DAY 42 of Flowering

Situation420 · Jun 25, 2013

Alright well here you go. This is day 39 of Flowering and they still have at least 2 and a half maybe 3 weeks left. Right now they are on day 42 and have thickened even more. Can anyone show me an LED Grow that outperforms this.
System:
2 HPS lights running on 750 watt setting
2 6 ft. light rails with movers
Bubbleponics DWC individual 5 gallon buckets
NO AC
Ceiling height 7' from floor, 9' x 8' grow area
CO2 injection monitored 1300 to 1600 ppm range
400CFM exhaust fan for air exchange
3 Fans to maintain vigorous air movement and air temp @ 85 degrees

Cost $ 84 a month to operate electric
$75 in CO2
$650 in nutrients

Avg yield 1900 to 2200 grams every 7 weeks

Here's a picture of the whole thing:

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skunkd0c · Jun 28, 2013

how do you spend $650 on plant food or is that a typo

nice grow would be nice to see them under white light

peace

Malevolence · Jun 28, 2013

Use AN and their recommended feeding schedule would probably be $650 :dunce:

Situation420 · Jun 28, 2013

skunkd0c said:
how do you spend $650 on plant food or is that a typo

nice grow would be nice to see them under white light

peace

ill post up some pics in a few days their falling over so im kinda dealing with a big headache cuz the buds are too big for the branches

Yea $650 is a low end estimate too. By the time you end up adding all the micronutirents, enzymes, sugars, starches, proteins, ph buffers, and then the base nutrients along with rooting hormones and essential vitamins and amino acids and beneficial bacteria, your looking at around $650-$750 to operate a 100 gallon system for 2 months.

PuffinTuff420 · Jun 28, 2013

Get some sturdy stakes (if using soil or soiless mix growing medium) and string and twist ties will fix that bro thats what i had to do when my
buds get super heavy just dont restrict the plant nutrient flow by twist tying on the branch too tight. Tip: to staighten a branch that leans to one side twist tie one on the main shoot of branch next to a horizontal side branch bring the twist tie under the horizontal side branch so it lifts into the desired direction and secure with string to your sturdy stake! Good Luck!

bigworm6969 · Jun 28, 2013

nice looking budz keep updating us bro

Situation420 · Jun 28, 2013

Heres day 43, I took these last night right as the light turned on. I'll try to get some closeups tonight too.

Situation420 · Jun 28, 2013

Here's a couple photos taken right before the lights turn on with a couple of close ups this time. They still have around 2 weeks left.

augusto1 · Jun 28, 2013

CO2 injection monitored 1300 to 1600 ppm range
400CFM exhaust fan for air exchange

Is it right to use exhaust fan when you are using CO2 ?

Situation420 · Jun 28, 2013

augusto1 said:
Is it right to use exhaust fan when you are using CO2 ?

Yea I exhaust my room for 15 min every 2 hours and let the CO2 run for an hour and 45 mins, it lets fresh air come in that is also good for the plants and makes my garden more efficient when it comes to cooling it and keeping the humidity down. Also at night time you don't use CO2 so you can just run the air exchange at night time and not need a dehumidifier or ac on wasting electricity.Its also hooked up to a carbon filter that cuts the smell down significantly.

Lady Helena · Jun 29, 2013

Situation420 said:
Here's a couple photos taken right before the lights turn on with a couple of close ups this time. They still have around 2 weeks left.

WOW. Gorge buds. What a splendid set-up you have.

augusto1 · Jun 29, 2013

Situation420 said:
Yea I exhaust my room for 15 min every 2 hours and let the CO2 run for an hour and 45 mins, it lets fresh air come in that is also good for the plants and makes my garden more efficient when it comes to cooling it and keeping the humidity down. Also at night time you don't use CO2 so you can just run the air exchange at night time and not need a dehumidifier or ac on wasting electricity.Its also hooked up to a carbon filter that cuts the smell down significantly.

Do you only exhaust or you have a intake fan also installed so you can exchange air ? Thanks for responding, you really know what you are doing with those beautiful ladies.

Situation420 · Jun 29, 2013

I have a passive intake system that draws the air from the inside of my house. That 400 CFM fan is so powerful it sucks in the side walls of my tent anyway, by putting a triple thick 80 count screen 4' by 1' hole in my tent near the top means fresh air comes in and my walls are not sucked in as much and constant inward pressure is maintained. This ends up keeping the smell under control with the activated carbon filter and cool air is carried through the top of my room and out and the co2 is below that anyway so it is not disturbed that significantly. I used to monitor it all the time and it would drop down to about 600 ppm by my sensor in the plants so I decided to just turn it off for the time the fans on.

qaws83 · Jun 29, 2013

How many watts are you using in that space, whats your grow medium and veg time, and how did you think of so many dope ideas for efficiency, this really helps a lot I'm making a 10 x 20 room and it would be awesome to replicate this
edit: scratch the wattage ha i really need to make checking the post twice a habit

AllEyeDoIsSmoke · Jun 30, 2013

Sick buds broo can't wait to see the finished product. Any new developments?

Situation420 · Jul 1, 2013

Here kite this is what i got, is this what you have, if you can go by the bulb not the box labels

Situation420 · Jul 1, 2013

qaws83 said:
How many watts are you using in that space, whats your grow medium and veg time, and how did you think of so many dope ideas for efficiency, this really helps a lot I'm making a 10 x 20 room and it would be awesome to replicate this
edit: scratch the wattage ha i really need to make checking the post twice a habit

Im an engineering major and have taken thermodynamics, material science, mechanics, of materials, physics, circuits, statics, dynamics, chemistry, engineering economics, operations research, and engineering enterprise classes. I have gotten a B- or better in all of these classes. So when i smoke weed i come up with awesome ideas. Also, I have taken a number of general ellective classes that contribute to my knowledge of engineering and science.

MedicalGardens · Jul 1, 2013

Nice work + rep

Situation420 · Jul 1, 2013

Here's a few updated pictures. Here's pics 2 days from the last.

Changes: Switched Hortilux HPS bulbs for Metal Halide day after last posted pictures during start of flush at beginning of week 7 (Day 50 of 12/12 photoperiod to be exact) .
Reason: Increase in UVB discharge significantly increasing THC content. (Never lab tested but smoked and felt like got higher). Could have been from placebo effect but I smoke about 10 joints a day when I have no responsibilities and noticed a significant difference in how high I got. I got the idea from Ed Rosenthal's growers handbook and have not had any issues with advice taken from that book. EVER I SWEAR.

AllEyeDoIsSmoke · Jul 1, 2013

So sick. Hey man I have a 8x8 setup and have 25 plants in 5 gallon pots using 2 1000 watt lights and a old ass Montgomery Ward dehumidifier running non stop and air cooled glass lights that keep the temp at like 86/90 degrees and I only get like 2 n a half pounds tops using the AN. I also use CO2. My plants look nothing like yours and have colas half the size. Why do yours look so much more dope

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