Dresser - 3 Sq. Ft. - 20,600 Lumens - Hydro

oscarmiya

oscarmiya

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KushMaster85 said:
Those buds have a lot of growing to go!! They will trippe to qudruple by harvest. You should end up with some nice smoke! I have not read enough about the UVB but my understanding it will increase yeild. The lights you are using give out some UV rays but the reptile bulbs put out much more per watt. I have several ove these bubls laying around maybe I shold look in to it a little more and see if I can incorporate the lights into my setup.

KM
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Its funny you mention the bulbs I am using putting off a little UV rays. Maybe its just my high ass but I SWEAR the buds that are directly under the 2 CFL's are a lot more covered in Trich's than the buds towards the sides of the dresser directly under the HPS. I kind of noticed this before but I didn't think much of it until UVB was brought up.
 
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titleistbudz said:
Looks great man. Keep it up!!
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Thanks bro, I`ll be waiting for your next grow with the Power Plant.

Day 59- pH 5.4 - 1910 ppm - Temp 70- RH 33%
Flowering - Day 35

Well, I'm not real sure why the PPM read 1910.. Thats a lot to jump. Maybe I just fucked up or something, regardless I am going to add the 1 Gal. as I previously mentioned tomorrow. I got a chance to swing by the pet supply store and grab a UVB bulb and got it installed. I really believe this is going to make the buds get COVERED in Trichs. The buds directly under my 2 CFL's are covered in Trichs a lot more than the ones under the HPS and I think its because the CFL's put out a tad of UV light and the HPS's really don't.

By the way I made the pics back to large images. :/ sorry people, I wont post them side by side so tell me if that helps you from scrolling left to right and all...

Here is the UVB light I purchased. It was like $23 and the ballast I purchased from ole' Wally World for like $7. The bulb is 15w and 18" long.


The spectrum of this UVB light... it said it is 33% UVA and 10% UVB.


Here is it's very blueish glow.


And here is the only fuckin way I could think to mount this bitch.


Ok here are a bunch of Bud pictures. I might have figured a way to get the Res and plant out of the cab better for next pics. All of these pics are while it was in the Cab, so Sorry if they are not the best of quality.... not like any of my pics have been lol.. neway.. the second to last pic is just a size comparison.. that is my index finger... and the last picture is just a shot from under part of the canopy.









Ill be sure to keep you all posted on how this UVB bulb does. Take a good look at those buds, I will keep posting the pictures as evidence.
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grodrowithme

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oscarmiya said:
Titleistbudz - I forgot to mention that. It is "pumping" in CO2. Pumping in quotes cause its a DIY method with Yeast and Sugar. I ran a Air tube around to each one of the plants and put a T connector to aim it at the plants. I know it probably doesn't put off that much CO2 which is why I placed the OUTLETS directly under the plant. Even if its a little CO2 (which I can see it Bubble so there is some!) at the base of the plants, they should be able to use some of it. I put it in the other day and it seems like my plants have grown some over night.. more than previous nights. I mixed 2 Cups suger with 2 Tbspns of Yeast. Wonder if its the CO2 thats helping, heh- cant hurt.

Below is an article explaining this CHEAP CO2 reaction fairly well, in detail.
DIY CO2 -- yeast
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co2 dont hurt nothing in the veg stage but it dont help none either u use it when flowering to git bigger and more buds and them being below the plant is even worse co2 is heavier than air so it sinks if u put it above your plants (were it should be) it will land on the flowers and make them big and fattt just trying to help you out

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oscarmiya

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sportsguy1598 said:
Keep it up man i'm hopin i can do something like this soon :peace:
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Thank. Ya, its a pretty decent stealthy way to grow... really for anyone. Just follow an example so you don't have to spend unnecessary funds on shit you don't need or are testing out.

grodrowithme said:
co2 dont hurt nothing in the veg stage but it dont help none either u use it when flowering to git bigger and more buds and them being below the plant is even worse co2 is heavier than air so it sinks if u put it above your plants (were it should be) it will land on the flowers and make them big and fattt just trying to help you out
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I was under the assumption CO2 is beneficial in all stages of growth. The plant breath's in CO2 from the leaves, Oxygen from the roots. For some reason I was thinking CO2 was lighter than air but your right... Regardless I have a passive intake so everything in my cab is moving upwards anyhow. I pulled the CO2 after the accident. I figured I sleep in the room where my dresser is at so that should be enough CO2 production for my 1 plant. Thanks for the info.

