Club 600

vic smush · Mar 24, 2011

I recently upgraded to 2 600 watts grow tent i just purchased after i outgrew my smaller grow box.

littlegrower2004 · Mar 24, 2011

DST said:
Waiting patiently LG. 2 of each down and that's nearly been a week. 1 Lemon skunk came up within a couple of days, the other didn't. So out of 6 seeds 1 germed so far. I hate waiting but I'll give them time....

ya a week seems a bit long for any seeds haha, if you can i would probably move the soil around to find the seed and see if it even cracked. seems like my cracked seeds are being more viable as of this point haha. when you try some more possibly toss one or two in some water to see if you can get them to crack in there before hitting the dirt, i know most people dont agree with this but its a good way to see if it will be even worth sticking it in some dirt. hope they pop for you.

whodatnation · Mar 24, 2011

welcome vic smush, be sure to post some pics when you get goin :-)

or before, we love pics :-)

LG- I scuff and soak my seeds before they hit the dirt, I usually throw them in even if they haven't cracked but tiered of wondering if I buried them too far down. Im gonna start soaking for 18-24hr then tossing them in a paper towel until they crack then into some seed starting soil.

tremend00oo · Mar 24, 2011

Would you guys recommend buying straight out 600's or buying dimmable 1000's, for future use in case you outgrow your set up? And just running them at a 600w level?

Gopedxr · Mar 24, 2011

Here is a shot of my friends using two 600 cool tubes : ) tell me what you guys think its his third grow i think.

littlegrower2004 · Mar 24, 2011

whodatnation said:
welcome vic smush, be sure to post some pics when you get goin or before, we love pics

LG- I scuff and soak my seeds before they hit the dirt, I usually throw them in even if they haven't cracked but tiered of wondering if I buried them too far down. Im gonna start soaking for 18-24hr then tossing them in a paper towel until they crack then into some seed starting soil.

what does scuff mean whodat? i feel that the problem with a few of my seeds was that i buried them too deep and then they just took a bit long to pop up and my impatience got to me and therefore i have two in one pot haha. i used to do the paper towel method and had some nice roots form a few times in there. its nice to see some growth before they hit the soil in my opinion.

whodatnation · Mar 24, 2011

Scuffing is when you take your seeds and lightly scratch the outside with sand paper. Some seeds have tough outer shells and need a little help starting to soak up water. I have a small vile that used to have honey oil in it but I lined the inside with sand paper put the seeds in put the cap on and shook for a minute or two... not all seeds need this but after having 5 out of ten kush beans not even crack I did it to all the seeds I just started, space bomb and bubble n squeak. Some have broke the surface and more are coming for sure :-)

I do think its possible to damage beans doing this but just be careful and use a light grit paper around 200.

whodatnation · Mar 24, 2011

tremend00oo said:
Would you guys recommend buying straight out 600's or buying dimmable 1000's, for future use in case you outgrow your set up? And just running them at a 600w level?

If you got the extra $$$ why not? Really depends on the size and limitations of your room tho.

Gopedxr said:
Here is a shot of my friends using two 600 cool tubes : ) tell me what you guys think its his third grow i think.

Well I cant see much and dont know the footprint or the rooms environmental conditions but from back here the plants look okay but that shelf holding the plants looks kinda scary...

Green Shark said:
These are my two girls. The small one is Great White Shark and the big one is Blue Mystic. They are on the 3rd week of flowering with my 600 watt HPS.

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looking dank :-)

ENDLSCYCLE · Mar 24, 2011

tremend00oo said:
Would you guys recommend buying straight out 600's or buying dimmable 1000's, for future use in case you outgrow your set up? And just running them at a 600w level?

That's what I rock.....I have a 1000w Galaxy ballast with 1000wHort. bulbs....dimmed to 600w in the summer and letting the sun really shine in the winter!!!!!!! What I am curious about tho is would it be cooler with just a 600w bulb or is the 1000w dimmed to 600 just the same......

whodatnation · Mar 24, 2011

ENDLSCYCLE said:
That's what I rock.....I have a 1000w Galaxy ballast with 1000wHort. bulbs....dimmed to 600w in the summer and letting the sun really shine in the winter!!!!!!! What I am curious about tho is would it be cooler with just a 600w bulb or is the 1000w dimmed to 600 just the same......

I dont think it makes much difference... prob the same.
I like my 1k galaxys but they aren't dimmable.

Edit: Just thought Id throw up a pic of my aks :-)

DoobieBrother · Mar 24, 2011

Man, whodat, those are really zooming along!
One of these days I'm gonna get rich & famous and will be rocking mH & HPS like that.
Of course, by the time that happens, fusion-based lighting will be the norm (and I still won't be able to step up to it). ;-)