250w HPS Club And Help Guide

Burnzy

Burnzy

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alright..... nevermind... lol

anyways...

just picked up a 250w hps!!! pumped, cant wait to hang it up and watch the improvement.
 
Doobieus

Doobieus

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Burnzy said:
alright..... nevermind... lol

anyways...

just picked up a 250w hps!!! pumped, cant wait to hang it up and watch the improvement.
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Took a look at that Topskunk44 post, the flowering time is 2 months. So expect to wait out the normal Veg period as well as around 2 months for flowering. Also that TS44 strain is mostly Sativa which might possibly outgrow a 250w hps as far as light penetration is concerned (Depends how high you grow it...). I'd go with the Lowryder or one of the other automatic flowering strains. Hope this helps you make your decision easier.

As far as the new 250w HPS, grats man can't wait to see some new pictures :weed:.
 
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transposon

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So what is the best place to buy a 250W fixture? Or is it better to buy the ballast and put one together yourself?

Ive looked at HID hut and HTGsupply.
 
Doobieus

Doobieus

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transposon said:
So what is the best place to buy a 250W fixture? Or is it better to buy the ballast and put one together yourself?

Ive looked at HID hut and HTGsupply.
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I use HTG myself, they are reasonable, have great products and have awesome customer service.

You can either go through HTG on their actual website or on their Ebay store. Either way is fine, there's no difference really.

I have the 250w floralux HPS system from HTG, it wasn't too expensive and works like a charm.

Hope this helps.
 
Burnzy

Burnzy

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Doobieus. . . I think I'll be gettin a couple reg lowryders and pollenating so i get my own seeds. But my only concern is i heard that lowryder isn't potent at all. Would it still be considered headies?
 
Doobieus

Doobieus

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Burnzy said:
Doobieus. . . I think I'll be gettin a couple reg lowryders and pollenating so i get my own seeds. But my only concern is i heard that lowryder isn't potent at all. Would it still be considered headies?
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You should really check out the "Automatic Flowering Dwarfs" section on Attitude's site, there's more than just lowryder. As far as potency, eh it's alright but not the stuff that'll knock you on your ass personally, but then again everyone has a different tolerance.

You should check out the Auto AK47 crossed with Auto Blueberry, that looks pretty yummy. I don't know the potency on that because I haven't gotten a chance to try it yet. I would imagine the potency would be better than just straight up lowryder though.

Mmmm an Auto Ak47, Blueberry, G13 sounds yummyilicious!! :weed:

Hope this helps you out some.
 
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plantman969

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What up guys got myself a 250 conversion in a homebox S 2x2x5'11". MH for veg and HPS for flower. Got a few questions.
1. Is it going to hurt the plants if the humitity is really low? I have plenty of airflow and heat is ok 69 @ night and at a peak of 89-91nduring the day.


Currently on day 30 with two Super Lemon Haze. DWC 9gal. There bout 4-6" stared 1 on 3/3 and the other on 3/8 both poped up on 3/10. started from seed.

Have one thai skunk in a box 3x3x22" under 125w cfl 6400k 7,500lumens, and two 90w cfl flood lights more on the red scale with the two putting out 2,200lumens. This is my main veg box but this is my first home trial and didnt quit work the way i wanted. started more out of an order of seed and i came out with these three. just had a few problems.

Moved the thai to the homebox and started 3 more. Alaskan Ice, Chiesel, and Nightshade. Going to germ them in the dark once they crck move them to the presoked rockwool and hydroton in a small germ station. once they pop going to put them in the 3x3x22'' under the cfl while i flower the two LH.
i will postpics when i get a chance.
 
Doobieus

Doobieus

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plantman969 said:
What up guys got myself a 250 conversion in a homebox S 2x2x5'11". MH for veg and HPS for flower. Got a few questions.
1. Is it going to hurt the plants if the humitity is really low? I have plenty of airflow and heat is ok 69 @ night and at a peak of 89-91nduring the day.


Currently on day 30 with two Super Lemon Haze. DWC 9gal. There bout 4-6" stared 1 on 3/3 and the other on 3/8 both poped up on 3/10. started from seed.

Have one thai skunk in a box 3x3x22" under 125w cfl 6400k 7,500lumens, and two 90w cfl flood lights more on the red scale with the two putting out 2,200lumens. This is my main veg box but this is my first home trial and didnt quit work the way i wanted. started more out of an order of seed and i came out with these three. just had a few problems.

Moved the thai to the homebox and started 3 more. Alaskan Ice, Chiesel, and Nightshade. Going to germ them in the dark once they crck move them to the presoked rockwool and hydroton in a small germ station. once they pop going to put them in the 3x3x22'' under the cfl while i flower the two LH.
i will postpics when i get a chance.
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Welcome to the club Plantman can't wait to see some pics!

Anyhow I usually like to keep my temps between 68°F low and 78°F high. As far as humidity goes no lower than 60% and no higher than 70% for Veg, for Flower no lower than 30% no higher than 40% (As to prevent mold issues on buds).

