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Now you've got be interested in this UV bulbs though...
It's less than $10 on Amazon though.
It's less than $10 on Amazon though.
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might as well throw a cpl in aye
in the evening b4 lights out if i remeber right
sounds like you need to smoke the peace pipe and do some deep thinkingstill pondering my A/C dilemma.. Not sure if i should buy a new one and up my 2x hoods to 1k bulbs or if i should just keep waiting for another 6 months + probably to get some LEDs.. I feel like my A/C has just been soo inefficient but i guess its hard to tell.. I want to use the ice box thing with my chiller instead of an A/C but i need dehumidifying capabilities because deep in flower i cant control the humidity enough..
I think thats the far red spectrum your thinking of... helps the plants go to sleep.
I think its pretty damn easy to over do the UV with those bulbs just FYI..
sounds like you need to smoke the peace pipe and do some deep thinking
Would use 2 and run them 4 hours a day. I have the clamp type lights so I'd just alternate what corners of my current grow light they'd be on. 26w shouldn't be that much
I wouldn't worry about UV at this time.. You just need to get your basic lighting setup going since you only have 700 to work with IMO.. what size duct holes do those xxxl hoods have? probably worth it as those hoods usually run about 150$ a piece.. especially if your getting a few high end 1k watt bulbs as a bonus...
Might be difficult keeping the room temps down with no A/C, will probably have to mess with different orientations of fans pulling/pushing air in/out of the room.. Also will have to duct the lights directly outside or something if possible..
Thanks Events, that would be great on the ballasts. I left a message for the guy and will go pick them up later tonight if he gets back to me. Really pretty much everything is ready to do the final initial room config so there's no reason to delay.Buy the hoods!!!! Make sure that the rubber on the glass is there and that they seal. Make sure they aint got the dumb hydrofarm plug on it..
And I show you whay ballast to put with them. They are about 100 a piece! They have a remote and there own buillt in timers! And they are arguably the best ballast on the market and I have 2 of them myself. They run pretty cool and they pretty slick looking too....
Truth be told I was alredy headed in that direction but with a different part of the UV spectrum; picked up 4 BLB black light CFLs last week...though perhaps that might put me too high in the UV spectrum, unclear. I know UVB is definitely more critical as far as getting just-enough-but-not-too-much. Part of the reason I was planning to add it was to increase resin (I mostly use extracts such as oils, in edibles and topical) and seldom actually smoke it as I seem more prone by a long shot to paranoia when smoking it... for somewhat obvious reasons I suppose.
Anyway, being in the NW the other reason I was planning on supplementing UV is to assist with keeping any mold at bay, if even just a little.
so your lights are running approx 50% effecientLooks like a bulk of my canopy is getting 800-1200 PAR and the outter stuff is getting 500-700
Id bet you could just do it for an hour per day at the middle of the day. Gromau5 did a test with UV bulbs and didnt seem to like his results and i think he was only doing an hour a day or something.. If you want i can try and find the video.. I remember when i tried it the pistil hairs on the flowers closest to the UV bulbs turned pink lol..
so your lights are running approx 50% effecient
meaning you are rocking about 200par watts
how many watts are actual par to the canopy
Its a fucking conspiracy bro..ive got a shit load to get done.... waitin on some timber to get this wall knocked up.
tracking says cobs will be here tomorrow, so i guess ill get them 3 days later like everything else i get delivered.:mad:
i swear they drive around with my shit in there van till the end of the week, just to piss me off.
Its deff good policy to ask? So for that ask away,, even tho im sure the guys already told you tho, just 1 question a day...Not to be a stickler but just want to be clear, not wanting to jack anyone's thread; ok to post questions on another grow here? Thx.
Seeeeeee.. Pain releaf ,,,,I told you these some hard Crackers here now!sorry that used up your one question for the day come back tomorrow.. Haha jk.. ask away bro..
Well if she aint a ho! 14 at once... Mic dropI can fit 14 1/2gal square pots
Ha.... Guess? Not guess, DO.... We are do'ers, not guessers..... Yoda have many years between his ears... You cant be Yoda, but you can absorb all you can from him, and be you!well i guess you are lukes master... let the force be with you
It only holds about 20 gal and in dtw it prob last couple weeks. Who wouldnt like that???about the whole res thing again.
25gal for 4 1gal pots... isnt that a bit much, or isnt it getting filled?
New guy,,,, follow this train of thought! Thats excellent advice!I wouldn't worry about UV at this time.. You just need to get your basic lighting setup going since you only have 700 to work with IMO.. what size duct holes do those xxxl hoods have? probably worth it as those hoods usually run about 150$ a piece.. especially if your getting a few high end 1k watt bulbs as a bonus...
