Gastanker's 600+w Organic UV Grow
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mistyriffs
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wish it was like that down here! sierra's are dank!
hammer6913
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No chocolope this last round - they were all the same mystery cross with drastically different phenos. The branch I cut early was from plant #1, the front big one that leans more to the sativa side.
Endurox - I hit your thread up and hopefully answered your question. Plants are looking great btw.
I killed most of my shrimp last nightFinally bug bombed for fleas since I could finally remove my plants. Made sure to seal all my tanks up really really well, removed all nets, water containers, food, anything I thought might ever come in contact with my tanks but I guess I missed something. A whole tank of belly up fire reds
ah, that sucks tanker..they sound very expensive. sounds like ya did the best u could. or could it be coincidence? sorry to hear the bad news..
ill take a guess at 7 zips. not good at guessin.. just ask my wife, can never guess what she wants.lol..
Gastanker
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Don't think it is coincidence. I have never killed off a tank of anything and it happening the night I sprayed just makes to much sense. Shrimp are for all intensive purposes insects so it would make sense that the tiniest contamination could kill em all. I want to say it was the bent paperclip I stuck in there - I thought I had rinsed it well but I'm guessing it has just a tad of residue. They aren't too expensive though at ~$1 each. I want to say I lost about 20 but as long as I have enough in my big tank to keep breeding I'll be fine.
Bucked plant #1 off the stalk. I'm giving it an hour in the box and then I'll screen dry for half a day to a day and then jar. This is not the official # on plant one but here is where we are right now. And of course we need to add the 7.8g I have in a jar next to my bed. Looks like I'll just hit the 4oz mark with this plant when everything is done.
Endur0xX
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Nice!! 1/4 lbs plant! nothing wrong with this! I bet you are anxious to get into your new place, are you upgrading your setup? If the Grapefruit in my LED cabinet keeps growing like it is now, with only 135W, I am almost certain I will get rid of my HPS... I think if I get 4x200W LED to replace 2x400W HIDs will give better yield, I will use the same power, hoping to yield more. It won't be until next fall.
mistyriffs
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very nice Tank! looks like i lowballed you a little lol.
Gastanker
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I've been talking about setting up my 4x8 tent - could possibly see myself running both my 600w and 1kW in there during the winter but chances are I'll just keep going with the 600w in my 4x4 for most of the warmer part of the year. Some day I would love to upgrade to LEDs but I'm waiting for the prices to go down. Just two years ago I paid $500 for my 1kW setup that I can now get for $250, and HPS have been out a while... So in 2-5 year I'm guessing LED units with big ole 10w LED diodes are going to be dirt cheap
And then I'll do a full blown upgrade. Personally I like low guesses - I really hate to end up with less than I thought, but anything over what I expected feels like bonus and makes me happy
Again these are not final numbers as I'm sure I'll lose another 1-2% but they should be close.
Plant #2
Plant 3 - so shrimpy but dense nugs and by far the best smelling. Damn the lowest yielder being the best smeller!
Plant 4 - second best scent and I have a feeling might have the best high. Just a feeling.
So thats 289g + some popcorn - 10.3oz. If only those other two plants...
Endur0xX
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10 oz, that is encouraging, I am hoping for similar results! Well done! Are you going to grow in the same container at the new place or back with 1 container per plant? I am thinking of getting one huge square container for next year, and try to grow something like 25 feminized seeds under 12/12 from the start in that same room.
Gastanker
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Not sure on how I would do the 4x8. I'm really kind of liking the huge containers and have also considered high numbers from 12/12. Unfortunately I have a plant limit to abide by
25 sounds like too many but I bet you could get away with 16. At 1oz a piece that would be 1lb off a 600w which is pretty damn good, especially when you consider the zero veg time.
Endur0xX
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well the plant still veg for 2 weeks, it takes about 3 weeks to actually see the sex. I like the idea of 16 plants!! I could easily get 2 harvest during the winter, and 2lbs would probably be enough for my yearly consumption, or pretty close!!! including everything that comes with it (hash, popcorn../)
benign
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Go for it...I ran 3 12/12 from seed this run; 2 were male, 1 was female, the female just started to flower and is making pretty good progress. I had read a bunch of threads on it and had a few extra beans so I gave it a shot. It's essentially just vegging at 12/12 since they take a few weeks to start flowering, it's sort of like vegging and flowering at the same time...I sort of think you kill the yield a bit though but if you double your numbers it should make up for it.
Nice harvest on the previous grow looking like it will be some mighty fine smoke...if you need a tester...LOL
Endur0xX
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your plants are going to veg anyway, 12/12 from seeds makes them veg slower, maybe they start to flower faster overall but in terms of getting the buds quickly, I think it might be faster to veg them 24/7 for 10days then switch to 12/12 .... But I dont know what I am talking about!!
Gastanker
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I agree with you 100% except that I like to run at 20/4 or 18/6. Curious though... Hmmm, whether too feed into curiosity... Might depend on how many and how healthy the seedlings look.
Endur0xX
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Yeah I got a few newcomers under 24/0 now but that is because I have no more timer and I got lazy with them, I prefer the 20-4, I believe they need to sleep just like we do! I think if you are doing it to save power, 12-12 from seeds is the best return on your power investment, however like I said I think you would get the buds faster if you were to veg 20-4 for like 7-10 days then switch to 12/12. again this is all assumption from what I am experiencing at the moment, I had a few different seeds that were put under 12/12 right away, others range from 7-12 days, and I got 3 that are still under the 24-0.
hammer6913
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Endur0xX, question. how is flowering from seed saving power. u still have the hps going 12 hrs a day. true ur not runnin mh or t5s but ur still running 1k bulb. hope im not comin off like i am ass.
Endur0xX
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I am not vegging using 1000W? I have 2 400W hps, but anyway I use my LEDs to veg,I am saying it save power because say you need 10 days of 18-6 to get where you want, ... well it might take you 12 days to get there using 12/12 so in the end you'll save 1 day of power usage if you are patient enough to wait the extra day. these number are out of my ass but I just think that you cant simply say that you are gonna need 180hours of 12-12 light(18hrs x 10 days) to get the same result, it might be more like 150-160 hours because the plant is still growing in the dark. I cant explain myself properly, a bit due to language barriere but mainly to the fact that I need to go out for a joint, hope you understand!!
hammer6913
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yea i think im feelin ya..lol.. understand bout the joint. i havent smoked today and i m ready.. what cha smokin. ima roll a j of some uk jungle cheese. i lobve that chit man. lol thanks for the info..
Endur0xX
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I usually smoke the medicine with paper, not really into paraphernalia, I have a vaper daddy but I never use it!! Hopefully this was the last bag of weed I had to buy for a long time, it's good shit though, maple leaf cured 9 months... I didnt grow it. I can't wait to smoke my own! Last year was my first attempt at growing (old bag seeds) and I was really disappointed with the potency of my buds, and I didnt get very much at all... this time around will be different!
