GR's 17'/18' Winter/Spring Stacked 315W 5 Plant Vertical with Screens, Barneys Farm LSD

Hey man, looks great from the short look I've taken. I've been getting ready to do my first vert grow and have one 400 watt MH ballast and one switchable 400 watt ballast. I just started kicking around at least one of the lamps being a CMH because I think I can probably swing a nanolux CMH, however I'm not sure how you hang them vert with the hood built the way it is. Granted, I haven't snooped you thread too close yet, but could you point out how you do it?

Thanks!

PlantManBee said:

Hey man, looks great from the short look I've taken. I've been getting ready to do my first vert grow and have one 400 watt MH ballast and one switchable 400 watt ballast. I just started kicking around at least one of the lamps being a CMH because I think I can probably swing a nanolux CMH, however I'm not sure how you hang them vert with the hood built the way it is. Granted, I haven't snooped you thread too close yet, but could you point out how you do it?

Thanks!

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I was going to run a 315 CMH and a 400 HPS but got a deal on the second Nanolux but I have a 400W HPS set to sell, LOL

The ballast separates from the light housing on my Nanolux 315W.


When I run horizontal I run the lamp housing with the reflector in side the tent but have the ballast outside the tent.

Ballast outside the tent


When I run vertical I remove the lamp housing and only use a support bracket to attach the chains to hold the lamp vertical.


This pic shows both lamps on, the upper just shut down, the lower is seconds away from shutdown
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I just set my buddy up with his grow, got him two Phantom II 315W CMH ballast, These are from Growers house, we got ours from my hydro guy as he gives me much better prices, https://growershouse.com/phantom-ii-cmh-315w-ceramic-metal-halide-digital-ballast-120-240v and two 15 foot cords, https://growershouse.com/socket-assemblies-with-lamp-cord . This is a much easier way to hang the lamp, but I would still use two chains so you can make two directional changes to center the lamp where you want it.
Counting the lamp, he was in the whole setup for around $225 each.
My Nanolux, both of them were more than that, and I believe that Phantom is a better ballast.

If you have any specific questions, just ask.

GR

That vertical space looks awesome, nice clean room too, very cool setup

gr865 said:

Pic's from today's harvest
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Lot's of good hard nugs, but more larf than I expected. Oh well, larf makes wonderful oil.
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And beautiful harvest! I don’t know how I missed that

Great work bud

Howard Burn said:

That vertical space looks awesome, nice clean room too, very cool setup

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Howard Burn said:

And beautiful harvest! I don’t know how I missed that Great work bud

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Thanks my friend, was a fun grow. I just love my hobby that gives me the meds I need to get by.
I have got to come up with new methods, it is getting damn tough bending, lifting, moving and working on the plants. Thinking a SCrog on a lazy susan 42" or so.

Liking what your doing and good to see you back, friends are dear and helpful. Thanks for being one!

GR

I have a pal doing same hempy method as me, by feeds with a top drip system set for 30 seconds once a day or as needed and it really is as close to set and forget you can get. (Good rhyme) they can remain rather stationary and he does one big scrog

I’ve seen him with one 5 gallon in a 3x3 really scrog it out , and achieve some really respectable yields

gr865 said:

Thanks my friend, was a fun grow. I just love my hobby that gives me the meds I need to get by.
I have got to come up with new methods, it is getting damn tough bending, lifting, moving and working on the plants. Thinking a SCrog on a lazy susan 42" or so.

Liking what your doing and good to see you back, friends are dear and helpful. Thanks for being one!

GR

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i did a giant lazy susan.was a litlle easier but not much .love doing individual screens with my led lights directly in front.started that way when i came up with a easier way to grow for one of my patients and now i do the same.

I'd like to see that filled in...

Javadog said:

I'd like to see that filled in...

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that plant ended up a little over 9 zips.both these pics i posted on here in someone elses thread.i have never done a grow thread on line.

Looks like another spectacular grow gr. I'll try and follow the next one in real time.

Thanks Bud, it was a fun grow and the cannabis is spectacular, weight was not what I was expecting but the quality makes up for it.
This next grow is a quickie, got some traveling to do.
Will link it to my address soon.

GR

Awesome thread brother mind if I pick your brain to join in on a discussion in my new thread? Not trolling being serious and starting a discussion on maybe switching to vert.............

Post the URL here. :0)

Javadog said:

Post the URL here. :0)

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Link in sig