600 watt HPS Grow Journal

jazzyvibez said:

Absolutely coors lights....don't ya know eh? Thank you sir.

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haha I haven't had a Coors Light in a while, One of my homies i aint spoke to in a while loved the shit, we used to ride around poundin that shit. Im drinkin some Vodka now, left over from the Christmas party

shaggyx6905 said:

i have a question man...how often did you spray them in the first few weeks with B1 solution when the ph was out of wack...i seem to be havin the same problem with my setup...also if u can give some advice as to how much B1 to mix with water for the foliar spray. thanks man​

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Shaggy,

Sorry to hear that you're having a problem. I've been in meetings all morning, otherwise I would've responded earlier. I wanna go ahead and address your questions and concerns:

a.) As far as setup......upload a couple of pics of your setup. I don't mind giving you pointers as far as how to improve it.
b.) Thrive Alive B-1 Green foliage spray is amazing. There are other B-1 Sprays out there, but I don't know how well they work. I'm assuming it works the same way, and SHOULD contain the same organic nutrients.

i.) I use 2.5 tsp in a big spray bottle. The bottle that I used was from Wal-mart. Get yourself a reasonable sized bottle so that it won't be super concentrated.
ii.) Fill the rest of the bottle with water and shake thoroughly every time you use it.
iii.) Use it 2-3x a week and your plants will thank you.
iv.) Once you're in flowering stage STOP using this spray. Last thing you want is mildew on your beautiful nugs.
c.) As far as ph balancers for the water.....I would stay away from them. Your nutes should bring down the pH to what is needed. I have never used pH additives to change ph. That will have a drastic effect on how your nugs look and taste as well.

I have to get back to work, but let me know if this helps. Look forward to your response. Oh and make sure to upload pics of your setup so that not just I, but everyone here can help you.

Flowering Day 3

Girls are looking fantastic!!! They've started to drink a lot more water, and are starting to look phenomenal. I've gone ahead and uploaded pics. Enjoy!!!!

Flowering Day 5

C02 Update - I was able to acquire myself a 20lb co2 tank from my cousin who does HVAC. For those of you that don't have one, here are ways to get yourself a cheap co2 tank.....

1.) Go on ebay or your local supply house that has old 20lb co2 tanks that are no longer used. You can get them for less than $30.

2.) Once you have the tank, goto your local gas supply house....I will be going to Airgas.

3.) They do a tank exchange program, where you bring them your old one and they'll give you a clean new one. With a refill and tank exchange, it'll be no more than $30.

4.) Now you have a bran new tank filled up for 60 bucks. You cant beat that deal!!!

5.) I don't have a regulator on mine, and that's fine as long as you plan on doing it manually every time.

6.) Hook up hose/adapter to tank and manually turn on valve however many times per day.

7.) People may already know about this service and the gas exchange, but I just found out this week. I'm pumped!!!




As far as the girls...I've attached pics. They're looking great!! Crystals are starting to form. Sex has shown on one plant. Just waiting on the others to show. =) Enjoy!!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!!! =) Be safe tonight. Don't give a reason for the cops to pull you over tonight.

The ladies are lookin great, really lookin forward to seeing them bud up

[QUOTE="SICC";5112248]The ladies are lookin great, really lookin forward to seeing them bud up [/QUOTE]

Why thank you sir

And then there were only 2......

Quick update.....the girls have shown sex. 2 out of the 3 were females. The other one.....not so lucky. I'll be updating pics shortly.

Also I've changed it up as well. I have two seeds also germinating as we speak in the flower room. I plan on having 12/12 from seed with the current two that I have going. Eventually, the plan is to always be able to harvest 2 plants a month. That's all I need.

Will have pics posted tomorrow.

Flowering Day 12 - And then there was only 1 =(

So here's whats going on. Sexing is a period I hate, especially when they're male. Wasted time, wasted patience, wasted nutes, and among other things, wasted hopes. I have to learn more about breeding but until I do, male plants are completely useless to me.

I have one left and SHE'S (lol) doing great. Day 12 is looking real nice. My last post was on 12-31......so if you look at the current pics, she's grown!!!!!

I now have a cabinet going strictly for veg. Once I learn cloning, I'll use the cabinet for that. SICC, would love your knowledge and advice on cloning and breeding. I've attached 2 pics of my new seeds there - Strawberry Blue (Fem Seed - Attitude Seedbank).

Let me know what everyone thinks!!!

