250w HPS Club And Help Guide

High Time 420

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How close are you 250w grower's keeping your Mh lamps above your plant tops, mine are 2weeks old and want a rough idear at what i shoud be doing?
 

TechnoMage

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Just harvested tonight. I flushed 7 days ago and then wasn't able to harvest until today to the plants were very dry. I've been using a 270w Super Agro bulb with my 250w digital ballast. Just realized tonight that I've been using the same bulb for 20 months, time for a new bulb.

Monday, October 13th 2009
Veg +132
Flower +80
Harvest Day
Web: 376 grams/13.25oz


Right before the chop


The haul
 

Doobieus

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Just harvested tonight. I flushed 7 days ago and then wasn't able to harvest until today to the plants were very dry. I've been using a 270w Super Agro bulb with my 250w digital ballast. Just realized tonight that I've been using the same bulb for 20 months, time for a new bulb.

Monday, October 13th 2009
Veg +132
Flower +80
Harvest Day
Web: 376 grams/13.25oz


Right before the chop


The haul
Good job dude, can't wait for your next grow :eyesmoke:.
 

Mindmelted

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Just harvested tonight. I flushed 7 days ago and then wasn't able to harvest until today to the plants were very dry. I've been using a 270w Super Agro bulb with my 250w digital ballast. Just realized tonight that I've been using the same bulb for 20 months, time for a new bulb.

Monday, October 13th 2009
Veg +132
Flower +80
Harvest Day
Web: 376 grams/13.25oz


Right before the chop


The haul

Awesome job bro....:mrgreen:
 

TechnoMage

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yo techno 132 days veg? that right?
Sorry, that's 132 days since I started veg so actual veg time is 132-80=52 days. I should probably start posting like this:

Monday, October 13th 2009
Total days: 132
Veg: 52
Flower: 80
Notes:
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Harvest Day
Wet: 376 grams/13.25oz
 

East

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Here's a couple pics, this was about 4 weeks ago so I have a lot of updating to post. Hows my box setup? It's 3.5'x 2.5'x 2' I still have a couple things to do like install a carbon filter, and put a lock on it.
Here's an update, about 4 weeks later. 2 weeks into flowering. Fed them Fox Farm grow big for veg. Now Fox Farm Big Bloom. How they look guys?
 

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TechnoMage

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Here's an update, about 4 weeks later. 2 weeks into flowering. Fed them Fox Farm grow big for veg. Now Fox Farm Big Bloom. How they look guys?
Very nice looking. Is that light always that far away? I'm worried that you're encouraging stretching.
 

Ap0c0leS

Active Member
Ive got a 250W HPS (digital) that claims 33,000 lumens.. The area thinking of using is a 9sq ft tent. The Reflecter is air cooled and will allow me to keep it very close to the canopy ( SOG style small plants hardly any veg) This puts me at 3555 Lumens per sq foot. I will also be using supplemental side lighting ( CFLS and others). With the side lighting i will be using around 53 Watts Per sq foot.. Is this a strong enough lighting for this area and what kind of results can i expect.

Will the 250W HPS's light distrabution be large enough to hit the entire canopy while keeping it close enough to avoid a ton of lumen loss?
 

yarddog35

Active Member
Some great looking plants!

Here is my girl 50 days into flower. She is my first but not my last that's for sure. Unknown strain got the seed from a sack (rare), vegged under florescent then picked up a 250w Hydrofarm HPS from a guy on cl. Hopefully in about 3 weeks I can chop, getting very anxious.







I will update with new picks before harvest.
Well she was chopped Tuesday now the colas are hanging. Here are the goods freshly cut.







Now I wait...
 
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