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    Surveillance

    My grow is completely legal in my state and very relaxed in my county (Sonoma, CA). I actually had my plants stolen from me and called the police as soon as I came home and found out. They came and checked everything out and told me they don't have any problems with what I was doing, but this is...
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    Dark period before harvest

    I usually give my plants 1-2 days of darkness before harvesting. I do believe that it forces the plant to use up more energy reserves to create the sticky goo we all love. However, I mostly do this because it takes 2 days for me to harvest everything and I'd rather save the $ in electricity...
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    Stop the smell during flowering?

    I have found that it is nearly impossible to get rid of the smell completely. I run two 30"X16" active carbon filters which is more than twice what is recommended for my 300 cu.ft. of airspace. My inline fans create strong negative pressure in the room, so I know air is not escaping anywhere. I...
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    Can a clone mother be kept in a hydro setup?

    I've kept 6 mother plants in an ebb and flow bucket system for 3 years now and they do great. They do produce much more clones than keeping them in soil will, but that works great for me since I run an entire clone operation. I'm taking 210 clones every 3-4 weeks with a 400 watt MH (more wattage...
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    Fan leaves Question

    I would say that your plants appear to have a bit of heat stress. Heat stress looks similar to nitrogen burn and the tip start to curl downward. Though your room temperature readings appears to be normal, the temperature of the leaves may be too hot or dry. Your humidity level is way too dry...
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    Cutting Electrical Costs from PGE

    Good info Ocean59! Puts the mind at ease. I've pretty much came to the same conclusion as you. Now that I think about it, it was probably a 3rd party vendor PG&E uses to upgrade households using the CARE program. The do-it-yourself excuse was genius. I was more in a state of shock and panic when...
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    Do I need an electrician or is this safe?

    FYI...You cannot simply increase the size of the breaker to get more electricity to the room. You must make sure that the wiring within the walls can handle the load you require. Chances are, if there is a 20amp in there right now, the wire gauge from that amp is only rated to carry a maximum 20...
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    Cutting Electrical Costs from PGE

    I've been on the PG&E CARE Program for many years, throughout college, and it has been great. However, I'm have a big problem now. I got a good paying job that disqualified me from continuing the discount. I have been continuing on with the program regardless. They never requested a pay stub or...
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    A couple Bubble Hash questions

    I typically let the hash dry out on glass cookware for a few days till it is bone dry. I use a razor blade to scrape and turn it over after a day so it dries faster. Afterward, I crush it with the round end of a spoon which turns it into more of a powder. Then I press it. I've found that...
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    Difference between magnetic and digital ballasts?

    I switched over from magnetic ballasts a long time ago. The advantages are great. They do save a lot of energy. It's easy to tell because they don't heat up nearly as hot as magnetic ones. Extra heat basically means wasted electricity. You can practically rest your hand on an electronic ballast...
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    physan 20 overdose?

    I can't find any information on using Physan 20 in the nutrient reservoir. Is it OK to use it during the normal growing cycle? I made a mistake and introduced some rot into my system and was wonder if I could put this in for a few watering cycles before changing my nutrients? I'm running an ebb...
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    Grafting

    This should entirely be possible. I've actually thought about doing it myself. It would be really nice to have 2-4 different strains on one mother plant.
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    cleaning after harvest????

    I tried the bathtub once but the roots kept plugging up the drain.
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    cleaning after harvest????

    I use the same system and clean everything after each cycle. 1. Hydroton Cleaning: I constructed a 3.5'X2' wood frame and fitted one side of the frame with chicken wire fencing. Make sure the fence squares are smaller than the hydroton. I used 2X8 sized wood to make the frame so I would have a...
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    Lets's compare electric bills

    2 - 1000W HPS 1 - 400W MH 1 - 1200W Air Conditioner 3 - 800W Water Chillers 2 - 200W? Inline Fans 1 - 900W Dehumidifier and, probably around 300W of water and air pumps that operate at any given time. Before Setup: US$80 After Setup: US$295
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    Has anyone ever used OVERDRIVE by Advanced Nutrients?

    When I use the nutrient chart provided by AN, I mix everything by ratio. For some reason, if you mix the nutrients in the quantities it suggests its always is way too strong. Each week, I mixed all nutrients at 50% of what the chart said then took a ppm measurement (let's say it was 1000ppm)...
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    Vent into heating ducts?

    It would depend on the size of the scrubber. Scrubbers are rated in cfm capacities, so your fan should be equal or greater to work effectively.
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    Vent into heating ducts?

    I vented my heat into the house ducts when I first started and it worked fine. I didn't have any issues with my central air unit. It will heat up the building to no surprise. Not pleasant if it's already a hot day. I decided to vent straight up into the attic instead. I mostly did this to hide...
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    Do you use Dr hornsby's Big bud?

    I use the whole AN 2 part product line. I've seen great results. The combination of bloom enhancing nutes I wouldn't go without are Bud Blood the first week, Big Bud the second week up until peak ppm, then overdrive the two weeks prior to flushing. These three nutes work in combination...
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    Has anyone ever used OVERDRIVE by Advanced Nutrients?

    I use Overdrive and I think it works great. It's used for two weeks after achieving maximum ppm. I've also used it for 3 weeks after peak nutes when I realizing I probably need another week of blooming. It helps trigger the plant into using all stored nutes into fruit production. I definitely...
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