250w HPS Club And Help Guide

HomeGrownHairy

HomeGrownHairy

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Wretched420 said:
if your not feeling any heat l would put them closer ..
me and several other's run under 10" all through flowering and i even get some buds taller than others less than 6" from the bulb that dont burn.. so as long as your moving that heat in the air you should be fine:eyesmoke:

check out this other 250w thread has alot more people talking so you can see other peoples setups http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=22192&highlight=250w+users browse through it youll get some ideas at shit
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I just finished reading all 46 pages of posts on the 250 W grows at icmag. I'm a bit crosseyed at the moment, but it's worth it. Lots of great info, helpful hints and grow pix.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Wretched420

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yamin said:
taking my plants 4m veg under cfl's to flower under a 250w HPS....
do i need to b careful abt anything???
should i keep the light 10" above the plants??? i gt a 10" fan above the plants as well
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you should be fine!
i veg under CFL's then switch over to my 250w HPS for flowering.. try to stay between 6"-12" from the tops further you get the light intensity decreases.. so if you want nice thick nugs i would try and get it as close as possible without burning try 8" thats where i start place your hand above the tops of your plants to see how hot it is you should be able to tell if its too hot or not as long as you got a fan running on the light and another on the canopy youll be fine:eyesmoke:
 
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Wretched420

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HomeGrownHairy said:
I just finished reading all 46 pages of posts on the 250 W grows at icmag. I'm a bit crosseyed at the moment, but it's worth it. Lots of great info, helpful hints and grow pix.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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yea this thread is an old one and its still going lots of good info hope it helped:eyesmoke::eyesmoke:
wish we had that many 250w users posting on here lol:mrgreen:

later ...Wretch
 
erickw1822

erickw1822

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I have 6 Plants that are about 9-12 inches tall.. they are pretty healthy looking, and i am using a 250 hps light and 2 florescent grow lights..the light is about 20 inches from the plants.. The nutes are at about 560 or so.. ph is 6.. using rockwool and clay pellets w/ ebb n flow... when is the best time to change the lighting over to 12-12... is there a certain time frame... they are about 4 weeks old... When it is time to flower, what should I adjust the nutes to. This is my first multiple plant grow.. and im just a lil lost.. out first plant we just let it grow and grow.. and one day decided to flower.. but i dont have room enough to let them grow like that.. Thanks alot...

Grow Good, Smoke Good
Peace
 
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Wretched420

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erickw1822 said:
I have 6 Plants that are about 9-12 inches tall.. they are pretty healthy looking, and i am using a 250 hps light and 2 florescent grow lights..the light is about 20 inches from the plants.. The nutes are at about 560 or so.. ph is 6.. using rockwool and clay pellets w/ ebb n flow... when is the best time to change the lighting over to 12-12... is there a certain time frame... they are about 4 weeks old... When it is time to flower, what should I adjust the nutes to. This is my first multiple plant grow.. and im just a lil lost.. out first plant we just let it grow and grow.. and one day decided to flower.. but i dont have room enough to let them grow like that.. Thanks alot...

Grow Good, Smoke Good
Peace
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hows it going man.. are you running the hps right now for veg? depending on your air circulation your gonna want that light below 12" when flowering if you have it above that your buds will be airy and not as quality as if they were closer to the light..your gonna wanna keep your plants short with a 250w HPS you have any pix?
and about your Hydro question im a bit lost there so i would post thread in the hydro section theyll help you out..
also check out the growFAQ https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=category&id=62
 
erickw1822

erickw1822

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Yes Im using HPS for veg as well as the 2 Florescent lights.. My main question is How tall should the plants be before I flower??
 
HomeGrownHairy

HomeGrownHairy

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I topped,femmed & flowered these at 4"-5". They are only 14-16" now but all buds. It's a micro grow. Okay, I moved the light down to 9" in the pix. This little AG grow will finish next weekend and I'll hook up my new SH Bubbleponic 6 pod system and replace the present 250 hps bulb with the 250 mh bulb over it along with some cfl's for side lighting.
 
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Wretched420

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HomeGrownHairy said:


I topped,femmed & flowered these at 4"-5". It's a micro grow. Okay, I moved the light down to 9" in the pix. This little AG grow will finish next weekend and I'll hook up my new SH Bubbleponic 6 pod system and replace the present 250 hps bulb with the 250 mh bulb over it along with some cfl's for side lighting.
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looks and sounds good.. why are you switching to a MH bulb? how many weeks flowering are you at?
 
yamin

yamin

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i just hooked up the HPS.... i also gt 8 23-w 2700 k cfl's 4 side lighting,,,, ill post pics 2morow...
thanks
 
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hatchbacknation

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Home depot offers a 25$ bathroom exhaust fan that i use for a makeshift cool tube and i have no problems with heat at all and I'm in about the same area for grow as you. the computer fans are good but not as powerful and more helpful as foliage stimulators imo but looks like a good box
 
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