Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

meridan13

meridan13

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StinkBud said:
When the time comes I just pull them up out of the containers and move them into the flower room.

I have 2 - 1000W HPS for a total output of 290,000 lumens. My lights have vented hoods the take the air from one room and vents into the attic. That way my room is totally sealed to keep the CO2 in the room. I use a 440 CFM fan to vent my lights. Lights are run at night to help keep temps down.

I use an A/C unit during the heat of the Summer but don't need it the rest of the year.

I use a complete greenhouse control system with CO2. I keep my CO2 at 1500 PPM during the day cycle.

I keep my humidity below 60% and have a 200 CFM fan that vents into the attic to keep humidity in check.

I'm running 3 separate Aero/NFT systems so I can have 9 weeks flower time and a 3 week perpetual harvest cycle.

I use a cycle timer for the pumps. The timer is set to 1 minute on and 5 minutes off. This allows maximum Oxygen to the roots without letting them dry out.

I made 3 separate Aero/NFT systems using PVC fence posts. The plumbing runs inside and is made from the same 1/2" PVC pipe I use for the cloner. EZ-Clone sprayers between each plant site.

14 plant sites. 396 GPH pump.

The frame is made from 3/4" PVC pipe. 18gal. Rubbermaid container for the reservoir.

Here is my formula for my flower room:

Botanicare Nutrients:
126ml Cal-Mag Plus
150ml Sweet
180ml Liquid Karma
540mlL Pure Bend Pro Bloom

I run 2000 PPM all the way until the flush cycle. Some strains like AK47 can handle over 3000 PPM without burning. Other strains show signs of tip burn at just 1700 PPM. Since I run 10 different strains I set my PPM for a good overall value.

Check out the photos for details on my flower system.

Flushing and harvest next...
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I was just wondering. I'm sure someone already asked but what are the dimensions on the tub clone system and the 14 plant aero system? how much room is in between plants?
 
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LionsRoor

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dagobaker said:
ok my initial weight of the grow is approx (i added 1 oz from the 2 small plants i took off a week earlier)
430 grams............. its very tough to weigh that amount on a small scale so ill update if it i was wrong
thats 430 grams or about 15.25 oz .......
i need to step back a minute and really figure out if thats correct
stay tuned.......if its wrong when i re weigh it in smaller amounts ill post the correction
that is half (1/2) of the 600 (300) hps unit running aero.....co2.......botanicare nutes....humidity 55%.......temps from 75 during day and 83-85 during nite time lights on.........
ok 300 watts and 430 grams gives me over 1.4 grams per watt running the romulus at about 10 weeks of 12/12........


it seems crazy i went from .3 grams per watt with coco to 1.4 grams per watt running aero and co2 and great nutes
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Nice yields Dago! ...so 600 x 1.4 grams of dried, quality, bud per light? ...plus popcorn, and trim, etc? I am impressed - I didn't get half that from my first two batches, but I have some plans to substantially increase my yields next round. Thanks for the inspiration - keep up the good work!
 
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sssdad

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i built a 3 fence post system with 7 holes in each post for 21 plants per system. my problem was finding a res or tub wide enough to drain all 3 posts into. then i discovered the gutter section at lowes. they have this snap together system that has seals built in the connecting pieces. use a downspout section and cut a hole into the res lid to slide it in. then cut gutter to length needed slip it into one side of downspout and add a end piece on open end. do this for the other side also. i ended up using 2 pieces of gutter(added to the open space of the downspout) to make a 26" water channel that dumps into res via one central hole. no drips, no splash, make it easier to add water, and allowed me to move the res further under the unit by making the drain hole near the end of the res lid to get more usable space to work in.
 
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ganjourno

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Just thought I'd show some progress. I'm using one 400W CMH (ceramic metal halide) per flowering unit. I really like the results so far and the bulbs are very cool! I had one top pushing up against the glass, which is maybe 1.5" from the light, for two full days and I only got a little bit of heat curl on the edges - no permanent damage at all. The spectrum is better than both conventional MH and HPS, in that it has more deep red and more blue, meaning more growth with less heat and less wasted energy! The cool thing is that they run on HPS ballasts, so if you have a 400W HPS ballast just buy the bulb and give it a try (magnetic ballasts only, the electronic ones don't work with these bulbs). I got mine here for $55: http://www.growlightexpress.com/ceramic-metal-halide-bulbs-9/mastercolor-ceramic-metal-halide-400-watt-horizontal-79.html

Here's some pics from tonight, this is about 1.5 weeks into flowering, starting to form buds now. This is blackberry, starting to form a nice top cola:


And here's a shot of my massive bagseed plant. I have no idea what this is but it's def. an indica and the thing is massive - it's got like 8 or 9 big branch offshoots and each had multiple budsites, I think I topped twice during veg. It takes up the entire left side of my flowering unit - I had to move everything else because it was blocking all the light :O. You can see under the CMH light I get nice short nodes as I can get the light very very close. Here you can see the slight burning on the top leaves - this was after resting on the glass for two days! Again this one plant has about nine branches this size, I'm hoping for close to 6oz from this baby!
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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Can I see a "Stink Bud"?:eyesmoke:

I'll match with a "Gypsy Bush"...;-)

Here's one of my zero veg clones still a couple of weeks from done...

 
dagobaker

dagobaker

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Well to b honest I'm still kinda in shock and no idea if I can do that again lol
have 2 units finishing this week. No smaller buds just massive colas so it will b interesting how I'm going to dry the damn things lol
this grow was 10+ weeks while my widow is normaly 8 weeks but with that yield who cares lol
 
