250w HPS Club And Help Guide

Hettyman

Hettyman

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Well I had to stay late at work, which meant getting back after lights out. No pics just yet I'm afraid.

Feels good to be back. Swear I enjoy the growing, and problem solving just as much as the end result :)

Green for life: 4" at the least. I've seen many ppl veg succesfully with greater distance, giving them a slow veg and good stretch for later training and HPS. BUt late in flower the plants are mature and can take all the light, and the more intense the light, the stronger the budd, cos Trichomes are the plants defence against the sun, and predators.
 
stoneslacker

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Hettyman said:
Well I had to stay late at work, which meant getting back after lights out. No pics just yet I'm afraid.

Feels good to be back. Swear I enjoy the growing, and problem solving just as much as the end result :)

Green for life: 4" at the least. I've seen many ppl veg succesfully with greater distance, giving them a slow veg and good stretch for later training and HPS. BUt late in flower the plants are mature and can take all the light, and the more intense the light, the stronger the budd, cos Trichomes are the plants defence against the sun, and predators.
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Couldn't agree more Hetty. There is a void in my life when the grow cab is empty. Harvests are always bittersweet.
 
horribleherk

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View attachment 3008089View attachment 3008090Picture 020.jpgPicture 005.jpgmy grow is starting to resemble something im trying to promote a little stretch so i can fill in my screen so far im happy with the performance of the 250w. im thinking this set up is gonna meet my needs just fine ive also found mu nute bill is cut in half as well as ive had to only mix 5 gal. when i used to mix 10 i still have the option of changing out my bulb & turning the ballast up to the 400w. option later in bloom if i feel the 250 is not enough to finish my buds but then i guess that wouldnt be a true 250w. grow
 
Hettyman

Hettyman

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Mine never last long enough. 3 months between harvest and buying seeds was not good, but had to take a break.

Here are some poor pics, that's all i ever seem able. Had some real trouble getting the feeds right on the DWC, but the soil seems happy enough.

Just finished adding a UVA/UVB light, and two 30w supplement CFL's, but that was after i took the phhoto's
 

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greenforlife

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What's everyone experiences with uv lights ? What do they add ? Potency, yield, ? Are we adding uv just because the sun has uv. ? Thanks guys. Welcome to the thread ace.
 
stoneslacker

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This guy is a trip but some pretty good info here about UVB. It will lessen your yield and should only be run for part of
the light on cycle (say 4-6 of 12 hours).

[video=youtube;lfiI78uN3Ks]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfiI78uN3Ks[/video]
 
Hettyman

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greenforlife said:
What's everyone experiences with uv lights ? What do they add ? Potency, yield, ? Are we adding uv just because the sun has uv. ? Thanks guys. Welcome to the thread ace.
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Funnily enough, it was the vid that stoneslack has shared that made me buy my UV bulb. I bought a 26w CFL. made by ExoTerra, who are big in the reptile world. They have different levels, but I went for the Dessert grade one, with highest UVB. I may be wrong, but don't remember hearing on the vid that Quantity of yeild goes down, or in any research, but I trust Slacker as a source of knowledge, so who knows This is my first flower wth UVB, and will let you know what I think in 8 weeks. First week of flower, so only giving about 3 hours pre day, from quite a distance. 4 days of use and plants show no obvious signs of stress or benefit
 
ace720

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Sup stone, sup Hetty :joint:

The WiFi turned out REALLY good :)
I don't have any pics of the harvest because
I was going through a small bout of paranoia
and overmedication at the time lol
i got a few grams more than 4ozs shit is really good to
well I'm doing another run of the WIFI and a
Fire Alien Super Snuck
 

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mipro84

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Hi folks :) Long time no see... :) Here are my 3 ladys under 250W HPS (Its Critical from RQS), 30days 18/6 from seed, now they are in day 41 at 12/12 regime:). I grow in 2 gal coco/perlite mix +scrog.Grow box is almost 5sqft big.
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horribleherk

horribleherk

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Picture 037.jpgPicture 036.jpgPicture 035.jpghi ace good to see youre still around ive switched out my 600w. hps for a galaxie 250-400 switchable so far only using the 250 feature with possibility of finishing off with 400 later on if i think i need more lumens using a modified low profile tote for a tub 18x30 [if i remember right] growing 4 skywalkers in coco/perlite in 2 gal smart pots & at this point im inspired by the performance of stoneslacker,hettyman & others doing the 250w. grows im feeling an enthusiasem i havent felt in awhile...just getting started & have a journal called my 250-400w galaxy grow at last funny im not missing my 600w. or the 1000w. either just low pressure,low overhead enjoyment the way i like it gonna buy a 2x2 tub for my next grow
 
