Epic 4x4 Flowering Smackdown : 96 Elites vs 288s

Norml56

Norml56

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Or_Gro said:
The cmh’s put out some good uvb...i was under the impression that uvb, done well, increases trichs somehow, but my bud @Randomblame , who i consider an expert grower and light guy, told me that research shows uvb increases the % of thc in the trichs not their number and/or size, nor does it seem to affect the amount of terps.

Personally, i have no complaints about the frostiness or potency of my plants.

Except for possibly triggering Cannabinoid Hypermesis Syndrome, i’m all for anything that pumps up thc without neg side effects....
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I was under that impression as well. I've never done my own research into the claims that are made with how the lighting affects different aspects of growth. I've only ever tried each of the strains I grow once or twice but everyone in my circle seems to enjoy them.
Randomblame said:
You get a higher trichome density when plants receive more blue to UVA wavelengths but thats more because all inside the plant is more densely packed and leaves and flowers will stay all a little smaller. But more like 10-12% blue total has a lowering effect on yield. If 5k would yield the same like 3k we would probably all use 5k.
So you get not really more trichomes bud the trichomes density per cm² have increased and that causes the slightly higher potency. A changed terpene profile has also an effect on the high you get and a plant grown with UVA/B can smell and taste different and also cause a different stoned.
UVB on the other hand increases the thc content in the resin itself. So either the trichomes get a few percent bigger or there is just a higher concentration in the liquid resin. Really hard to say that ..
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Thanks for this info! I think I'm pretty much golden on my current flower setup. 4 QB boards + 1 CMH. My QB boards are dimmed down around 100watts each putting my total watts at around 715 Watts
 
Or_Gro

Or_Gro

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Norml56 said:
I was under that impression as well. I've never done my own research into the claims that are made with how the lighting affects different aspects of growth. I've only ever tried each of the strains I grow once or twice but everyone in my circle seems to enjoy them.

Thanks for this info! I think I'm pretty much golden on my current flower setup. 4 QB boards + 1 CMH. My QB boards are dimmed down around 100watts each putting my total watts at around 715 Watts
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Research, asking questions, and experimenting is how we all learn....feel free to ask me anytime....i’ll give you the wrong answer and RB will teach us all something....
 
WeedSexWeightsShakes

WeedSexWeightsShakes

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Steakbomb said:
Wayyyy more cost-effective than hydroguard.

Putting 1ml of GFF into 1.5gal water makes hydroguard. (Like what comes in the hydroguard bottle).

I agree with OG that it's hard to go overkill with it, but that said I run 1ml per 4gals in my res and it works great.

On the total ponds stuff -- the pond clarifier? Or something else? Z7 *is* pricy so if that stuff would accomplish the same goal I'd be interested in trying it.
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Yes that is the stuff I use to use.
I use megacrop now and it already has enzymes in it.
Look into the totalpond barley pond clarifier.

@Or_Gro have you done anything else with your bubble hash? I don’t have a press so wondering what other options would be good.
 
Norml56

Norml56

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Or_Gro said:
Research, asking questions, and experimenting is how we all learn....feel free to ask me anytime....i’ll give you the wrong answer and RB will teach us all something....
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lol adding my cmh was kind of just a happy accident based on circumstance. I have crappy heatsinks on my 288QB's so I can't run them at 150watts a board without active cooling which I was doing with my 8inch inline fan. Which wasn't doing the job after hooking up a carbon filter because the lady of the house was tired of going to work with all her clothes smelling of the sweet cannabis. After dimming the QB's, 400 watts was obviously not enough light for a 5x5 so I threw in my CMH which I was using for my veg tent.
 
Or_Gro

Or_Gro

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WeedSexWeightsShakes said:
Yes that is the stuff I use to use.
I use megacrop now and it already has enzymes in it.
Look into the totalpond barley pond clarifier.

@Or_Gro have you done anything else with your bubble hash? I don’t have a press so wondering what other options would be good.
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There are a bunch of ways to smoke it, works in edibles, and is pressed for rosin.

I suspect you can use it in any way that bud is used, with adjustment for its higher potency.
 
Ibn Vapin

Ibn Vapin

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WeedSexWeightsShakes said:
Yes that is the stuff I use to use.
I use megacrop now and it already has enzymes in it.
Look into the totalpond barley pond clarifier.

@Or_Gro have you done anything else with your bubble hash? I don’t have a press so wondering what other options would be good.
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Can get you a good press for something like 5-600$, or you can make your own with a bench press and heated plates
 
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