Troutie's Green O'matic Stealth grow
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troutie
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many thanks bro
..... ok one thing i have noticed .... towel is a thing of the past right now...although it bought my growbox up from low almost no humidity, to 45-50% depending on how dry the towel got (very impresive i thought), but since this morning its been 60% with no towel... it seems 30ltrs+ of perlite and wet soil is enough to raise it to a stupid level and just before flowering starts too...... hopefully it will drop again after the roots start to take over (i really dont know) ... but i'm not too worried as "onlycumbershere" has already hit on what i think could be the ansa to this problem... make reflective covers for the pots... should be fairly simple to make ... and help keep the evap down....might make a tiny saving as it should mean less watering (less nutes) .. lol ... that should help towards the cost of windscreen reflector i'm gonna cut up to make the covers PMSL
troutie
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really really nice mate!...i hope mine look that good further down the road, that big bitch looks like she wants to please you lots and lots lol!!
caseyjones32
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Lookin good bro
. I wish I could keep track of the days with pictures lol, I always mean to but never get around toit, I dont know if I need anymore smoke 
troutie
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Morning!... the hinges creaked as i opened the wardrobe this morning... i was quite excited to see how the three plants been over night, a small hit of humid weedy smelling air passed by and mixed with the musty air within the shed, it took a second or two for my eyes to adjust to the light that now silhouetted me from my crouched position at there feet, and brightened the cobwebed far reaches of the other side of the workshop, as my tired itchy eyes reacted to the sudden enlightenment slowly and i moved my gaze from left to right checking to see if yesterdays pot change had affected the stance and rigid structure of the three little plants .... fine.... fine.... and OH MY!... a sudden rush of shock took over i think something could be wrong... little plant on the right looks damaged.... it had a lean that wasn't there yesterday... its leaves had turned in an awkward manor and was leaning in as if it had been pushed over.. almost as if it had been caught in a sudden gust of wind and had stayed like it........ or someone had LST'd it.... it only took a a couple of seconds to dawn on me ...... I NEED MORE LIGHT
anotherdaymusic
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dang sucks about your light. how many bulbs do you have in there? and what kind?
caseyjones32
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My white widow got a little sickly but she turned right back, as long as she stays steady and doesnt decline in health anymore I think you're okay and if not, you got more seeds buddy!
I was thinking about throwing my weak ass (15w) fluorescent bulbs on the side cause the branches are shaded..but then again, I was thinking, wont they just stretch to come out to the canopy and get the HPS?
and if not, you got more seeds buddy!I was thinking about throwing my weak ass (15w) fluorescent bulbs on the side cause the branches are shaded..but then again, I was thinking, wont they just stretch to come out to the canopy and get the HPS?
onlycucumbershere
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Dude...
You should have come check me for bulbs, I've been on the case because I need to get some more 2700k lighting for my flowering....
These are 75w equivalent and only £1.20;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120785397347?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_1950wt_905
I'm going to replace all of my current 75w's with these ones.
I think it'll be okay though, once it gets used to it's new house and the roots get spreading more
You should have come check me for bulbs, I've been on the case because I need to get some more 2700k lighting for my flowering....
These are 75w equivalent and only £1.20;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120785397347?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_1950wt_905
I'm going to replace all of my current 75w's with these ones.
I think it'll be okay though, once it gets used to it's new house and the roots get spreading more
troutie
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i think they would .... but loads of hps users stick red cfl in the back corners as side lighting... i have seen loads of people saying CFL'S are no good for flowering.... then bugger me backwards when flowering starts they add the cfl's to there HPS grow.... so fuck it whack em in!My white widow got a little sickly but she turned right back, as long as she stays steady and doesnt decline in health anymore I think you're okay
I was thinking about throwing my weak ass (15w) fluorescent bulbs on the side cause the branches are shaded..but then again, I was thinking, wont they just stretch to come out to the canopy and get the HPS?
troutie
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oooooooooooooooooooooohhhhh bollocks.... my first impressions was 75w 850 lumen output quite low compared to 125w 7500 lumen output.... ... but after doing the £ for £ comparison ... turns out for my £50 i could have got 35500 lumens if i'd got your bulbs... fair enough i'd have to have 40 of them ... but i'm sure you can guess i feel a wally!Dude...
You should have come check me for bulbs, I've been on the case because I need to get some more 2700k lighting for my flowering....
These are 75w equivalent and only £1.20;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120785397347?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_1950wt_905
I'm going to replace all of my current 75w's with these ones.
I think it'll be okay though, once it gets used to it's new house and the roots get spreading more
troutie
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will be running 3 x 125watt cfl on thurs.. currently been using 1 x 125w cfl in an old hps reflector
anotherdaymusic
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cool dude, that one bulb isnt enough for the plants, gonna need a light for each plant? lol sweet, the more the merrier.
onlycucumbershere
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My mate uses one single 250w CFL under a HPS reflector. It's massive! lol over a foot long and prbs about 7/8 inches wide.
But it's great for his vegging room with six clones now getting quite large. He picked it up for £15 I think on eBay.
Can't say what it's like for flowering though, but I do know it's full spectrum so it would work.
But it's great for his vegging room with six clones now getting quite large. He picked it up for £15 I think on eBay.
Can't say what it's like for flowering though, but I do know it's full spectrum so it would work.
troutie
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the 250's tend to be either 6400k blue... or 2700k red... i don't think they do a duel spectrum 250.... but the 125's come as a duel spectrum... 3 tubes are blue and 3 are red(much dimmer??).... if you look at my last pictures ... you can see the plant in the middle is soaked in what looks like white light, thats the blue three pointing down.. while the two plants on the outside are only getting the reflected red light from off the reflector..... thats why my end plant has turned itself and is heading towards the lamp now 
.. but she's gonna get her own lamp on thursday and so is the other one lol.... 7500 lumens per plant should do it i hope?
.. but she's gonna get her own lamp on thursday and so is the other one lol.... 7500 lumens per plant should do it i hope?
anotherdaymusic
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hahah yeah should def do it
silusbotwin
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Looking awesome! Subbed and eagerly awaiting future updates
troutie
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update thursday fella .... once i've crammed another two of them lamps into my box (not my box.... but you know what i mean!)Looking awesome! Subbed and eagerly awaiting future updates
and i still can't get over how fast these Autoflower plants grow
troutie
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OPINIONS PLEASE...........
2 days ago .... (48 hours to the minute) i repotted all three plants .... 11ltr pots new soil 60%/40% perlite as per update 31-10-2011.... now my problem is
the 48 hours before i transplanted them the growth was unreal ... super fast.... since they have been moved growth has slowed (not stopped) but slowed to a crawl (colour looks good throughout) are they sulking? do you think they've started rooting again? or have i done something wrong???
what ever you think let me know!
2 days ago .... (48 hours to the minute) i repotted all three plants .... 11ltr pots new soil 60%/40% perlite as per update 31-10-2011.... now my problem is
the 48 hours before i transplanted them the growth was unreal ... super fast.... since they have been moved growth has slowed (not stopped) but slowed to a crawl (colour looks good throughout) are they sulking? do you think they've started rooting again? or have i done something wrong???
what ever you think let me know!