Hope this helps.
 
AlteredBeast

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Hey Doob, tell me about this auto flower dwarf you mentioned earlier. Sounds interesting but I know nothing about it. Is it like it seems the name is suggesting, does the light change to 12/12 not stimulate these auto flowering plants to flower? Do they simply start flowering after a certain age? And if that is so do you ever have to change from 18/6 to 12/12? Help me learn something new today please ma'am. :bigjoint:

And how does cloning work with the auto flowering plants since the clones keep the mothers age?
 
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plantman969

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Doobieus said:
Welcome to the club Plantman can't wait to see some pics!

Anyhow I usually like to keep my temps between 68°F low and 78°F high. As far as humidity goes no lower than 60% and no higher than 70% for Veg, for Flower no lower than 30% no higher than 40% (As to prevent mold issues on buds).

Hope this helps.
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Because of the space and even with 170cfm exaust fan with carbon filter 2 80cfm inline fans for air intake totaling 160cfm and two 6" clip fans providing airflow on the plants i have the light about 9-10" from top of plants. I even put frozen water bottles on the top of the tote to help with humitity but i cant get it up? Haha My temps are consitant. 84-90 all day and 69-72 at night.

The plants look good and are super bushy only 4-6" tall and lots of growth. I already trimed some of the plant.
 
Doobieus

Doobieus

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plantman969 said:
Because of the space and even with 170cfm exaust fan with carbon filter 2 80cfm inline fans for air intake totaling 160cfm and two 6" clip fans providing airflow on the plants i have the light about 9-10" from top of plants. I even put frozen water bottles on the top of the tote to help with humitity but i cant get it up? Haha My temps are consitant. 84-90 all day and 69-72 at night.

The plants look good and are super bushy only 4-6" tall and lots of growth. I already trimed some of the plant.
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Buy a cool mist humidifier, it helps with humidity and doesn't make the grow room too much hotter.
 
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plantman969

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Doobieus said:
Buy a cool mist humidifier, it helps with humidity and doesn't make the grow room too much hotter.
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Where might i find one and how large is it and how much does it cost?

oh here are some pics
 

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Doobieus

Doobieus

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plantman969 said:
Where might i find one and how large is it and how much does it cost?

oh here are some pics
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You can find little 1 gallon or even 2 gallon cool mist (aka ultrasonic) humidifiers at walmart, target, ebay and pretty much any other store similar. They aren't too big, mine is about the size of a large shoebox. They come in all types of sizes and water capacities. It shouldn't cost too much, I paid 20 bucks for mine, and you can find better ones for like 50-60 bucks. So anywhere between 20-60 bucks, depending on your needs. Just got refill it everyday, most will last up to 24 hours some a couple hours more give or take.

Btw loving the plants =).
 
Burnzy

Burnzy

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ugh... confused on what i should do guys. I am either setting up my 250w hps tonight or tomorrow, depending on if i can find something to hang up the light in my closet. What would be the fastest from seed to harvest? I have g13 power skunk that were started with cfl's and they were started on the 15th so they are a little less than 2 weeks old. I want to get the fastest from seed to harvest plant so i can have harvests every couple of weeks, so i dont have to have a mother. Please help me out on what i could get. Thank you.
 
Mindmelted

Mindmelted

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Burnzy said:
ugh... confused on what i should do guys. I am either setting up my 250w hps tonight or tomorrow, depending on if i can find something to hang up the light in my closet. What would be the fastest from seed to harvest? I have g13 power skunk that were started with cfl's and they were started on the 15th so they are a little less than 2 weeks old. I want to get the fastest from seed to harvest plant so i can have harvests every couple of weeks, so i dont have to have a mother. Please help me out on what i could get. Thank you.
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Top44 is pretty quickbongsmilie
 
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plantman969

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Burnzy said:
ugh... confused on what i should do guys. I am either setting up my 250w hps tonight or tomorrow, depending on if i can find something to hang up the light in my closet. What would be the fastest from seed to harvest? I have g13 power skunk that were started with cfl's and they were started on the 15th so they are a little less than 2 weeks old. I want to get the fastest from seed to harvest plant so i can have harvests every couple of weeks, so i dont have to have a mother. Please help me out on what i could get. Thank you.
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Buy Voodoo Juice and smothing with a little molassis in it like Roots Organic Trinity. Both a lttle spendy but i no matter what u plant you will have more growth thany ou know what to do with.

i started some Super Lemon haze one on 3/3 and on 3/8 both from seed. for some reason they both popped on 3/10 I germed and crcked the seed two day prior to each date. It is 3/27 now and i am going to start flowering them on 4/5 or 4/7

after putting the seeds in the rockwool i had alot of problems with cracked seeds not sproting but once i added the voodoo juice the next day i noticed results. So i am at the 4-6 internode on the plants in less than a month,
see pics above
 
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