astronomikl

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I am currently running 250w closet grow. I have 5 plants under it right now..... going to go back to 4 once the autos finish, I have sweet deep grapefruit, some bagseed (mango I believe), Cheese auto, sleestack x Skunk #1, and a vertigo auto. I usually do 3 or 4 with scrog and I can get about 3 oz´s give or take, but I got some autos for free and I wanted to try them. I wont be doing that again, not really liking the result so far.
 
mipro84

mipro84

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Last grow my yield was 7oz ( or 195grams) with 3 plants in 5sqft under 250W , COCO GROW +SCROG . This time i hope fore more :) . Maybe 8oz ;)
 
Hettyman

Hettyman

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'Sup Ace. Just reading through and realised, your WiFi was in the cup stage, just like your pic at the top of this page. Man time flies. How's things been, other than the bout of paranoia (we all been there) For months I was convinced that the continual helicopter movement, ten times per day, was the police checking on my house, after heat signals from my last grow. One day, a moments clarity hit me. I have a commercial airport a few miles to the east, and a smaller private airport with all the helicopters to the west. Maybe, just maybe, the fact that I am surrounded by fields makes it a safe flight path for the helicopters, so close to the commercial jets. Which would also explain why they fly pretty low.

Much as I love my weed. At times, it can be a real fucker.

Finally managed to get my pH and feeding under control, and getting the colour back to the plants without over doing, and burning the roots. A week ago, the plants in the background were almost lime green yellow, now they are nearly as dark as the soil plant at the front.

All this talk of 4-7oz's is making me jealous. never hit more than 3, but then I have had a lot of mould issues and school boy errors. Always get the quality though.
 

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ace720

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Hettyman said:
'Sup Ace. Just reading through and realised, your WiFi was in the cup stage, just like your pic at the top of this page. Man time flies. How's things been, other than the bout of paranoia (we all been there) For months I was convinced that the continual helicopter movement, ten times per day, was the police checking on my house, after heat signals from my last grow. One day, a moments clarity hit me. I have a commercial airport a few miles to the east, and a smaller private airport with all the helicopters to the west. Maybe, just maybe, the fact that I am surrounded by fields makes it a safe flight path for the helicopters, so close to the commercial jets. Which would also explain why they fly pretty low.

Much as I love my weed. At times, it can be a real fucker.

Finally managed to get my pH and feeding under control, and getting the colour back to the plants without over doing, and burning the roots. A week ago, the plants in the background were almost lime green yellow, now they are nearly as dark as the soil plant at the front.

All this talk of 4-7oz's is making me jealous. never hit more than 3, but then I have had a lot of mould issues and school boy errors. Always get the quality though.
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LOL
nothing much going on over here Hettyman
just good to see you posting up again :) your plants looking real nice too.
Im trying to get use to no like button but it's a lil hard when I see sooo
many nice looking pictures of beautiful plants. But oh well
I'm thinking about ordering a new tent because the one I use now is really
old and got a few holes in it and I'm tired of taping them up. Lol I might go
with a 2x3 this time. I use a 2x2 now so I guess I would have a lil more space.
 
Hettyman

Hettyman

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I've not written a book about Quantum Mechanics or anything, but there's no guess about it Ace. If you go from a 2x2 to 2x3 tent, you definitely have more space :? lol (couldn't resist)

Both my tents are showing leaks around the seems, but i'm fortunate enough to be able to put some black/white double sided sheeting over the windows, inside of the curtains, so not visible outside. This means that the room stays dark enough that the tiny pin holes aren't an issue.

Here's a question for you all. Do you swap from veg to bloom basic nutes immediately after flip, or give it a while before swapping? This time I have let the veg nutes run for the first week of 12/12 and am now going to introduce slowly the bloom nutes, as there are the first signs of pistols becoming bud sites.

I have become accustomed to using any manufacturers recommended strength as a Max level guidance only, and feed as an when (and what) I think the plant needs it, and wondered how others do it
 
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