357 MAGNUM PLUS LED and 600HPS cooltube SCROG

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ynotFOREVER

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hey THCFARMERS!

Long story short, ive been growing outdoors since i was a little baby boy (no Really) and i fell in love with the art, I personally believe the best buds come from mother nature, just good sun, good air, good water and good organics is what is needed to grow good cannabis, OH AND OF COURSE GOOD QUALITY CALIFORNIAN STRAINS! the way i live my life is by sustainabilty and organics.

I moved indoors because i wanted to start growing during off season, but then eventually i turned fulltime growing indoors and this is when my growing style evolutionized.
I first strated with HID/HPS, i had many successful grows. but then eventually i started to experiement with LEDS. my first leds where blackstars, and in my HONEST OPINION, they arnt bad for the price. but eventually, i moved on too other led companies, and this is when my LED experience went downhill. all I have to say is, if you are into the led or getting into it. make sure you ask your self these questions.
wheres the product made?
who makes it?
what kind of advertising does the led company do to sell there product?
is their product patent? (huge plus in my opinion)
What kind of Diodes are being used?
who makes the diodes?
does the company that make the diodes back up the led company?

after awnsering these questions, i found myself purchasing a 357 MAGNUM PLUS. I like this company because they know what they are talking about, they arnt so aggressive in terms of marketing, plus they do most of their marketing through word of mouth, their product is patent, and the diodes are backed up by proven Lighting companies.

before i get into my grow, i would like tooo say that this is going to be a ongoing documentaion with my current grow and for the grand finally i will document my next grow with not one BUT TWO MAGNUM PLUS!!!!!!!!! :pimp:

so lets get into my current grow(and yes this is late in flowering)

(1)357 magnum plus
(1)600 watt hps cooltube 6 inch
(2) 4 inch inline fans
(1) carbon filter
(1) Hepa Air intake filter
(2) oscilating fans
(2) cfm fans
(1)dr 120 grow tent 4x4x7
(4) 5 gallon smart pots
(3) Trainwreck OGS
(1) SFV og 18
SCROG
6 WEEK VEG
Happyfrog soil
All organics tea feeding
general organics, vital landscaping organics, earth juice, guanos, alfalfa meal,
bone meal, wormcasting, cal mag (a most for led growers) Myhroizzal fungi

I would like to say that i am not shooting for quanity over quality in this grow, these strains im growing are picky (10 WEEK)sativas that are crossed with even pickier OGS, this is my 2nd round with these trainwrecks OGS and my first with the sfv 18.
heres a lay out on my set up, let me know what yall think, im very open to any sugestions or thoughts.
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Im using fresh cool filtered air from my window to act as a AIR CONDITONER and to supply fresh co2. i run my lights on at night time to avoid heat issues and also to warm up my room and keep my and my loving and supporting girlfriend warm :winking0067:
ill post up pictures as soon as i have everything organized.
ENJOY THE SHOW
 
nMEEKS

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How much heat are those LED's putting off? I thought one of the reasons to spend all that money was to avoid producing a lot of heat and so you didn't need a big loud fan? Have you been able to match the quality you are getting under the HPS with your LED? I will check back for pictures, maybe share some of your outdoor pics too if you have any? Cool diagram.

-Meeks

P.S. I think the word you were looking for was evolved, not evolutionized (or maybe revolutionized?), LOL too many :bong-hits:
 
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I wanna know how your buds turn out at harvest time using those LEDs! LEDs for the Lay-dies, lol! :)
 
ynotFOREVER

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LEDS do produce heat, it seems like most led companies advertise by saying that leds produce no heat, they do produce some heat, any yes there are methods of using less energy(and quieter) to keep led grow rooms cool, however, proper ventalation, and proper fresh air flow is a most for successful grows, thats why i have my setup the way i do. i am saving cost in energy compared to my hps grows. i live in southern cali where it gets really hot. its nearly impossible too run hps during hot summers days or even nights withous AC. my led grows never get past 80 degrees, and thats in summer nights.
LED herb is by far superior then hps herb, or at least my own grow and experience.( but i have seen some horrible led grown herb!) LED herb in my opinon is a lot richer in terms of high, taste, smell and looks. sure, my hps yield is heavier then led herb, but that was the begining of my LED GROWING TRIP, because my led yield wasnt compared to my hps herb, i decided to start growing with both led and hps, just to get the hang of it, but this will be my LAST HPS/LED GROW, IM GETTING AWAY FROM DINASOUR technology and moving on too the future of cannabis growing.
here are a couple of pics, im having a hard time loading them.
heres just a sample, notice how the led half is much bigger and thicker then the hps side. ill post a lot more from the beggining of the scrog until the currentand i do have pictures of my outdoor grows, which reminds me, my next grow i will be growing BLACKWATER OG, one of my FAV!!!! Ill post some picks of my last outdoor URBAN guierrila style grow of blackwaters.

and thanks for the spell check, my whole life i have been made fun of becase of my spelling..........;( :hunter:

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ynotFOREVER

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week 5 in veg.. maybe
alos notice how in this picture, the led footprint is much wider, and in the first picture the led footprint is smaller, thats because the led side in the first pic is much larger and taller, therefore it gives the illusion as if the hps has a bigger footprint. kinda coo huh?

