gulfcoastgrower
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how much you think youll pull off that ? and what size lamp? im using bpn high yeild system
Heaths Flooded Tube Vertical
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ttystikk
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About a pound per plant, and my average is climbing fast.
I use RDWC and top feed, and I do chill my water. No airstones, though.
Yield, better use of space and ease of maintenance and plant husbandry are the reasons I recommend the approach.
What is bpn high yield system?
gulfcoastgrower
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Blue planet nutrients blue max two part ,vita blue ,liquid seeweed,earley bloom booster and liquid blue bloom booster ,and root magic
gulfcoastgrower
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How long you veg them ? From clone ?
ttystikk
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I use dry nutrient salts from Hydro-gardens.com. same nutrients, just stunningly cheaper.
ttystikk
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Clone only so I know what I'm working with and up to three months from fresh cutting to bloomroom ready, depending on strain and conditions.
gulfcoastgrower
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600 hps ?
ttystikk
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Noooooo... I'm over HPS as a lamp for growing plants under. It's much better for lighting streets, its original mission.
Try 860W CDM lamps. Vertical operation (only), open fixture rated, must use the cheapest (magnetic) thousand watt ballast available, lol
315W LEC tech is very similar and even better and more efficient but it is not cheap, especially on a watt for watt basis!
Alaric
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Hey ty,
Looked up that light and read a little-----I thought interesting.
http://www.advancedtechlighting.com/edbfp.htm
Sounds like you endorse this type of technology over HPS?
Anything we should be warned about----if tried?
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Looked up that light and read a little-----I thought interesting.
http://www.advancedtechlighting.com/edbfp.htm
Sounds like you endorse this type of technology over HPS?
Anything we should be warned about----if tried?
A~~~
ttystikk
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I'm recommending them only because I've got plant-years of use with them under my belt and they outperform HPS even beyond a watt for watt basis.
They run on magnetic ballast only, cheap old school MH thouie.
They run in vertical position only, base up or down is okay.
They're open rated, so run 'em bare!
Color Rendering Index of 92-93; they're like sunlight, very natural, great pics.
If you want better lighting for vertical, I'll be able to help you in a few months; I'm working on a purpose built LED panel, hee hee...
Other than that, I don't think there's a better option, save probably the 315W LEC lights- but up front investment in those is steep compared to 860W CDM, especially on a watt for watt basis. I've seen great grows with T5, but it doesn't scale well. Plasma is a possibility, but isn't mature yet.
I like my 860W CDM. I'm pretty sure you would, too.
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gulfcoastgrower
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Got a few babbys vegging you got a good link for vertical not shure how to start
ttystikk
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Let them grow... up. It's easier than nearly everyone makes it out to be.
gulfcoastgrower
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Whats the advantages of rdwc to dwc ?
ttystikk
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Never ran DWC. In in my RDWC, aeration is done automatically (that means no stones, lines or airpump) and there's only one set of pH and EC numbers to watch. And I only need to check and adjust once a day.