HELP! water pump/lighting/timing question

beeegbuwds

Active Member
Well I broke down and got a Canada grow box, fits 10 plants, has a 400 watt bulb.....anyway I just made sure all ppms, ph and temp of water was correct as well as the nutrients.....but I have my clones in 2 in rockwool cubes surrounded by clay balls with a drip stick to the side of the rockwool....the guy I bought it from said I should keep it in veg.cycle (18/6) for 8 weeks and then harvest....not to put it flower mode (12/12) at all. is that correct?....also in veg cycle with the lights on for 18 hours and then off for 6 hours...do I want the drip sticks/water pump to be on continous...even with the 6 hours of lights off or do I want the water pump shut off for the same time the lighting is off?...just affraid the rockwool will dry up in that 6 hours of darkness. any help would be much appreciated. thanx
 

2cimdma

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Depending on the size of the rockwool it shouldnt dry up. Ebb and flow systems only flood every 6 hours or so so you'll be ok. Dont know about the whole 18/6 and harvest though. I would assume its an autoflowering strain
 

beeegbuwds

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thanx for your input bro....im not on an ebbn flow Im on a drip stick system, that z either going contious or 12 on 12 off...i was told during my the time I have my 4 in clones to leave the lights and the water pump going continous for 5 dayz and then to switch to flowering mode, lights and water pump on 12 hrs and then off for 12 hrs....ima a new booty to all this so anyhelp would be appreciated. thanx
 

SmokeMedprop215

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he said they are clones and clones cannot be auto flower you must change your plants to 12/12 in order to flower them but as far as how long that is up to you size is usually the decider. most plants will double in size while in flower so if you star flowert with a 12 in plant it will be roughly 24in when done flowering
 

beeegbuwds

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so....for a rookie, i wanna make sure i got my basics down..i got my clones about 4in in rockwool, I start on a veg cycle of 24 constent or 18/6, then after they reach 10 or 12 in, start the flowering cycle of 12/12 for 8 weeks or until harvest..?
 

SmokeMedprop215

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so....for a rookie, i wanna make sure i got my basics down..i got my clones about 4in in rockwool, I start on a veg cycle of 24 constent or 18/6, then after they reach 10 or 12 in, start the flowering cycle of 12/12 for 8 weeks or until harvest..?
looks like the rookies got it down :D depending on the strain you have it could take more or less time to harvest good luck
 

chronickb247

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dont grow with those lights use these and your electricity wont go up and you will get big fat buds but make sure you get both red and blue spectrums.

42 watt average $10.00 each

65 watts, = $23.99 average price

85 Watt, average $29.00 each




105 watt average $38.99 each




Or Look for Clamp Reflectors and Bulbs together:


 

beeegbuwds

Active Member
dont grow with those lights use these and your electricity wont go up and you will get big fat buds but make sure you get both red and blue spectrums.

42 watt average $10.00 each

65 watts, = $23.99 average price

85 Watt, average $29.00 each




105 watt average $38.99 each




Or Look for Clamp Reflectors and Bulbs together:


thanx bro....but I have a quick grow canada 10 plant black box......fucc that was a mouthfullll...lol...herez the link for it......http://www.quickgrowcanada.com/prodQuickie.html..........dont know if those lights will fit in my system...I got a 400 watt philips alto light going now
 
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