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It looks like you are growing some mad buds,
it would be cool to see some pictures when you harvest them,
keep growing that delicious stuff
 
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First timer, how do I follow this post? :-D
lol good question

When you are posting a reply, below the text box, there is a option menu that in default says 'do not subscribe' but you can choose other options that notify you in different ways, and you will be subscribed! Pretty simple, just requires a post, and selecting something like 'no email notification'.

anyone have any MAGNUM PLUS grow going on??

Check the LED grow section, I think I have seen a couple.


I will be checking back in to see the progress, I think that HPS is going to become a dinosaur technology sometime soon, but I think people might be jumping the gun with LED right now. . . PG&E is very aware of the LED tech out there right now, and they are convinced they can create a powerful enough, and specific light frequency for plants, that they are spending tens of millions of dollars testing new LED technology somewhere in Canada. I will personally be waiting until the results of that testing show PG&E whether it will be worth it or not, before I invest in the way over priced commercial models (IMO) being sold to people who don't have the means to properly test them right now. BUT, That does't mean I don't enjoy watching people grow plants under purple light!


-Meeks
 
ynotFOREVER

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heres about week 1 in flowering, i was amazed on how quick they started to show their sex. once agian notice how they are leaning towards the 357 mag+
btw, the bottom right plant is the SFV 18 she wasnt able to keep up with the trainwrecks so thats why the screen is not filled yet, but no worries she eventually does fill in, youll see :winking0067:
ill post more pics asap

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ynotFOREVER

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I will be checking back in to see the progress, I think that HPS is going to become a dinosaur technology sometime soon, but I think people might be jumping the gun with LED right now. . . PG&E is very aware of the LED tech out there right now, and they are convinced they can create a powerful enough, and specific light frequency for plants, that they are spending tens of millions of dollars testing new LED technology somewhere in Canada. I will personally be waiting until the results of that testing show PG&E whether it will be worth it or not, before I invest in the way over priced commercial models (IMO) being sold to people who don't have the means to properly test them right now. BUT, That does't mean I don't enjoy watching people grow plants under purple light!

very true, many in led industry pretty much screwed up LED reputation. haha dont wana go off topic, but i blame capitalism, when someone sees potiental in making money off something, they will lie, cheat and even kill for it(not saying someone killed for LEDS).
ANYWAYS
im also looking forward to it, i believe APACHE, a led company, is being sponsered by nasa for their research.
thats when we as a growing community have to experiemnt with these lights and give honest results.
only the true led companied will be here to stay and the knock offs will soon be forgotten
 
ynotFOREVER

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heres week two

LED SIDE
http://i39.invalid.com/34gt64o.jpg


HPS SIDE

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ynotFOREVER

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Week three

i believe this is around the time where they are just kicking into full bloom

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next pics will be the JUICY BUD PORN!!!:love0018:
 
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ynotFOREVER

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357 MAGNUM PLUS THE HID KILLER!!!
http://i41.invalid.com/290vfbq.jpg

TRAINWRECK OG
http://i43.invalid.com/29532gn.jpg



more to come!!!
 
ynotFOREVER

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week three ish
http://i43.invalid.com/vdis1g.jpg

filling in nicely

http://i42.invalid.com/2414hhu.jpg

SFV 18
i love the way she grows

http://i40.invalid.com/qsjnm8.jpg

i did the mistake by not timing out the veg for the trainwreck and sfv so they can be the same height, sfv is shorter but its filled in nicely and she is a much quicker grower then the trainwreck

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Nice job on the scrog :) And love the mixed spectrum growing! I'd have to agree on your comment about LED buds being overall better taste, high, and potency. Yields aren't to far off from hps if you got good LEDs, and could be better with the "right" LEDs. I'll be watching your progress. Keep up the GREEN work brah!
 
K11NG

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looks good bro, so what are you thinking as far as grow progress between the 2 lights. It seems to be that led meds are so filled with trichomes and hid meds are on the dense side. either way looking excellent
 
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