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[4tatude]

WEEK 3 HAS BROUGHT SOME THRILLS AND FEARS
the fears are posted above with the clawing, ill not elaborate on the neg in this post i want to feel some positive energy.

Flowers showed up like the 10th day of 12/12

 

[las fingerez]

no need for neagtive energy bro, it looks cool to me. nice and green throughout dont worry so much mate ur doing well for ur 1st run, esp jumping in at the deep end with hydro keep up the good work mate

 

[4tatude]

in a earlier post i promised some pics of the coasters i installed on my rig, so here they are. it makes the whole system very portable, i can roll it anywhere i want with ease, something not normally available with scrog. its kinda hard to get out of tent as you have to lift a couple inches to clear the bottom of tent. just have to lift and pull then do back side the same, not much considering the benefits of being able to access all plants.



the trunks are nice and strong with good branching throughout. root system is massive and seems to have filled every available inch available to plants.

 

[4tatude]

no need for neagtive energy bro, it looks cool to me. nice and green throughout dont worry so much mate ur doing well for ur 1st run, esp jumping in at the deep end with hydro keep up the good work mate

thanks fingers im green behind the ears this being my first attempt at growing and very nervous im missing something, guess everyone remembers their first grow and the uncertanty of no experience to rely on when there is a problem. if all else fails ive learned many things this first run that ill be able to apply to others in the future.

 

[4tatude]

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the progress has been mindboggeling to me. in 7 weeks look at the changes in growth!!
the second pic shows the frame for scrog in place, i remember thinking its a long way to fill that screen lol
the last pic was yeaterday at 7 weeks from clones, big difference hu?

 

[4tatude]

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This is what 6 weeks will do!!
i wonder how much difference another month in veg would make.
This is my oo plant and is different from the other 5 in all aspects. it is a very fast growing plant and the limbs are not as strong as the others. it has consumed about 30% of the scrog screen. it will take all the nutes you throw at it and has never shown any sign of problems, even the claw the others are experiencing. i have clones and will be doing a seperate run with only this pheno if finished product is good.

 

[las fingerez]

if all else fails ive learned many things this first run that ill be able to apply to others in the future

thats what ur first run is all about mate u'd done well for ur 1st time

 

[4tatude]

the clones seem to be happy, ive not lost one yet. they all have been just chillin and makin roots lol




these started showing root nodes about 10 days in the cloner and about 12 days or so had shot out roots
this is a clone along with a couple others were cut at the 2 week under 12/12 schedule and is now flowering in the clone chamber. im told it will revert back to veg and will be more prone to limb out than a clone that is cut in veg. also more possability of being herme. ill have to mark them and keep a good eye out.

cloner is set up with only water and timed 1/5 on pump, same as plants.
so far ive experienced 100% with minimal effort of time. i check and have to adjust ph 1 time per week, other than that no effort required.

 

[4tatude]

thats what ur first run is all about mate u'd done well for ur 1st time

again thanks fingers it means a lot to me when i get compliments from experienced growers like you. i knew id make mistakes along the way and hopefully learn.
i knew i wanted to do aero from the research i had put in initially but was kinda worried i might be getting in over my head to start. its no fun to set yourself up for failure. anyway i just bit the bullet and dove in with confidence i could overcome the hurtles i would encounter and be a better grower from the problems. i had a very good understanding of how it worked but no practical knolidge, that has changed lol.

 

[las fingerez]

haha fcuk knows why everyone thinks i'm an experienced/great grower lmao have u seen my tent latley hahahaha come stop by my thread some time anyway bro, just updated some pics myself

honestly bro u got some skills 2, look at them fcking clones man, great for ur 1st attempt fcuk me u even got the flowering clone to root

 

[4tatude]

haha fcuk knows why everyone thinks i'm an experienced/great grower lmao have u seen my tent latley hahahaha come stop by my thread some time anyway bro, just updated some pics myself

honestly bro u got some skills 2, look at them fcking clones man, great for ur 1st attempt fcuk me u even got the flowering clone to root

lmao at u las you shouldnt be so modest, yea ive been watching/visiting you for quiet a while and saw you had some problem with the casy plant lol but look at all the others you got that are in killer shape.re the flowering clone its not rooted yet only been in cloner for a week or so but it is showing white bumps like its fixing to explode with roots. im just glad i took the dive and did this, im having so much fun with it!!

