Hot Diggity Sog
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Would you mind sharing what that contraption is you're using that connects to the mogul so you can hang the bulb like you're doing?
3600w vertical grow (multiple strains)
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Savagex510
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Just some chain with screws and this socket http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0095XVPLQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1428397432&sr=8-2&keywords=all+cord+set+ballast&dpPl=1&dpID=41ymYVxF1lL&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
Hot Diggity Sog
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I was looking at that but the connector looks funky...what kind of ballasts are you running?
Hot Diggity Sog
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Savagex510
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Nah the socket cord fits into my ballasts. I'm running 600w next gen ballasts.
Savagex510
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Day 59 of flower. Getting close to harvest. More than likely harvesting the white critical and cookies frost first. Either way they'll all come down by the end of the month. Pics
Savagex510
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All plants have been chopped up and are now in jars curing. What a huge learning experience this has been. Few things went wrong and I made a few mistakes here and there. All in all I'm happy with my results. I basically only utilized 2 x 600w bulbs because this room was shared with 2 partners and this is what I ended up with.
Girl scout cookies - 76 grams dry
Cookies frost - 64 grams dry
Blueberry haze - 89 grams dry
White Critical - 192 grams dry
Critical kush - 217 grams dry
I got some random bud pics.
1st pic - Frosted cookies
2nd - Girl scout cookies
3rd - Critical kush
4th - White Critical
5th - Blueberry Haze
Girl scout cookies - 76 grams dry
Cookies frost - 64 grams dry
Blueberry haze - 89 grams dry
White Critical - 192 grams dry
Critical kush - 217 grams dry
I got some random bud pics.
1st pic - Frosted cookies
2nd - Girl scout cookies
3rd - Critical kush
4th - White Critical
5th - Blueberry Haze
Hot Diggity Sog
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Buds look great. Looks like you got about 1/2 gram per watt. From what you learned, what might you do differently now to try and increase yield? What are some of the positive and negative things you learned?
Savagex510
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For one, less is more. I did a long veg. with this generation but the fact that I cramped them all up next to only 2 bulbs basically destroyed yield. I saw the potential for sure. I ran 7 per bulb and these were huge vegetated plants plus the fact my partners were pushing their plants next to mine. Anyway, I plan to keep a strict 5 per bulb minimum with a much less veg time. I have a feeling I'll come out with similar results. Something else I plan to improve is all the bottom shake branches I got. For sure going to lollipop the next generation. The plants will spend more energy on the tops than the bottom shake/branches. Also, a lot of the ladies took damage from underwatering during flower, which is pretty much permanent damage. Point is, I need to be on point about a lot of things now. I know my gram per watt ratio can up for sure.
mrtibbs316
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Great diary mate.
It cant always go perfect, but at least you have learned from it.
I cant wait to start my 1000w vertical grow. You have taught me a lot
It cant always go perfect, but at least you have learned from it.
I cant wait to start my 1000w vertical grow. You have taught me a lot
vro
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do you think 600s or 1000s are better for this kind of cage growing? there doesnt seem to be that much room a 1000w would have to go back for light pen like it would if you had it on top going under a canopy. i am starting up growing again soon and want to try vert but theres hardly any info out there on vert growing
vro
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isnt the main reason for a 1000w if you arent growing vert that the light pen goes so much further down the canopy? if you run 600ws there is less room behind the plants for the light to go back so it hits all the areas and the extra light is wasted isnt it? is it better to just use 600s for 1000s for this? ad if you were to do cage growing with a 600w how far do you put the plants behind the bulb? i am reading on icmag but the guy that was going to post how to build his rdwc/vert system got banned so i guess ill never get the info
OGEvilgenius
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@vro
So many variables on lights. 1000w DE's are more efficient than 600w of the same type. Whereas 600w is more efficient for digital and magnetic ballasts than 1000w. Growing vertically with 1000's means you need quite a bit of room to really maximize your canopy and surface area and it's less efficient electrically speaking. 600w's are better IMO doing it this way. Both can be done very well. I've got 2x600 stack in my room along with a couple DE for horizontal. Runnin best of both worlds. The 600w twin is killing it though. I have my black widow baby ready to dump buckets of bud on me. I could fit 4 of them around the light plus another 4 small indica type plants in between I think. But at the rate I'm going it's lookin like over a lb for this one plant. Maybe quite a bit more. Will be rotating a few more similar girls in place after the fact.
So many variables on lights. 1000w DE's are more efficient than 600w of the same type. Whereas 600w is more efficient for digital and magnetic ballasts than 1000w. Growing vertically with 1000's means you need quite a bit of room to really maximize your canopy and surface area and it's less efficient electrically speaking. 600w's are better IMO doing it this way. Both can be done very well. I've got 2x600 stack in my room along with a couple DE for horizontal. Runnin best of both worlds. The 600w twin is killing it though. I have my black widow baby ready to dump buckets of bud on me. I could fit 4 of them around the light plus another 4 small indica type plants in between I think. But at the rate I'm going it's lookin like over a lb for this one plant. Maybe quite a bit more. Will be rotating a few more similar girls in place after the fact.
vro
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do you place 4 plants around 1 600w? ive read everyone uses bare bulbs for this, what is the most efficient way of cooling a room with these just use fans under them and acs cooling the room?
OGEvilgenius
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2x 600w. I use fresh air exchange. I exchange at 1x the volume of my tent per minute.