Plasma and 1000w grow
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kckid816
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I don't know about 5 days. All depends on the size you want the final product to be. IMO (since this is my first time with them) there is definitely less stretching. The nodes are pretty close compared to the HPS. I will say that the plants under the plasma do seem to not have the need for as big of fan leaves. Again, I wouldn't put much weight in these comparisons and observations at the moment because the clones that came in under the plasma were the runts and late rooters. The HPS plants have any where from 7-12 days more veg time than those under the plasma.
Once I get a couple run throughs then I'll make bolder proclamations.
kckid816
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Thanks for the info on finding a contract fencing supplier.
WRT your grommet issue, I would just go at the grommets with an exacto knife until they fit. As long as the water isn't gushing out of the drain, it should just run right down the tube. I know this is kind of a ghetto fab solution but sometimes you gotta trim parts to make them go together.
It's funny you didn't do the tube clips either. I just drilled holes and ran zip ties through them and ran the tube as I drilled the holes.
Also, the holes that the tubes come in are pretty sloppy. I didn't have the proper vices to hold the caps so it's a close enough type of effort.
kckid816
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That's what I'm trying to figure out with this run. So far it looks like it will be at least 3'x3'. The ones on the edge are really picking up. It looks like light penetration of the canopy may be an issue because the plants that are on the edge and get shadows are definitely slower growing. Again that may be due to the difference in veg versus no veg for some of them. Next run everything should be uniform so I'll find out the edges better.
Also, I can pop the glass off of it and the reflector is just folded aluminum or someother flimsy metal that I should be able to bend to fit it to what I want. There's a gap between the reflector and the edges of the lamp.
Edit: Also, the camera doesn't do the light distribution justice. It is fairly even. There's obviously a hot spot right underneath but it spreads remarkably well.
kckid816
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Day 40 of flowering. New pics.
The girls are looking good. I'm starting to have some heat issues (running about 88 f when ambient outdoor temps are higher than 85 f). That was to be expected since I'm running a shed in a southwestern state but I think I will be switching to 2 magnum led's (instead of the 1k) after this harvest is done so I can keep going through the summer.
The girls are looking good. I'm starting to have some heat issues (running about 88 f when ambient outdoor temps are higher than 85 f). That was to be expected since I'm running a shed in a southwestern state but I think I will be switching to 2 magnum led's (instead of the 1k) after this harvest is done so I can keep going through the summer.
kckid816
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Yea, the pics are kind of mixed between the two lights but you can tell the ones that are under the plasma by the bluish hue and that they're smaller but yea, I think that plasma would be perfect for a closet set up.
TheLastWood
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Yeah heat is killin me too man. I just ordered 800 watts of full spectrum cmh power! Should be here today and help with the heat a lot too.
Great pics man. Keep up the good work
Great pics man. Keep up the good work
kckid816
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Bunch of pics this time. They'll probably be coming down at the end of the month. I'm at day 46 of flowering and they're swelling up now. I'm fucking stoked because this is my best crop ever so far. 
Also, threw in a couple pics of the LSD girl that went straight from cloner to flower. The plasma has her and the other LSD sisters looking good. These all had roots and were healthy when they went in. Some of the bigger ones under the plasma weren't fully rooted but I had to move them at the time so considering that they look fantastic too.
Edit. LSD single is the 9th pic and the next couple pics.
Also, threw in a couple pics of the LSD girl that went straight from cloner to flower. The plasma has her and the other LSD sisters looking good. These all had roots and were healthy when they went in. Some of the bigger ones under the plasma weren't fully rooted but I had to move them at the time so considering that they look fantastic too. Edit. LSD single is the 9th pic and the next couple pics.
kckid816
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hehe, guess I just got lucky because I didn't pheno hunt either. I just sprouted 3 feminized seeds and those became my moms. I'm pretty vigilant about killing off weak plants though so if any of them would have looked like shit they would have gotten the boot.
kckid816
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10 days left for almost all of them. Got a few pics with lights off to show how frosty they are. Sorry about the shitty focus on a couple but I'm not a pro photographer.
Just took cuttings for round two and got my Spectra LED panels paid for so will be changing over to them after this run through.
Just took cuttings for round two and got my Spectra LED panels paid for so will be changing over to them after this run through.
TheLastWood
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Congrats on the bountiful harvest. So what's the numbers lookin like, plasma vs hid?