 

[las fingerez]

lol thanks bro no doubt at all that clone will root, still looks perfectly healthy for a week

 

[4tatude]

for all the purves out there ive a few shots of some young ones for you lol



these might not be big fat colas you would smack your lips to but they are the beginning of those, and they are my first born so be careful what you say about them

 

[4tatude]

so ive had some ip problems latley and had to have some work done to the wireless motem in the garage. i had 2 seperate technitions come and work on the multimedia box that is located within 10feet of my tent and clone/veg box. i was washing, and drying clothes to cover the sound of the grow. ( i have it at a minimum ) they both had to walk within 2 feet of both to exit garage to phone jack in back yard. during the time the second tech was there i had a friend and one of his friends (neither smoke) came over and was shown the tomatoes and peppers i have growing in the garage. we were all 4 in the garage and within feet of the grow and no one ever knew what was right there lol. no one, and i mean no one except my old lady knows im growing and it is only a select few that know i smoke, only 5 or 6 long time friends. anyway i was stoked to know i have repeatedly shown people my other plants within feet of a grow and not one has noticed.
i might add that im remodeling so its kinda easy to screen the tent and box. ive had contractors and inspectors walk through the garage also, not one person has noticed. i have only smelled the plants just before i put the PHAT filter in, since its only when the tent is open and about 30 min after that you can smell them.

just something i thought was cool that i wanted to share with everyone

 

[G37Kush]

so ive had some ip problems latley and had to have some work done to the wireless motem in the garage. i had 2 seperate technitions come and work on the multimedia box that is located within 10feet of my tent and clone/veg box. i was washing, and drying clothes to cover the sound of the grow. ( i have it at a minimum ) they both had to walk within 2 feet of both to exit garage to phone jack in back yard. during the time the second tech was there i had a friend and one of his friends (neither smoke) came over and was shown the tomatoes and peppers i have growing in the garage. we were all 4 in the garage and within feet of the grow and no one ever knew what was right there lol. no one, and i mean no one except my old lady knows im growing and it is only a select few that know i smoke, only 5 or 6 long time friends. anyway i was stoked to know i have repeatedly shown people my other plants within feet of a grow and not one has noticed.
i might add that im remodeling so its kinda easy to screen the tent and box. ive had contractors and inspectors walk through the garage also, not one person has noticed. i have only smelled the plants just before i put the PHAT filter in, since its only when the tent is open and about 30 min after that you can smell them.

just something i thought was cool that i wanted to share with everyone

Hahaha. Very cool 4tatude. Thats pretty vicious how stealthy that grow is and mad props go out to you for that. Do you have a muffler on your fans too? Thats also smart of you to go with a ice cooler chest as your res because its density and its compact. Nice efficient grow

 

[4tatude]

Hahaha. Very cool 4tatude. Thats pretty vicious how stealthy that grow is and mad props go out to you for that. Do you have a muffler on your fans too? Thats also smart of you to go with a ice cooler chest as your res because its density and its compact. Nice efficient grow

thanks G37 not really a muffler just dialed speed down till the tent shows a good neg pressure, covered exhaust and whole top of tent with painters tarp.amazing how quiet it is. the ballast humming is much louder, but its only on 8pm to 8am. the other thing i did was adjust return of nutes where they flow down side of res and not splash/drip. the pump in the ice chest is stelth as hell. altogeather im proud of how everything has worked out. im impressed lmao...
oh! i have found the ice chest keeps the nutes very cool and stable throughout the day, lights on or off.

 

[las fingerez]

dont quote me but i'm sure i've read that a buzzing ballast is an ineficiant one and could be on its way out. does it run really hot? sorry bro

 

[4tatude]

las its never run hot but does have an anoying buzzzzzzzz!!! its outside the tent and on a shelf with full air around it. its a magnetic ballast not electronic, dont know if that makes a difference, i always thought that mag bal buzzed. its the only balast i have exp with and have no clue. i mean its not extreme but is noticable when on. i picked it up used off craigs list, i know its not the best place to buy equipment but for a buck 25 for ballast, hood, and bulb i thought it was worth the risk. i put new bulb in at flip as i didnt know how good orig was.

 

[4tatude]

Las has me thinking, after this run i will replace the ballast with newone and keep this one for spare, provided it doesnt go out.

ok peeps here is the question

im interested in your ballast preference and why, im not interested in media hype just good solid experience, wheather yours or a known source that you trust.

EVERYONE PLEASE POST A RESPONSE PLEASE, DONT JUST READ!! answers to our silly questions are important to us newbees.

EDIT: im only interested in 600 watters, thanks

 

[las fingerez]

lumatek digital ballast 600w, i replaced it with my magnetic and wont go back. i wanna change my 250 for a digital now lol. i can run a MH bulb in it as well.

http://www.lumatek.co.uk/

i know u can get these over there coz the doc has one i think u guys in the states can get another good make but i cant remember the name, dez might know when he re-surfaces lol

hope ur good bro?