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LionsRoor

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sssdad said:
i built a 3 fence post system with 7 holes in each post for 21 plants per system. my problem was finding a res or tub wide enough to drain all 3 posts into. then i discovered the gutter section at lowes. they have this snap together system that has seals built in the connecting pieces. use a downspout section and cut a hole into the res lid to slide it in. then cut gutter to length needed slip it into one side of downspout and add a end piece on open end. do this for the other side also. i ended up using 2 pieces of gutter(added to the open space of the downspout) to make a 26" water channel that dumps into res via one central hole. no drips, no splash, make it easier to add water, and allowed me to move the res further under the unit by making the drain hole near the end of the res lid to get more usable space to work in.
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Nice - got pics? I also run a 3 post system and went another route, but I would love to see your solution. It sounds nice!
 
eyeswideopen

eyeswideopen

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Does anyone have experience with Plantmax HPS bulbs? There's already a thread about them on RIU but it doesn't have any good info and I since I'm building the stinkbud system, I figured some of the guys with more experience could chime in. Are the hortilux bulbs worth the extra money? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
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ganjourno

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eyeswideopen said:
Does anyone have experience with Plantmax HPS bulbs? There's already a thread about them on RIU but it doesn't have any good info and I since I'm building the stinkbud system, I figured some of the guys with more experience could chime in. Are the hortilux bulbs worth the extra money? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.
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The hortilux blue MH bulbs have essentially the same spectrum and output as the phillips mastercolor bulbs, but the philips bulbs are half the price. Another difference is that the phillips bulbs run on a conventional HPS ballast, whereas the hortilux blue bulbs run on MH ballasts. If you have to buy everything new for either scenario, they are a wash as the HPS ballasts cost more than the MH ballasts, erasing the cost advantange of the phillips bulbs.

Can't give you advice about the plantmax bulbs as I have no experience, but there is little difference in HPS spectrums unless it is a dual-arc lamp we're talking about.
 
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LionsRoor

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eyeswideopen said:
Does anyone have experience with Plantmax HPS bulbs? There's already a thread about them on RIU but it doesn't have any good info and I since I'm building the stinkbud system, I figured some of the guys with more experience could chime in. Are the hortilux bulbs worth the extra money? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.
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IMHO the standard Hortilux HPS bulbs are worth the extra $30 over a standard Phillips, etc. They seem to stay brighter longer. Having said that, I often go with the cheaper bulbs because... well, because they are cheaper! The Hortilux bulbs have been proven in real world tests to put out more lumens than other bulbs in their class. I can't speak of their claims concerning spectrum. I currently have 2 Hortilux HPS bulbs and one Phillips HPS bulb, all with the same ballast and reflector - and the Hortilux bulb visibly seems to put out more blue light - but that is just a casual observation.
 
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LionsRoor

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ganjourno said:
The hortilux blue MH bulbs have essentially the same spectrum and output as the phillips mastercolor bulbs, but the philips bulbs are half the price. Another difference is that the phillips bulbs run on a conventional HPS ballast, whereas the hortilux blue bulbs run on MH ballasts. If you have to buy everything new for either scenario, they are a wash as the HPS ballasts cost more than the MH ballasts, erasing the cost advantange of the phillips bulbs.

Can't give you advice about the plantmax bulbs as I have no experience, but there is little difference in HPS spectrums unless it is a dual-arc lamp we're talking about.
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If you are shopping ballasts, consider the new digital models that run both MH and HPS bulbs. If you do want to use both bulbs during your grow cycle, go with 400 or 1000 watt ballasts as there are few (if any?) true 600 watt MH bulbs (the 600 watt conversion bulbs deliver 400 watt performance).
 
dagobaker

dagobaker

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get the stinkbud aero .......cloner.......veg........and 3 flowering units and add co2 and u will yield with good genetics over a gram per watt
with "good" genetics i yielded 1.4 grams per watt last grow..........which im still amazed at
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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dagobaker said:
get the stinkbud aero .......cloner.......veg........and 3 flowering units and add co2 and u will yield with good genetics over a gram per watt
with "good" genetics i yielded 1.4 grams per watt last grow..........which im still amazed at
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Me.. no thanks...

I just want to see one of your guy's buds...:lol:

I do ebb/flow and have gotten 1/w from the first day... with bagseed...

And my personal best was a batch of 48x 20g lollipops... 1.8g/w....

I'm not switching... ebb/flow is a lot easier to clean...:lol: and I'm lazy... and I have only grown for the last 6 months or so...

But I really really really want to see a bud grown in the system...

So I will ask again...

Does anyone here have a picture of a decent clone from a stinkbud system to show me... pretty please....

Here's another Gypsy bud... you know... incentive for someone to post a pic of theirs?!?!?! ;-) :lol:










 
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deeweromekoms

Active Member
Even though imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, at least they should at least give credit where due, and have the courtesy to call it the Stink Bud system.
I believe Mr Stinkbud's intention is for his concepts to be a gift, so there is something quite unsavory about this. Just my opinion.

But then again, there are always some numb-nuts, no matter what......

Check it out:

http://www.hhydro.com/cgi-bin/hhydro/HH00630.html

http://www.hhydro.com/cgi-bin/hhydro/HH01176.html

http://www.hhydro.com/cgi-bin/hhydro/HH01177.html
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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Darn... I went hot to see some Stink Buds... :roll:

No Joy... :eyesmoke:

You guys do actually grow pot around here right????:lol::clap:

Please don't take offense... that was a joke... I know there's real sharp growers here...

Don't fry me.. just show me a bud.. please...:lol:
 
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