Flowering Day 14

The lady is looking fantastic and plumping up nicely. I give her fresh co2 everyday, 3x times a day for a minute at a time. (Hope that made sense) I've uploaded a pic of my co2 tank. It's a manual setup - cheap, but does the trick.

Mother Update

I've uploaded pics of my 2 mothers that I have in vegging right now. Solid genetics, guaranteed female seed, from attitude seed bank.

Lemme know what you think.

I just had a quick question regarding your grow.

How are you getting away with using a 600w bulb like that without having electrical companies or the police investigating the situation?

miroqt said:

I just had a quick question regarding your grow.

How are you getting away with using a 600w bulb like that without having electrical companies or the police investigating the situation?

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600w at 120v = 5 amps of energy. 600w is not that much juice. A ps3 and 50" tv use the same or even more.

miroqt said:

I just had a quick question regarding your grow.

How are you getting away with using a 600w bulb like that without having electrical companies or the police investigating the situation?

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Oh and since your question sounds like law enforcement, the pics that you're looking at is 1 PLANT. I am fully in compliance with my state's medicinal cannabis laws.

jazzyvibez said:

600w at 120v = 5 amps of energy. 600w is not that much juice. A ps3 and 50" tv use the same or even more.

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wow just double checked those numbers, they're pretty close. Sorry didn't mean to ask while implying anything at all. I guess people around where I live tend to exagerate things with the police.

Flowering Day 18

She's looking phenomenal!! Buds are starting to plump up just right. She's drinks a gallon of water a day. I started using my bat guano recipe starting Day 10 and I use a qt of the mixture for every 2 gallons of water. Co2 is still being used as well. I've uploaded pics. Enjoy!

Mother Update

I have 2 mothers going right now and are looking fine. Officially in veg mode as of today. For the last week, it's been on 24 hours steadily light.

Flowering Day 21 - Week 3 - Bud Porn Update =)

Girls are looking phenomenal!!!!! There really isn't much needed to say. I've gone ahead and uploaded more pics, as well as pics of my mother plant.

very very nice! couple of questions for ya, 1. where did u get that grow tent? 2. do empty the dump AG when adding water? or do u just keep adding when is low? or a combination of both where u change the res weekly and add water inbtwn. (which is what im doing, but getting annoyed because everytime i add water mid week the ph goes to shit).
looks nice mang!

matatan said:

very very nice! couple of questions for ya, 1. where did u get that grow tent? 2. do empty the dump AG when adding water? or do u just keep adding when is low? or a combination of both where u change the res weekly and add water inbtwn. (which is what im doing, but getting annoyed because everytime i add water mid week the ph goes to shit).
looks nice mang!

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I'd be more than happy to help you out with your questions...

a.) I got my grow tent online on ebay. There are deals everywhere, and you can find them for less than $200.
b.) I never dump my AG when I add water. Also I never add a base or acid to adjust my pH. I just use my nutes, which usually correct the pH of the water. I add nutes once a week for both veg and flowering, and fill water as needed. For flowering I fill it everyday, and veg, maybe once a week.

Hope this helps.

Flowering Week 3 Day 3


The girl is looking phenomenal. Halfway through flowering cycle on Monday. Another 2 weeks, and my little ones will be ready to go into flowering. I'm done topping my plants. It takes up wayyyyy too much room. I'm leaving them be, but as you see from my grow room, having one plant take up my entire grow room sucks! I've uploaded more bud porn. Enjoy!

Nute Lockout Issue & Resolution

Hey everyone, my plant was suffering from a case of nute lockout and I was able to get it figured out before there was major damage. Here are some tips that helped me.

a.) Look to make sure that it's nute lockout and not nute burn. Huge difference.
b.) If you use bat guano, make sure to monitor the ph of your res. It will throw it off.
c.) The easiest way to get rid of nute lock, ph problems, and nute burn is to fully change out your res tank. That may sound lame, but it really works. If there was a method that worked, and then as you changed things up or maybe added nutes, and things go downhill, there's nothing wrong with starting all over.

So my issue was nute lockout due to high pH from the bat guano. My buds were are smelling like manure. Friday I switched out the res with a new bucket. New nutes, but NO BAT GUANO. I have to get back to using guano tea. Using guano powder directly in the res is tooo strong, in my opinion. The girls are looking phenomenal, no more yellow leaves due to K lockout, crystally as ever, smells very piney/fruity. I've attached pics. Enjoy!

Here's a link to the site that I went to research some info.
http://www.marijuana-seeds.net/Thanks-ThankYou.htm