My personal opinion on UC8XL so far

[QuarterbackMo]

wow that is a really big difference between the two sides....are you 100% absolutely sure that those didn't have any sort of advantage ie: larger cuttings, larger root mass at start.......or were they really on an even playing field. if so i'm gonna have to get me some digilux :confused0054:

Dude I swear to god every last cutting was on an equal playing field besides the one I'm the back right it was a little on the small side but had more root development then the bigger one so I rolled it... The closest ones on the back 4 were all tilting towards the digilux the back 2 had all hortilux blue and that clone was big. As soon as I put the digilux down they started throwing out shoots everywhere. Side by side the digilux looks brighter and has a more reddish looking glow to it. You can tell whatever it is they love it and I do too. I love it so much I'm bout to go buy 2 digilux hps to bloom with and keep my hortilux hps bulbs as backups or something.

 

[QuarterbackMo]

Just another addition to the thread... this is the end result of the same bubba cut that's in my uc that my buddy grew out in soil with AN nutes...
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/325b0c9e.jpg
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/bb44854b.jpg
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/252a62f7.jpg
Yeah I'm excited lol

 

[QuarterbackMo]

http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/4fc4cdb3.jpg
Yesterday

 

[Bobby Smith]

Have you quantified any difference between the two with a light meter? Is this your first run in this setup?

 

[Shady]

Looking great QuarterbackMo! Is this gonna be your UC journal till the end? If so, I'm subbed and looking forward to more great photos... :cool

 

[Smokey503ski]

The last nug shots are a beauty. Whatever setting you used on your cam, use that for nug shots, the last shot does it justice.
Using correct light settings for taking pics makes all the difference in the end result.

 

[QuarterbackMo]

Have you quantified any difference between the two with a light meter? Is this your first run in this setup?

Yeah this is my first run in this setup and I haven't used a light meter but the hortilux blue is 80,000 lumens and the digilux is 120,000 and has a more reddish spectrum the digilux is the winner hands down in my garden.

 

[QuarterbackMo]

Looking great QuarterbackMo! Is this gonna be your UC journal till the end? If so, I'm subbed and looking forward to more great photos... :cool

It might just turn into that I should make it my grow journal huh? I have never done one yet. It could get interesting from here.

 

[Shady]

It might just turn into that I should make it my grow journal huh? I have never done one yet. It could get interesting from here.

I think you should... We can all learn and grow together that way, and enjoy the eye candy during bloom... :cool

 

[QuarterbackMo]

The last nug shots are a beauty. Whatever setting you used on your cam, use that for nug shots, the last shot does it justice.
Using correct light settings for taking pics makes all the difference in the end result.

Believe it or not those are off my iPhone 4 video. Those pics are actually from me pausing the video and taking screen shots. Wait about 4 weeks I'll have some super hd bud shots for everybody. The camera looks way better.

 

[QuarterbackMo]

I think you should... We can all learn and grow together that way, and enjoy the eye candy during bloom... :cool

Grow journal it is then! Let's start now...

 

[QuarterbackMo]

Ok so if this is about to be my grow journal let me give you a tour of my room...

This is where it all starts... I have the whole box dedicated to my veg/bloom room and it is connected to a 60 amp disconnect...
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/cb24dc33.jpg

All the heat goes out the window
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/a8d69c19.jpg

My 1000w qantum digi ballasts connected to my cap mlc @ 240v
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/d5358144.jpg

The apc backup power supply for all my air pumps
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/8360ba17.jpg

The 6" vortex that exhausts my a/c unit
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/4a0a7283.jpg

The backside of the a/c
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/fdf69446.jpg

Clone station in my veg room under t8's
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/0bafca8e.jpg

Air intake for raptors/veg room exhaust
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/aa3d4786.jpg

The mom station which is empty cuz I just killed them all they were getting too big under their 400w m/h
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/4b60a89f.jpg

My condensate pump I hooked up for the dehumidifier (best idea for this grow room so far)
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/b7f8772f.jpg

The 8" vortex that vents my 1000's
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/b5b7a394.jpg

UC top off res
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/64a512ee.jpg

Uc multimeter which currently has a bad ph probe that's why it's not hooked up but that will be fixed shortly
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/2674b9d3.jpg

The raptor hoods
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/0c77c674.jpg

Digilux bulbs in the raptors doin it big
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/f5b42d2f.jpg

Active aqua 1/10hp chiller
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/4f7eb658.jpg

The brains of the operation sentinel chhc-4
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/36f03901.jpg

Space heater when necessary
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/1159274a.jpg

The 8000btu a/c
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/ab869f58.jpg

40 pt dehumidifier
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/dceca41c.jpg

The co2 bottle I'm about to replace with a generator
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/0080842f.jpg

A good shot of the whole room
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/36e5f22b.jpg

The most current grow pic bubba @ 16 days veg and 1 day after being super cropped
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/af6746d4.jpg

Another grow shot same day as above
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/b6ef6768.jpg

All the UC power cords and hoses and sensors going through the wall
http://i70.invalid.com/albums/i90/thafharmacist/dcc85e21.jpg

All nutes are h & g full line up my water is 5ppm r/o water. I also use botanicare calmag+ and gh ph up and down and aquashield in my mom rdwc station. Nutes in UC are 780ppm @ .7 which is probably a little much but it's ok they don't seem to mind. Rh in my UC room has been between 40 and 50 and co2 has been around 500 to 1500 ppm. Max temp has been 81*f and lowest has been 68*f. All plants have been super cropped this time instead of topped.

 

[UCtestn]

The APC... That's an idea I'm stealing! Nice room!

 

[QuarterbackMo]

The APC... That's an idea I'm stealing! Nice room!

The APC is crucial as long as that is working my plants will live on through thick and thin :) and thank you I appreciate it.

 

[QuarterbackMo]

lol!

Your avatar is hilarious

 

[MediMary]

Mo better with pics!:sign0005:
I like the honest write up, good recommendations, plants looking killa.

... root excell (dies out fast in oxy enviro) and drip clean! dosing root excell back up every 2-3 days.......

I see your from the Netherlands, got any info to share about roots excel since your an insider. LOL

 

[BudGoggles]

Kick ass update
I wouldnt let them go to much longer they can get huge fast in bloom.
BG

 

[devilrays]

excellent, clean setup!

 

[HeLLMuTT]

Wow, great update for sure! You really hit every facet needed to succeed with a UC system.(chiller, dehuey, AC, co2 etc etc...) You're no doubt going to kill it.

Very nice set up Mo. :)

 

[QuarterbackMo]

Kick ass update
I wouldnt let them go to much longer they can get huge fast in bloom.
BG

I already know trust me when I tell you that... That was where my first grow went wrong it's been a wrap ever since. I'm about to start flushing the veg nutes out today... The only thing holding up the show is the slow r/o unit. And thank you!