Is that supposed to be a picture of big mike?

mastacheeser said:

Is that supposed to be a picture of big mike?

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LMAO....:p

HAHAHA i saw this and laughed pretty hard. im surprised they didnt throw ur s/n in that article!

you should see their magazine to retailers... its a fucking joke

the picture on the back is priceless...

Thumb in the butt gentlemen. Ahah

Just one more time, for anyone who doesn't already know; a 25 POUND BAG of dry nutrient salts from Jacks Professional is about $37. You'll need calcium nitrate to go with it, a 50lb bag of that is a whopping $30. A 2.5lb bag of Epsom salts can be had from your local grocery store for less than $10. That's a complete feeding system for less than $100- and other than the small bag of Epsom salts it might last your whole growing career.

Or, you can pay $81.95 for a single quart of Bud Factor X. For that kind of money, what's in it? Epsom salts dissolved in suspension.

I don't care how good AN's nutes are, you can do every bit as well as Greedy Mike's stuff for a tiny fraction of the cost.

The same can be said for most everything else on the hydro store nutrient shelves, too.

And whatever you do, don't get me started about hydro store growing equipment- especially Greedy Mike's variety of painfully expensive garbage.

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And whatever you do, don't get me started about hydro store growing equipment- especially Greedy Mike's variety of painfully expensive garbage.

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HERE'S WHY ADVANCED NUTRIENTS DEVELOPED THE FIRST LOW FREQUENCY DIGITAL BALLAST AND WHY YOU SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT THIS BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY CAN DO FOR YOU...
Until now, we've been forced to compromise when it comes to choosing a ballast for our grow rooms...
On the one hand, digital ballasts offer more technological advances... but... because they only run at higher frequencies, many growers find they don't get the performance they want from their lamps that were designed years ago to operate on low frequency magnetic ballasts... due to the high frequency characteristics of these new digital ballasts and the acoustic resonance created by the electronic ballasts most lamp manufactures won't approve operation of their lamps on an electronic ballast...
To try and solve this problem, some growers stick to using magnetic ballasts because they operate at lower frequencies, more closely matching lamp technology... but... then you're forced to give up the conveniences of newer digital ballasts.
Well, thanks to Advanced Nutrients, you no longer have to compromise! They've developed the first Low Frequency Dimmable Digital Ballast on the market today that's designed to eliminate these problems and give you the performance AND reliability you're looking for.
While you probably already know Advanced Nutrients as a high-quality hydroponics nutrients company, you might not realize the incredible attention to detail, research, and planning that went into developing all the grower gear that carries the Advanced Nutrients (AN) name.
Recently we caught up with Eli Weinkle and the rest of the development team at AN to discover exactly how these new low frequency digital ballasts and other growers gear are being produced.

BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP WITH EXACTING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING INSPIRED STANDARDS TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF GROWERS LIKE US...
Unlike other hydroponics equipment manufacturers, Advanced Nutrients refused to simply buy existing ballasts from China... slap their logo on them... and call it a "new" product because:

1. They weren't satisfied with the current ballast technology on the market, the obsolete designs, and the short-comings and problems they all displayed...
2. 1. And they had listened for YEARS to growers and customers like us report back what they didn't like about available ballasts and what they demanded for better results...

