time to get busy! -1000hps&400mh-

heyy RIU community =]
first, this journal is open for conversation. post away. and let me say i have made a few journals and never really kept up with them because of internet problems etc..
i have been growing since oct. 2009. almost a year now =] i have grown sorta half-ass perpetually since day 1, started with CFLs, then 150s, and now finally im working with all HIDs!! i have read, and researched much more then i have first hand experienced, but now that i have the space/lighting/resources and a family member im caregiving for, im ready to get legit!
im going to be working towards a 15 plant vegg, 15plant flower setup.
and have my 4 mother plants.

this first round is going to be a bit off, lol, pretty much just to have a harvest coming while i let the first 15 vegg. i have 1 plant 30 days 12/12. 4 vegged out plants 1st day 12/12. and 15 clones going into 12/12 tomorrow morning or so.
let me tell you about my setup a bit.
lights- flower=1x 1000W HPS, 1x 400W MH. vegg=2x 150W hps(getting 400w MH soon)
soil- black gold potting soil/airation agents
nutes - fox farms GB,BB
space - flower= 12x18x7 basement with make shift walls. vegg= 5x5x7 DIY tent


i like to take quite a few pics haha, i will be uploading a few later on tonight.

see you all later. peace out!

took pics right befor watering, couple of em are drooping cause i just transplanted and wanted to see how long they will go each watering in the new pots.
waiting to put my big hexagon reflector on the 400mh untill the clones are transplanted.

oh yea, the flowering plants are all SSH, vegg plants are SSH, Blue Dream, NL#5, and aff gooey.
15 small clones are SSH and blue dream =]

looks good!

looks very good man! nice & GREEN! happy growing!!

thanks for stopin by guys!
i just got the new reflector hung. its MASSIVE lol
clones are rooted also, goona start transplanting tonight

Lookin Good Jumbo.....

nice ta see ya lightguy,

and as you all can see, the plants LOVE the new light setup! got 6 transplanted, will do the rest tomorrow at lights on.
my musty ol' basement is starting to seem more and more like a legit setup each day hahaha

Wow those things look great... are those all your mothers?

thanks man, but naw thats the flowering room. im takin pics of the mother plants later on tonight

got all the clones transplanted. 2 of em looked like they had started to get stem rot so i tossed em to save me space. but they all fit good under the new lighting setup.

Looks real nice man. You dont worry bout mildew in a basement? Good shit tho man. I wish I had a vegg room and flower room. hahaha....maybe next grow. whered you get that reflector at?

naw, with the a/c and furnace summer fan running it stays pretty dry and arid down there. ran into mildew a few times in my clone domes but nothing a lil h202 didnt take care of. and i got the reflector at sunlightsupply.com $64.99
thanks bro!

Hey man, seen you asking for ideas on how to get your clones closer to the light...I use milk crates, works really well cause they are cheap, stack-able to desired height, and air can flow thru them. I found it very helpful when you have plants of all different strains and age because it fits perfectly under one pot

deprave said:

Hey man, seen you asking for ideas on how to get your clones closer to the light...I use milk crates, works really well cause they are cheap, stack-able to desired height, and air can flow thru them. I found it very helpful when you have plants of all different strains and age because it fits perfectly under one pot

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thanks bro =]
that crossed my mind, but i have no idea where i would get my hands on 15-20 milk crates?

honestly, i know it seems like a very very easy thing to do, but i been thinkin and cant think of any thing that is stable/organized enough, that i can buy a bunch of without lookn like a total tweaker hahaha

jumboSWISHER said:

thanks bro =]
that crossed my mind, but i have no idea where i would get my hands on 15-20 milk crates?

honestly, i know it seems like a very very easy thing to do, but i been thinkin and cant think of any thing that is stable/organized enough, that i can buy a bunch of without lookn like a total tweaker hahaha

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Homer Buckets, $2.89 each

or get some wood and make a bench

Well the milk crates at first I got a few at wal-mart for 3$ then

I went to the arab store and said

"20$ for all your milk crates"
he said"40$"
I said "I only got 35$"
he said "chew fukin wit me rite"
I said "na man look I only got 35$"
he said "Ok 35$ but only this ONE time"

deprave said:

Well the milk crates at first I got a few at wal-mart for 3$ then

I went to the arab store and said

"20$ for all your milk crates"
he said"40$"
I said "I only got 35$"
he said "chew fukin wit me rite"
I said "na man look I only got 35$"
he said "Ok 35$ but only this ONE time"

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hahaha thats how shit should work tho. lol tried tht yesterday, dude said" bro, those arent for sale.... cant open the register with out scanning a bar code" WTF... lol

been having computer problem.... all the girls r doing great tho! hopefully ill hav pic soon

Well, i seriously hate computers... with a passion haha
but finally, TA DA!!