...We are trying to recreate nature indoors, so mixing spectrums is def worth it.
Kelvin (K)
A basic unit of thermodynamic temperature (color temperature) used to measure the whiteness of the light output. The higher the number is, the whiter the light is. When over 5000K the light begins to turn to blue as daylight. The lower the number the more red the color of the light output.
Sorry if i waffled gang, i'm baked
ECSD jus made me tarded.
frostythesnowthug
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Hey MM, the Lifesaver is just startin to flower
And i think she's gonna yield pretty well. fingers x'd.
I'll post a pic later so you can compare yours when you get em goin...You still got the LSxBB beans right?
And i think she's gonna yield pretty well. fingers x'd.
I'll post a pic later so you can compare yours when you get em goin...You still got the LSxBB beans right?
MisterMicro
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YupHey MM, the Lifesaver is just startin to flower
And i think she's gonna yield pretty well. fingers x'd.
I'll post a pic later so you can compare yours when you get em goin...You still got the LSxBB beans right?
And i finaly got a place, should be starting em in a couple here
Im going to have to show you how its done
hahahaha
surferbum6900
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damn thats bomb. cant wait for pics
frostythesnowthug
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Surferbum- there are pix of my cab earlier in the thread... https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/106339-150w-hps-club-inspirational-resource-2.html
Ooooh forgot, I'll get the lifesaver pics up later when the lights come on...
MM show me how its done huh??!??!? no doubt bro!
Go steady and enjoy whats left of the weekend.
Ooooh forgot, I'll get the lifesaver pics up later when the lights come on...
MM show me how its done huh??!??!? no doubt bro!
Go steady and enjoy whats left of the weekend.
MisterMicro
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Surferbum- there are pix of my cab earlier in the thread... https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/106339-150w-hps-club-inspirational-resource-2.html
Ooooh forgot, I'll get the lifesaver pics up later when the lights come on...
MM show me how its done huh??!??!? no doubt bro!
Go steady and enjoy whats left of the weekend.
lol. i sense a competition of some sort brewing. My 150w cab i spent all night last night blueprinting is going to blow minds. Whis i had a camera to show it off but its a verticle style cab that would fit 10 5" by 7" pots around the cool tubed light. its going to use 8 of my thermaltakes. IT measures out at 2' wide 21" deep and 38" high. If your getting 2 zips a plant i dont see how i cant get one. 10 zips is my ultimate goal.
SmokeyMcSmokester
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cool I wanna see your cab design..Ive remodeled mine again..I keep needing more space. trying to obtain the perfect perpetual harvest....
MisterMicro
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Ya, its killing me as much as you. i should have it built by tomorrow, just bought a 4 by 8 ply of soundboard, just need to figure out how im gana get the bitch home. lol. Pics soon though, ill get um up here by hook or crook.
Perpetual growing is the way to go. Shit if i got that down, every plant a week apart, id be getting a zip a week. any updates? so many peps on here i loose track of whos growing in what.
SmokeyMcSmokester
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yeah Im gonna take some pics here in about 30 minutes and post em up on my journals. I have soo many lil projects going..I have 2 plants about ready to chop. 3 that are 2 weeks into flower. 3 that will be flowering in about 2 weeks, 3 more plants 2 weeks behind the other 3 in veg..it gets confusing....oh yeah and I have 3 clones just showing roots, and 7 seeds in germ..growing has consumed me.
SmokeyMcSmokester
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I try to keep it in 3's and start new projects on Mondays
d@w$y
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fukin hell mate nice 1. cant blame ya for being a bit confused lol so would i
SmokeyMcSmokester
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Nice HPS/CFL combo grow you have going there! Is that the econo light? I just bought one cant wait till it gets here.
This is my growspace. It think Im going to build another box and put it outside..I'm hopefully getting some grape ape clones, and I want the purple to really show.
This is my growspace. It think Im going to build another box and put it outside..I'm hopefully getting some grape ape clones, and I want the purple to really show.