Might be difficult keeping the room temps down with no A/C, will probably have to mess with different orientations of fans pulling/pushing air in/out of the room.. Also will have to duct the lights directly outside or something if possible..
Unless you just want more on your plate than you need, I would deposit that info in a file called(Next Year) and just get you some time in on growing.. Its hard, its time consuming, it has its share of accomplishments as well as failures...Truth be told I was alredy headed in that direction but with a different part of the UV spectrum; picked up 4 BLB black light CFLs last week...though perhaps that might put me too high in the UV spectrum (only in the upper 300s and very low 400s), unclear. It's my understanding that give a low dose, in that range they can run the whole light cycle, it's UVB you have to look out for(?) I do know UVB is reportely more critical as far as getting just-enough-but-not-too-much. Part of the reason I was planning to supplementing the upper 300s range it was to increase resin and terpenes (I primarily use extracts such as oils, for both edibles and topical) and seldom actually smoke it as I seem more prone by a long shot to paranoia when smoking it... for somewhat obvious reasons I suppose.
Anyway, being in the NW the other reason I was planning on supplementing the upper 300s as far as UV is to assist with keeping any mold at bay, if even just a little.
Thanks Events, that would be great on the ballasts. I left a message for the guy and will go pick them up later tonight if he gets back to me. Really pretty much everything is ready to do the final initial room config so there's no reason to delay.
Which ballasts are they? As soon as I hear back that he still has all 3 (did 3 days ago), I'll get them coming so I can get those lights up.
Another question: if I have those 6 plants around 21", is it safe to assume that if I go get 9 more (my plant count was upped by the doc this past week), that I should set those up under one of the 3 in the 5x5' tent and veg them there, then use the other two to finish veg on the 6 then bloom them? Rather than try to hold these 6 back and get the other 9 caught up I mean...
Damn you dropping some knowledge twice today!!!My personal opinion, you will get more resin from good genetics/pheno hunting versus supplemental UV. UV is something you should play around with once your room is 100% dialed in.
Its a fucking conspiracy bro..
Its deff good policy to ask? So for that ask away,, even tho im sure the guys already told you tho, just 1 question a day...
Well we were letting ppl ask as many questions as they wanted but some dude named the grow Boss was hitting this thread with 50 questions a day. He has his own videos out now.. The damn thing is he didnt even listen to the answers yoda gave him, because his videos are full of shit buy my products BS..
Seeeeeee.. Pain releaf ,,,,I told you these some hard Crackers here now!
Well if she aint a ho! 14 at once... Mic drop
Ha.... Guess? Not guess, DO.... We are do'ers, not guessers..... Yoda have many years between his ears... You cant be Yoda, but you can absorb all you can from him, and be you!
Before you can learn, you have to admit you dont know what you are talking about...
For some ppl, including myself at times, that is a hard thing to do...
It only holds about 20 gal and in dtw it prob last couple weeks. Who wouldnt like that???
New guy,,,, follow this train of thought! Thats excellent advice!
Unless you just want more on your plate than you need, I would deposit that info in a file called(Next Year) and just get you some time in on growing.. Its hard, its time consuming, it has its share of accomplishments as well as failures...
We will see what kinda green thumb you got before long...
Welcome to the farm!
Welcome to the training facility thread too!
Damn you dropping some knowledge twice today!!!
Whew after that reply i think i will just take a shower and go to bed...
Most of my cobs are hung up at 6'4 so i can get around with my boots on and not bump the lights lol.plants top out around 5 ft to 5'6" once in a while i gotta bend a top away from the lights and tie it off to a stake.room has plenty of vert space being 9ft angled to 10 in the center.running lots of different wattages on my cobs 35 and 50w can be 4 to 6 inches away,62 and 75w cobs should be 10 to 12 inches away when possible. I keep the 120w quantum boards a good 12 inches up off the plants,those bitchs are strong as hell.@sixstring ...other cob growers...
how high do you go with your 50w cobs on your tree grows??
you know, that maximum before losing too much penetration and needing side lighting..... say 4 trees with mylar walls.
Just building my room and sort of battling how high i want to go with the ceiling. its sloping up so the higher i go the bigger the room gets. and the more obvious it is in the room next door.... stealth is very important....kids family....
i really dont want to be wishing i made it higher down the road. that already happened with my old hps room. tend to get bored with lil bushes and wanna go a bit bigger sometimes.:smoking: