Hotsauses First 600w Grow

Whats up everybody. The time is finally here. I already ordered my light,nutes etc Heres my list:

• Super Sun 2 Reflector
• 600w Lumetek Ballast
• 50x100Mylar
• Dura air pump

I am still waiting for my things to get here but i went and got some clones today. Will they be ok with Natural light until my light gets here?

Here are my 2 ladies


The first one is a Blueberry Dwarf
And this one is a Purple God Bud

They look good and your parts list cool too.

Are you going to continue them in soil or transplant to hydro?

They will be fine under natural light until the artificial light arrives. They could go all the way under the natural light, just wont get the yield that you can from artificial.

Thanks for the quick reply I am wanting to do hydro(Already ordered) But i haven't read much on transplanting. I thought they would be in rockwool. O well nothing more reading cant fix

You are absolutely correct about just reading more, it is amazing the amount of info on the web. Depending on the set up you could just put them into hydroton.

Hmm i was thinking about that. Got the info i was looking for all i do is Rinse with luke warm water and try to get all soil traces gone. I think putting them straight into Hydro-ton is the best idea. My setup is 8-10 Gallon Tote(Still have to buy) with my 600GPH airpump with 3-4 air stones and 2-3 net pots on top. My babies are sitting downstairs by a window seal right now. I had them outside but this Colorado wind is killer lol i dont want them to get wind burned

I dont know that you need to use warm water. Plants like their water at about 68 degrees.

The set up sounds great. My buddy is experimenting with totes also, he uses a taller 9 gal for veg and a shorter wider 10 gal for flower - 6 plants netted pots with hydroton. He likes it.

I use netted pots in one of my systems with the hydroton also.

Good Luck, I will peak in now and then to see how things are going...

Thanks ill keep updating i would right now but nothing changed besides where my girls are

It wasn't very sunny in Colorado today. I worked 9-4 my girls like a little bigger but its probably in my head lol. Still no word on my tracking number for my light so im hoping it will just show up soon. FEEL FREE TO POST FOLKS, Are they looking ok why are some of the leaves so damaged? I have read to leave them on so ill stick with that advice till i read otherwise. My stuff from HTG gets here tomorrow on my day off (How lucky 4 me) But like i said still no word tracking number from UPS. Time 4 pics


Purple God Bud


Purple



Also i watered them today ive read to water only when the top of soil is dry so thats what i did. Cant wait 4 my hydro stuff to come

So a little update One of my girls isnt looking so good so i hooked up a lamp and made a make shift sun in the bathroom i hope it works.

Her leafs are very very droopy ANY ADVISE? Am i thinking in the right direction with Not enough light? I fed her very little this morning dont want to overfeed plus i dont have my ph meter yet so i cant ph my water

My Blueberry Dwarf is looking good now. Leafs are back out instead of drooping. My stuff is in Commerce City should be here sometime today . Sigh but yet who knows when my Reflector and Ballast will be here from www.bestgrowlights.com lets hope this 6-10 Buissness days is true

I got my Air pump Mylar Hydroton, and nutes from HTG BUT THEY SENT ME THE WRONG LIGHT BULBS......................*SIGH* But my Reflector hasnt even come so ether way it doesnt really matter just a little longer i have to wait. Heres pics MYLAR
AND OF COURSE THE WRONG BULBS Im 600 Watts not 400 and its Friday so i gotta wait till monday to ship back out

An Update.... My 2 Girls are doing fine but today i picked up another lady that is Big Bud crossed with something initialed FF. She had a rough ride home she fell over once and her stem got a little bent but she was fine until about an hour ago her leafs are drooping(I watered 10-20 minutes before this) Whats the matter with her is it just stress from the rough ride? Did i feed her a little to much?I fed till there was water coming out the bottom

Hey bru,

I am here now. When you got some porn up in this place, wait till you see the hoards packin themselves in trying to get an og your girls then. Us growers as fairly predictable, lol.

Good luck with it, and you ain't getting rid of us now!!!

Peace, DST

nice start ill be watching for sure i have the same pump and it works great

DST in the building I am going to pick up a Florescent light to keep my girls happier then these CFLS. Im most likely getting a 24" 2 Bulb florescent with cool bulbs. My girls are looking very happy today no more drooping thanks for stopping by Randr i havent tried my pump yet but i have everything i need to set up my system i just gotta get off my lazy ass and do it lol

Hotsause said:

DST in the building I am going to pick up a Florescent light to keep my girls happier then these CFLS. Im most likely getting a 24" 2 Bulb florescent with cool bulbs. My girls are looking very happy today no more drooping thanks for stopping by Randr i havent tried my pump yet but i have everything i need to set up my system i just gotta get off my lazy ass and do it lol

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What is the kelvin rating of the cfls hotsause? Earthbrite, not sure what that means. CFL's are good, bur for this stage you need to get 6400 kelvin (daylight) the most common ones are the 2700 which are more red.
When does your ballast arrive?

lookin good hotsuace, im subbed

So today i picked up a 2Foot 4 Tube T5 Heres some pics and also a Sunrise Hanger

DST said:

What is the kelvin rating of the cfls hotsause? Earthbrite, not sure what that means. CFL's are good, bur for this stage you need to get 6400 kelvin (daylight) the most common ones are the 2700 which are more red.
When does your ballast arrive?

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Not sure my new light is 8000 Lumens and it came with 4 Cool Bulbs. My ballast and Reflector from www.bestgrowlights.com still hasnt sent me a tracking number

ah u got the t5s i wanted but i settled for this only for veg though this is the link -> http://northernlightandgarden.com/feliz.php
i got the 200 watt and it works great, but i still want them t5s, how much that run you for the t5