That's why every ballast produced by Advanced Nutrients is designed from the ground up to meet the strict needs of growers of high value plants like us. In fact, every ballast goes through a exhaustive seven-step process before it's ever introduced to the marketplace.
FIRST:A research team is assigned to compare and gather intelligence on all the current ballast technology on the market. Then, perhaps more importantly, the team gathers feedback from growers all over the world about what they like about the available technology... what they don't like... what works and what doesn't work... and what their suggestions are.
SECOND:Taking this data, Eli Weinkle (and his team) draws upon his background in Electronic Assembly for The Defense and Aerospace Industry to design exacting engineering specs to solve all these problems and meet the needs of growers of high value plants like ours. In addition, drawing on his background in aerospace engineering Eli specifies the exact processes and workmanship standards to be followed at the production factory when constructing these heavy-duty ballasts.
THIRD:The engineering specs, workmanship guidelines, and production processes are sent to the U.S. owned manufacturing facility to produce a proof of concept model of the new ballast. Here the exact blueprints provided by the research and development teams at Advanced Nutrients are followed to construct a brand new product from the ground up.
FOURTH:The proof of concept is then sent to an independent qualification lab in Los Angeles to ensure it fulfills all the guidelines in the original engineering specs. At this point, if even the slightest detail is not accurate, the team in L.A. sends word back to the factory to fix these issues. From here, once all the qualifications are fulfilled, then it's ready to be handed off to a second lab.
FIFTH:To further ensure the accuracy to the original specs and functionality of the new ballast it arrives at a second independent testing lab in Southern California to undergo another exhaustive round of testing and meeting qualification standards. Again, if any problems are found at this point, word is sent back to the original manufacturing factory and the process starts over again. But once it passes then it's ready for the final inspection...
SIXTH:There is one final test the proof of concept ballast has to pass before producing a pre-production sample—it has to perform flawlessly under the watchful eye of the original creator of the engineering specs—Eli Weinkle. It's at this point his expert eye will either find every last error or give the thumbs up for a pre-production sample of the ballast to be produced back at the factory.
SEVENTH:Once the pre-production sample is produced at the factory it goes through all six steps again to ensure it still meets all the previous guidelines and is functioning correctly. Assuming the pre-production sample passes all these tests a second time, then the final green light for the production of the ballast is issued.
Once it's in production, the ballast goes through a full 100% quality inspection at factory. Plus, as the units are delivered, Eli and his team pick out random units and do additional lot testing themselves to make sure no problems or damages have occurred in route from the factory.

WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF THIS EXHAUSTIVE 7-STEP RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION PROCESS?
The end-result of this extensive research, development, testing and re-testing is a new low frequency digital ballast with incredibly high-quality construction designed from the beginning to fulfill the needs of high-value plant growers like us.
That means it can perform under our exacting standards and meet all our needs like running both the quartz, metal halide and ceramic tubes we demand in our grow rooms. Many growers wonder how this new low frequency digital ballast compares to magnetic ballasts of years ago. The answer is found when you compare the Lamp Current Crest Factor (CCF) of these two types of ballasts.
CCF is an industrial standard that measures the impact on lamp life that ballasts provide. Magnetic ballasts feature a triad wave and a CCF greater than 1.7. In comparison, the new low frequency digital ballast features a square wave with a CCF of only 1.1. In simplistic terms: the lower the number, the longer the life of the lamp and the better the performance.
Here's just a few of the other unique benefits that you too can experience with the new low frequency digital ballast by Advanced Nutrients:

• POWERFUL!Available in a TRUE 1000w electronic ballast with 3-way dimming technology (1000w, 750w and 500w) or a 4-way dimmable 600w version with a 660w overdrive mode (600w, 450w, 300w) to boost your lumens for the last few weeks of flowering for bigger yields!
  
• VERSATILE!The only low frequency digital square wave ballast technology on the market designed to not only strike but operate both metal halide and high pressure sodium lamps stable. This technology effectively eliminates spectrum shifting and arc instability in turn producing truer colors.
  
• EFFICIENT!Highly efficient design and operations reduces electricity, waste and heat.
  
• BETTER LIGHT!Proprietary Square Wave Technology modifies arc shape increasing the effective length and surface area of the arc to produce greater lumens… lamps burn brighter and longer!
  
• BUILT TO LAST!Hermetically sealed circuit board, durable construction and stringent process and quality control promotes better operation in harsh environments as well as active cooling reduces component operating temperature and extend component life.
  

Here's what to do now: Advanced Nutrients is so confident their digital ballast is exactly what you need to maximize your harvests more consistently... that... they guarantee your happiness in two unique ways.


Simply visit your local hydroponics shop and tell them you want to try this new digital ballast from Advanced Nutrients and you'll get the chance to prove to yourself... for the next six months... in your own grow room... this ballast is exactly what you're looking for without risking your hard-earned money.

HERE'S HOW TO UNLOCK THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL OF HIGH-INTENSITY LIGHTING IN YOUR GROW ROOM TODAY!
Everyone knows that you can't get awe-inspiring harvests without giving your plants the light they need to speed through vegetation and bloom into big, juicy, potent buds...
But here's something you may not be aware of!
Grand Master Growers Who Win Awards For Their Harvests Are Keeping A Secret From You.
That secret is great lighting and a balanced uniform footprint...
Here's 3 Big Reasons why you're guaranteed to get bigger yields... more colorful, better tasting, smelling buds... and... save money with these serious shades for serious growers:

• Big Reason 1:
  You get maximum output and uniform intensity!
  Because the MelonHead®shades include a tempered glass tube and utilize a highly reflective European aluminum interior - you get more intense, more even lighting for all your plants.
  That means less "hot spots" and no more neglected plant leaves because you'll be flooding every part of your plants with growthpotentiating high-intensity lighting!
  