Day 60- pH 5.3 - 1490 ppm - Temp 78- RH 38%
Flowering - Day 36

Alright. Well. I felt compelled to post a few more pics today after I got home. Maybe I am calling it too quick but I SWEAR there are a lot more Trich's covering the buds and leaves surrounding. Possibly due to the UVB light? I am pretty sure so. I hope it keeps getting more and more covered. I was actually kind of surprised to see these buds as they were. The Leaves were all a lot more darker... kind of like they got a tan :hump:... Damn sexy. As you can see I also added 1 Gal of water to the Res. I added 3 Tea. Kool Bloom, 10 mL Bloom.

Ok, for the pics. I took 2 pictures of 3 buds for 6 pics total. 1 pic of Bud, 1 Close up for the Trichs. You guys tell me what you think about this... to me it looks like more Trichs already.. didn't think I would see effects so soon.

BUD #1




BUD #2



BUD #3



Am I jumpin the gun or does it look like more Trichs to you guys also??
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oscarmiya

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Day 61- pH 5.3 - 1550 ppm - Temp 78- RH 38%
Flowering w/UVB - Day 37

Plants are still looking good. Didn't do really anything at all with them. Buds are filling up and looking more and more covered in Trichs. I will wire the UV light into my other light so it turns on/off with my light cycle sometime this week. I think the plants can handle it one the entire time.
 
superskunkxnl

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yes very good kidda uvb is supposedly the way never done it myself but had a friend desroy his mothers sunbed for the top with all the tubes on it and ive never been so high!
 
oscarmiya

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yourboy333 said:
nice shit i could never find the hps tho
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Thanks bro. You couldn't find the HPS at Lowe's? It is right next to the aisle with all the CFL's. Like, on the other side... for me anyways. They are all on a display ranging from wall mounts to ceiling mounts to MH to MV to HPS from 70w, 100w, 150w, 175w.

superskunkxnl said:
yes very good kidda uvb is supposedly the way never done it myself but had a friend desroy his mothers sunbed for the top with all the tubes on it and ive never been so high!
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No doubt. That is a shit load of UVB. I was thinking about adding a little more... maybe 1 or 2 15w CFL bulbs. I have to get the smaller ones because I am kind of running out of room on the ceiling, already 5 lights in there somehow. From the results so far.. It should be worth it but im not sure if I`ll get around to it this grow.

Day 62- pH 5.2 - 1750 ppm - Temp 74- RH 33%
Flowering w/UVB - Day 38

The ppm rose again today. I will do another Res Change probably Friday, possibly tomorrow but I doubt that. I will most likely post a bigger picture update on Friday also for those still interested. For right now, here are some more Bud pictures. The UVB is undeniably making a difference in Trichome production. These following pictures do not do justice but note they are taken with my Treo phone. It is really like the plant is producing Trichomes as Sun Block from the UVB. In some places the Trichomes are getting so thick it looks like they are starting to layer on each other. Also I have noticed the smell of this plant getting stronger. It was not really smelling at all unless I shook the plant a bit. Now the smell is so strong it instantly makes my mouth want to water.

The last two pics are of the same bud, one is just a little closer.







 
Rope Smoker

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Pretty good pics for a phone. Those buds are getting very sticky looking man!
I may have to think about uvb light when I get to flower! Keep up the good work man!:peace:peace man:peace:
 
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