HASH BOMB. 250w HPS DWC

TheStickMan

TheStickMan

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horribleherk said:
Every time I top mine it slows way down still under the t-5s the leaves curl like a banana at first then straiten out I could use some of that explosive growth in a few weeks she will go under the 250 hps View attachment 3659347
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I think its strange that it took so long for my explosive growth to kick in, but then again she was growing nicely to the 6th node then I chopped her back to the third, and she just didn't like it and it stunted her, then I broke her arm lol shes had cal/mag issues and a nitrogen toxicity. Theres no wonder she's the way she is, she's gone through hell! lol
So although I do think shes not one of the best phenos that LA Confidential has to offer, but a lot of it comes down to me being slightly careless!
 
horribleherk

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Hey stickman I've done some of my best grows with a 600w. Hps they yield close to a1000w. But only slightly more expensive to operate than a 400w ,Galaxy makes a switchable 400-600 & at times I wish I had one this is my 3 red grow with the 250-400 I'm happy with it it has the turbo boost switch on the 400w. Setting that ups the lumens a wee bit someday they will get the led's priced where you don't have to win the lottery to own one led's are cheaper to operate but you buy one & 6 mos.later some new wave hot- dog replaces it so for now I'll stick with tried& true stuff I can make work
 
TheStickMan

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Yep I do see the 600w as the most efficient lamps, I don't really understand why people use the 1000w HPS. But then again those people might say why am I using a 400w lamp lol
Horses for courses!!
My ballast enables me to switch between 250, 400 and 600. It would be rude to not take advantage of the 600w feature!
As for LED's I have dabbled, ive got a 200w LED unit stuck in the cupboard gathering dust! I suspect it is Jap Crap, I bought it for my unspeakable LED Auto Flower grow.
Hps all the way for me.
 
horribleherk

horribleherk

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You've got the ideal ballast I have a dim able 1000 w. Ballast & one of those oversized magnum hoods up in the rafters the cost to fire the 1000 is considerable higher than a 600 for awhile I had 2 rooms going (1000&600) at the same time the power bill got higher than I liked I was surprised by the performance of the little 250 w. Someday I would like to finish a grow out with it but I keep getting nervous after the flip & kick it up to 400 what kind of yields was your 250 putting out?
 
Anon Emaus

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TheStickMan said:
You have already won the grow off mate, congratulations! lol fantastic work with the Amnesia! She is looking so good even if she doesn't look like she wants to finish. Shes gonna be one hell of a yielder. Although I think the LSD will be your signature grow! The one you look back on and always remember!
I'm toying with the idea of sticking in a 600w for the last few weeks of this grow just to boost the yield. My ballast is digital just like you and Herk have been talking about. But I started off saying 250w is all I need then I've upgraded to the 400w, and now i'm talking about upgrading to a 600w, when will it end? lol i will be saying soon, yeah I'm just going to have one more warehouse full PMSL
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Lol don't give up so soon, i need a challenge!
I'm hoping so! I'm dieing to get LSD under the 600w already! I've been extremely happy with her so far and have a better hold on scrogging now so ball is in my court, that's for sure!
Hell yeah grab a 600w man! I did the same thing, i thought 250w was perfect, then i bought that 400w and said fuck it let's go bigger haha!
 
TheStickMan

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horribleherk said:
You've got the ideal ballast I have a dim able 1000 w. Ballast & one of those oversized magnum hoods up in the rafters the cost to fire the 1000 is considerable higher than a 600 for awhile I had 2 rooms going (1000&600) at the same time the power bill got higher than I liked I was surprised by the performance of the little 250 w. Someday I would like to finish a grow out with it but I keep getting nervous after the flip & kick it up to 400 what kind of yields was your 250 putting out?
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Yeah its just the power bill that puts me off getting a bigger light. With the 250w I got 7.5 ounce first time, then it was around 9 the second time.
 
TheStickMan

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Lovalicious said:
Hey Stickman, what method & how did you turn the kief into hash? I have a bunch of kief and want to make it into a dab consistency.
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Hey up, extracted using dry ice. And I just did it with my hand, just kept pressing it and getting some heat on it with a lighter. don't really know much about dabbing sorry.
 
horribleherk

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TheStickMan said:
Yeah its just the power bill that puts me off getting a bigger light. With the 250w I got 7.5 ounce first time, then it was around 9 the second time.
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That's impressive I used to troll the 250w threads & I noticed a lot of people used supplemental lighting on the sides mainly CFL,t-5s & a few I noticed had led's so I figured why not get the switchable ballast & by- pass adding extra lights having a 3 rd selection on my ballast would be the icing on the cake
 
madininagyal

madininagyal

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TheStickMan said:
Hey up, extracted using dry ice. And I just did it with my hand, just kept pressing it and getting some heat on it with a lighter. don't really know much about dabbing sorry.
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don't use a lighter man they left impurities, i put the dry kief in a ziploc bag and roll over it with a bottle of hot water

here the video where i learn how to make good hash he's using waterr hash but the press method is the same
 
TheStickMan

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madininagyal said:
don't use a lighter man they left impurities, i put the dry kief in a ziploc bag and roll over it with a bottle of hot water

here the video where i learn how to make good hash he's using waterr hash but the press method is the same
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Nice one mate, it was just a bit of boredom and something to do, nothing serious, I don't even smoke, I have just been giving that Hash away.
And as for impurities, I live in England, the shit we used to smoke growing up was full of plastic and all sorts lol The old Soapbar hash!
So in comparison mines a million times better!
Thanks for the vid, I've got some better kief knocking about somewhere, that I was going to press with an iron, but might do it with the bottle instead!
 
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