• Big Reason 2:
  You'll keep your grow room cooler - easier! Because the MelonHead shades allow for maximum air-cooling with built-in 8" fittings, you'll be able to pump in serious amounts of cooling air so your grow room stays just the right temperature.
  Plus, the shades are completely sealed with a heavy duty gasket that keeps the MelonHead airtight. So you waste less electricity... save more money on cooling... and... maintain a healthier environment for your precious plants more easily than ever.
  
• Big Reason 3:
  You get the highest quality, most durable, and longest-lasting shades possible!
  Because you demand the best out of your crops - you're simultaneously demanding the best out of your grow room equipment. That means you need industrial strength, high-quality equipment and you'll get more than you need with the MelonHead shades.
  The shades are coated with a tough white powder finish, so they'll stand up to bangs and bumps and stay looking newer, longer.
  In addition, no expenses were spared when it came to the quality of the airtight structure... the heavy-duty construction materials... and... the craftsmanship that was demanded to put them all together.
  

Plus, because of the incredibly strong structure of the MelonHead shades, they'll last longer than ever - that means more money in your pocket over the long-run!
What you'll find is that the MelonHead shades are absolutely the most durable, most easy-to-use, and most effective lighting shades you'll ever experience. In fact, Advanced Nutrients guarantees it 100%.

Maybe if your good Santa Will Bring you some AN Growing Gear......;)

What- are you an AN rep? Do you seriously think either of those products are A. Unique, or B. Better than anything else on the market?

If you want a 60Hz digi, GE Hortilux sells one- and it comes with one of their bulbs. Now, THAT'S a name worthy of spending some money on, if you must have a brand name.

The hood.... please. It gets regularly slaughtered in comparison tests, and that's assuming you really want to put your bulb in a flashlight reflector in the first place.

Again, if it has AN's name on it or hand in it, you can bet your last dollar you can get it better or cheaper somewhere else.

ttystikk said:

What- are you an AN rep? Do you seriously think either of those products are A. Unique, or B. Better than anything else on the market?

If you want a 60Hz digi, GE Hortilux sells one- and it comes with one of their bulbs. Now, THAT'S a name worthy of spending some money on, if you must have a brand name.

The hood.... please. It gets regularly slaughtered in comparison tests, and that's assuming you really want to put your bulb in a flashlight reflector in the first place.

Again, if it has AN's name on it or hand in it, you can bet your last dollar you can get it better or cheaper somewhere else.

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LMFAO about the rep part, so true on the gear its all over priced fancy red colored b/s

I wouldn't be so down on them if their business model wasn't so blatantly based on deception.

I hope every single one of these fucks is arrested and imprisoned.

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I hope every single one of these fucks is arrested and imprisoned. View attachment 351423

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LMFAO!!!!!!!!!

Child RAPE?! As in forcible, or statutory... a difference only in the degree of repugnance, but still...?

ttystikk said:

Child RAPE?! As in forcible, or statutory... a difference only in the degree of repugnance, but still...?

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Excerpt from the CHANGE.ORG link I posted:
"In May of 2013, Eugene Yordanov was accused with strong evidence in Bulgaria of taking a little 7 year old girl, the daughter of a friend (Ms. Velislava Veleva) of Eugene’s and Michael’s, to a deserted area and penetrating her anus with his fingers, causing a 1 centimeter long tear inside the little girl’s anal canal, and then making her fondle his penis and perform fellatio on him, while taking pictures with his phone and then showing the pictures to his friends."

So child rape, as in very forcible, with a 7 year old. Gino and his cohorts are members of the Order of St. Michael, an elitist organization in europe filled with high rollers and captains of industry. I don't know much about it so I won't compare it to, say, freemasonry other than it is a fraternal organization and the members are likely hedonists who carry on such activities as Gino was caught doing.

There is no way I will ever touch another AN product, not after this. I was about to send them a resume trying to get a job with AN in Washington but no fucking way, now.

Wow. I might be sick all over the AN section of my local hydro store.