The UK Growers Thread!

[del66666]

wow man that some mighty fine looking bud.....

 

[kana]

yo ppl! i was thinking of buying the dr90 and using a 600w, i do not know much about extractor fans etc, in my current tent which is a dr60 i use a 250hps with a fan blowing directly on it, i leave the tent door open to let heat escape and have had no problems in my grows so far, do you think i will have heat problems if i use this same method with the dr90 and a 600w hps? would appreciate the help, thanks

 

[dura72]

yo ppl! i was thinking of buying the dr90 and using a 600w, i do not know much about extractor fans etc, in my current tent which is a dr60 i use a 250hps with a fan blowing directly on it, i leave the tent door open to let heat escape and have had no problems in my grows so far, do you think i will have heat problems if i use this same method with the dr90 and a 600w hps? would appreciate the help, thanks

i use the dr120 with a 600hps at times and i definetly need extraction to keep the temps down, those 600's throw a fuckin lotta heat out mate, i'd definetly advise gettin an extractor.

 

[tip top toker]

When i open up my cabinet door while tending the plants, just a few minutes with my head in the cupboard and i start to sweat and get rather hot

 

[kana]

i use the dr120 with a 600hps at times and i definetly need extraction to keep the temps down, those 600's throw a fuckin lotta heat out mate, i'd definetly advise gettin an extractor.

thanks m8, well i dont know much about extractors, what extractor should i get, and where in the tent do you install them?

 

[WOWgrow]

Look at the trichs on that DOG kush! man, you're gonna get some insane trim off her.

I use a 600W in my DR80 with a 5" inline fan pulling through a cooltube and the temps are fine. I only have it set on 400W atm but when I put it onto 600 for a couple days it was fine.

You can install it in the tent or outside of it and just use ducting to the cooltube/ carbon filter. Just remember, pulling air out is much more effecting that pushing it out.

 

[kana]

Look at the trichs on that DOG kush! man, you're gonna get some insane trim off her.

I use a 600W in my DR80 with a 5" inline fan pulling through a cooltube and the temps are fine. I only have it set on 400W atm but when I put it onto 600 for a couple days it was fine.

You can install it in the tent or outside of it and just use ducting to the cooltube/ carbon filter. Just remember, pulling air out is much more effecting that pushing it out.

yeah wow grow, my setup will be probably the same as urs, where did u get ur 5" inline fan and cooltube from? also i have no idea as to how to install all of this, if you could send me a picture that should help! thanks

 

[kana]

now im thinking of just getting a 400w lumatek dimmable ballast to save me having to purchase the other equipment needed if i was to get the 600w?

 

[las fingerez]

u might as well get the 600w dimmable then its dimmable to 400 and 250, 3x ballasts in one. if its 2 hot u can turn it down. depends on ur setup, extractor fans etc. good luck

 

[sambo020482]

u might as well get the 600w dimmable then its dimmable to 400 and 250, 3x ballasts in one. if its 2 hot u can turn it down. depends on ur setup, extractor fans etc. good luck

how much do them lights cost las? are they expensive? sounds like a good idea.

 

[kana]

u might as well get the 600w dimmable then its dimmable to 400 and 250, 3x ballasts in one. if its 2 hot u can turn it down. depends on ur setup, extractor fans etc. good luck

you read my mind las fingerez!, thats exactly what im going to do, it wont cost much extra and this way i can see what happens and experiment! thanks ppl

 

[dura72]

http://www.greenspirit-hydroponics.com/lumatek-dimmable-ballast-600-watt-5-inch-cool-tube-kit?___store=default
thats a link for a full dimmable/cool tube set up. there are cheaper options though.

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

why would you want to dim your light? crank it and extract the heat.

 

[tommy hilfiger]

question to UK GROWERS
when walking into homebase and b & q or any other kind of store like that.....what soil and nutrients am i looking for?

answers appreciated

(budget not an issue, i want to grow organically aswell)

 

[Griffta]

Nice! good to find a UK thread
I want to buy a kessil H150 but cant seem to find them anywhere! Anyone got one?
I'm a complete newb to growing so forgive me for asking, but other than having to buy the 2 pin adapter thing for the plug, would I have any problems using one I'd bought from the US?

Also I'm gonna do soil grow, do homebase & B&Q sell all the soil mixes & nutrients needed? Thought Id have to take a trip to some big city hydro store for all that sh*t.

 

[las fingerez]

Cheese? Blue on the right and a half decent UK cross of some sort.

i just brought a bag of westlands multi purpose with added john innes from homebase. i used it before but u will need some nutes buy the time ur into flowering. get some perlite though to help with draining. not sure if its 100% organic. bio-bizz is but u cant get that from hombase or bnq and its double the price. avoid the cheep stuff, can have bugs in it, cheep for a reason lmao. good luck lads, 1st time???

 

[dura72]

i just use miracle gro soil from b n q but sum ppl dont like it coz its already got built in nutes, as for basic nutrients i would say u really need to be more targeted towards cannabis specific nutrients as oppossed to some generic stuff from b n q, i use bio bizz stuff thats easily, and safely , purchased from the net. bout a tenner a litre .i only use bio grow for vegging and bio bloom for flowering , 1 of each will get you through and entire grow with 5 or 6 plants no bother. i also use a bit of treacle later on in flowering. cheap and fuckin easy just like the birds i shag.

 

[dura72]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fuckin temp problem, bastards peaked at 47c yesterday so i opened a window fuckers were still at 37 today. plants look fuckin shitty all drooped to fuck, think i'm gonna have to drop my lights down to 800watts instead of 1200, ah fuckin HATE reducing light ouput. get the fuckin snow back, the outside ambient temps are fuckin too high.

 

[las fingerez]

i just use miracle gro soil from b n q but sum ppl dont like it coz its already got built in nutes, as for basic nutrients i would say u really need to be more targeted towards cannabis specific nutrients as oppossed to some generic stuff from b n q, i use bio bizz stuff thats easily, and safely , purchased from the net. bout a tenner a litre .i only use bio grow for vegging and bio bloom for flowering , 1 of each will get you through and entire grow with 5 or 6 plants no bother. i also use a bit of treacle later on in flowering. cheap and fuckin easy just like the birds i shag.

yep i used the standard bnq compost the 1st time with bio-bizz nutes and didnt go wrong

how u doing dura bro, hows the sober mission going?

 

[tommy hilfiger]

i just use miracle gro soil from b n q but sum ppl dont like it coz its already got built in nutes, as for basic nutrients i would say u really need to be more targeted towards cannabis specific nutrients as oppossed to some generic stuff from b n q, i use bio bizz stuff thats easily, and safely , purchased from the net. bout a tenner a litre .i only use bio grow for vegging and bio bloom for flowering , 1 of each will get you through and entire grow with 5 or 6 plants no bother. i also use a bit of treacle later on in flowering. cheap and fuckin easy just like the birds i shag.

cheers mate that helped alot.