Newb Closet Coco Grow, 400w MH+HPS

never thought of it but your right one 400 watt and one 600 watt would be better then just one 1000w. but then prob would cost more to buy 2 sets rather then just one. but if you already have one set then its all good. im thinking of throwing in 2000watts for a flower room and 400 for a veg room. and try to hit 2lb every 2 months.

As far as lumen per watt - 600 watt lights are supposed to be most efficient. Check this link and look at mean lumens per watt http://www.hydroponics.net/learn/hid_lamp_op_cost.asp 600 watts are also double the total lumen output of most 400 watts. So if you get new lights I would recommend 600watt.

OH HELL YA I USE BOTH 600w IS MUTCH MOORE EFFICIENT!! I USE FUTHER BRITE.. THARE VERY GOOD.. I HAD MY FOR 2 YEAR'S AND IT START'S MY LAMP FIRST STRIKE!!

ok so i was thinking about going 1000 watts but now that yall say 600 is better then im thinking of just getting three 600 watt systems. think thats better then two 1000watts?

buckd316 said:

ok so i was thinking about going 1000 watts but now that yall say 600 is better then im thinking of just getting three 600 watt systems. think thats better then two 1000watts?

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OK if you do the math, three 600watts = 243,000 total mean lumen output. Two 1000watts = 252,000 lumens. Barely a difference. But the operating cost (electricity usage) per month for 600watt is estimated at $31.92 while 1000 watt is $52.80. So three 600watts would be $95.76 per month to operate and two 1000watts would be $105.60. So $10 a month is what you're saving. So it really might take a couple years to pay off the difference in buying three lights instead of two. Up to you to decide whether that's really worth it. In your situation I might say it is a toss up.

Wow thank's for the math m.. So it cost me 31 buck's per mounth to run my 600w... Cool i thout it was cheaper.. But i think you are right..lol

hey in a small area like 1' 8'' by 2' 8'' and 4' high what watt hps would be good? 150W?

da plantDOC said:

Wow thank's for the math m.. So it cost me 31 buck's per mounth to run my 600w... Cool i thout it was cheaper.. But i think you are right..lol

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I was just going off the numbers in the link I posted. My actual costs seem a lot lower too so take all that with a grain of salt. I mean for the 400watt I had a $17 per month difference in electricity versus without it. After adding the 600watt I'm at about $40 difference. So about $8 cheaper per month than what the link says just for the 600watt, $13 total.

Holy shit, I just figured it out. Go to the link and change the hours per day from 16 to 12 and you get exactly the numbers I just said. $23.94 per month for $600watt and $16.70 for the 400watt. Boo ya!!

kellie420 said:

hey in a small area like 1' 8'' by 2' 8'' and 4' high what watt hps would be good? 150W?

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More light never hurts. Throw 250 in there

okay cool yah im planing to make another veg room for mothers or something, think it would be nice =D

Wow that's what i came up with also m!! Lol.. So cool man..

The bubba kush am growing seem's to be finnishing very fast!!!

Sorry, updates have kind of been few and far between lately. I chopped the Bubblicious on Saturday night. I wish I could have let her go another week but I'm short on space. Even though I cut early I still got some really fat and nice buds from her. She was so leafy that I was afraid after trimming there wouldn't be much left. The smell is suprisingly like White Lady at this point. Skunky with a slight diesel fuel smell but it's still pretty wet and green. So here she is just before execution. Look out.

DEAD PLANT WALKING!!!





She was a giver



Here's some closeups at harvest time.





Now here's after 24 hours of drying.













Flower room is still very crowded even without the Bubb. Once the Jock and way-too-tall White Lady is out it should get much better.



Younger White Lady is happy to be off the shelf.



Had to get a couple pics of my favorite Jock branch in here. I think we're 10-14 days out.





-/\/\ared

fucking tasty man !, if i didnt have a certain somebody coming over my house ... my flower room would be MUCH bigger .. like urs ... maybe in a couple years ..
just curious as youve done quite a few harvests...
do you prefer drying the plant stem by stem over hanging the whole plant for some reason? have you tried both ?

hey mared whats up, how much you yeild? i know its an early time to ask but how tall show my clones be when i cut them and how tall when i flower them?

kellie420 said:

hey mared whats up, how much you yeild? i know its an early time to ask but how tall show my clones be when i cut them and how tall when i flower them?

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I don't weigh it until it's dry. I'd guess about 3-4 oz but a couple days until I find out.

I'd say about three inches is a good clone height. You actually want a branch with a little stretch between the nodes so you can stick it in your rockwool or peat plug without the next node touching the surface. When you flower depends on how many you have and your space and light in the flower room.

okay dokie =D lol yeah i am going to get those lil coco germination pellets things or whetever =\ they are lol but yeah lol maybe flower bout 7-10 inches

420weedman said:

fucking tasty man !, if i didnt have a certain somebody coming over my house ... my flower room would be MUCH bigger .. like urs ... maybe in a couple years ..
just curious as youve done quite a few harvests...
do you prefer drying the plant stem by stem over hanging the whole plant for some reason? have you tried both ?

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you missed my q

420weedman said:

you missed my q

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LOL my bad. I didn't really understand. If you don't cut off the branches then how do you trim? You wait until it's dry to trim?

oh. i thought you would have done both, some say its better to do it whole and it dries out evener.... i've seen peoples plants dying whole .. but trimmed, when i see another ill show you.