Voidlings First Cab
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Senseimilla
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Looking good! You got one really stretchy one in there 
damn sativas 
damn sativas 
Theowl
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I know the ducting you speak of void. Got a hacksaw, or a pair of tin snips? Just make sure you make a mark with a sharpie or something before cutting. The way that stuff is made to expand can make your cuts wompy.
Or a dremel tool with the cutting disc would work too.
Just trying to help bro.
Or a dremel tool with the cutting disc would work too.
Just trying to help bro.
Senseimilla
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I've been focusing on trying to keep mine as compact as I can, not so much due to lack of vertical space but because I know that 400w isn't going to penetrate that far.
TrynaGroSumShyt
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When i was under 400 thats why i kept em short. Light penetration.
Highlanders cave
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Ah contrare pierre,,,,the lumens that my 400 puts out at 8" above the canopy far exceeds the lumens my 1k produces at 24". That's why I usally keep it at 18" above the canpoy hehe. There's a chart somewhere with all that info ; !)
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TrynaGroSumShyt
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i kept my 400 at around 12" and if i had say a ywo foot plant, id have rock hard buds about 15-18 inches down then its popcorn. i havn't had much a popcorn problem under the six.
Senseimilla
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I miss my 600w... it gave you all the penetration for indoor plants as long as they weren't too tall. Will definitely be moving up to a 600w after I move for flower and making the 400w the veg light...
You can definitely bleach a plant with a 400w too close
But the lumens fall off faster by distance the lower the light wattage. So it is going to provide good lighting at that # of inches but the farther away you go the usable lumens are going to die off quick for plants of any height. Still for microgrows it's hard to beat a 400w.
Highlanders cave
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Yeah I hear what your saying. My 400 runs cool enough so that 5-6 inches is the sweet spot and I have never bleached a plant. The amount of trics produced on the buds under that light blows away what is produced at even 18" under the 1k. The AE closet could be considered a micro grow as the sq footage is just a bit over 5'. Most of my gear stays short and fat, perfect for an area like that
I guess the moral of this story is to get your lights to run as efficiently and cool possible
I guess the moral of this story is to get your lights to run as efficiently and cool possible
Senseimilla
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Still working on this one myself
I think I will be able to get it within a few inches when they are older but still having heat buildup when it's shut... I haven't finished sealing it up though which i really need to do.
TrynaGroSumShyt
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Duct tape worls wonders for millions of purposes in my Garden.
Voidling
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Ok didn't get as much done today as hoped. Bad news last night and worse news today. Lost a family member and weather was grey, wet, and cold.
Pulled out all the plants and gave them haircuts. Wish I'd taken before photos.
Set up the new version of the bubble coiner and put two cuttings from each plant in it. Some plants had extra cuts so I left them in little cups of water.
Cuttings from plant 8 went limp quick and I think plant 9 cuttings went limp before I was done.
Plant 10 seemed sativa domain with long spacing and thin leaves.
Hope to get these to root this time.
Plants getting a day of dark as I finish up the cab.
Think I'm going to hold off on popping more beans until I know how many roms I get rooted.
Pulled out all the plants and gave them haircuts. Wish I'd taken before photos.
Set up the new version of the bubble coiner and put two cuttings from each plant in it. Some plants had extra cuts so I left them in little cups of water.
Cuttings from plant 8 went limp quick and I think plant 9 cuttings went limp before I was done.
Plant 10 seemed sativa domain with long spacing and thin leaves.
Hope to get these to root this time.
Plants getting a day of dark as I finish up the cab.
Think I'm going to hold off on popping more beans until I know how many roms I get rooted.
Dizzle Frost
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same here, i used ot run my 400 about 5-6 " from the canaopy , they dont really get hot if you got a nice fan blowin on it....my 600 i try to keep about 14" away, a lil higher in the first week or so to create stretch so all the bud site can get light penetraion later on, then i lower the boom to 14" , i can go to 11-12" but i end up with bleached tops and leaves
Dizzle Frost
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sorry to hear about yur loss mango ... chin up bro