2021 Newbie Check List
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Marq1340
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I do have a couple of these in my cart for a future purchase. Good eye thanks
HydroKid239
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16-18" saucers for those pots.Happy New Years everyone! 2021 Is upon us!
Ok I'll get to the point. I've never grown a damn thing outside of my hair or facial acne. Below is a list of things I've bought for my grow, so please let me know if I'm missing anything. I honestly feel like I will fail, but fuck it made it through 2020!
Hopefully dropping seeds Friday afternoon.
1. LAGarden 48x48x78 Tent
2. FFOF Soil from a local shop
3. 17x AutoFlower seeds on hand from varies breeders purchased through Seedsman.com
4. Running 2x Sunraise QB2000 = 400 watts with a 22.63 x 22.63 x 4.15 footprint for each light
5. I currently have three fans. 12" mountable oscillating fan, 11" circulating fan, and a 7' USB desktop fan
6. Thinking I bought an 6" AC Infinity inline fan what I actually purchased was a 8" booster fan...Forgive me
7. A programmable power strip.
8. Perlite for soil aeration
9. Fabric pots 10G 5G found a deal and bought more 5G.
11. Water and Soil testers
12. Dr Earth Fert - Premium Gold and Organic 8 Bud & Bloom
13. Digital Hygrometer Thermometer Humidity Temperature Monitor
14. 4.5L Cool Mist Humidifiers
15. Submersible Water Pump (using tap)
16. 1 Gallon Sprayer
17. duct tape, watering can, eye wear, scrog net, Gardner gloves, spray bottle.
18. Spray bottle
19. Pruners and Clippers
20. Ducting
21. General Hydroponics pH Down & General Hydroponics pH Up
I DIDN'T INCLUDE A CARBON FILTER YET BECAUSE I'M CURRENTLY STILL SHOPPING FOR ONE
Plant elevators to allow run off to flow out.
Electric tape. (Shit rips)
4' bamboo stakes 24pk. (For extra support/help with negative pressure) See pic.. I have them in my tents, and helps
keep the walls away from my buds.
Extra rope ratchets.
Back up timer.
back up hygrometers.
zip ties.
Rubber coated plant ties.
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Marq1340
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Picking up some 16" saucers from ace hardware tomorrow,
I'll be sure to grab electric tape and stakes during that trip. Thanks
I haven't included the items I've picked up locally but I do have some of the items listed on the bottom of your list.
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Marq1340
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So many different neem oil sprays but i'll be sure to grab something for bugs tomorrow. I swear I'm going to be pissed off if I have an infestation on my first grow.
hotrodharley
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Trust me. It affects the microbial life in the very top at most. I grow full time using water from the municipal system of Fairbanks AK. Use humic acid like Superthrive to feed microbes. Molasses is a second choice. They do not use sugar. They use the humic acid in the molasses.
https://www.gardenmyths.com/chlorine-chloramine-plants/
As to chlorine ^^
I'm pretty sure its unusual what happened to me with the truncheon. Seriously I would probably buy it again that's why I'm hoping they will send a new one
Boru420
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“I bought this product after seeing the PAR chart which shows the Mars Hydro SP300 exceeding light output of a 450 watt competing light (I own that light too)
I was initially skeptical on how a 300 watt light could exceed performance on a 450 watt light. My worries proved true. Turned up to full power this 300 watt light isn’t nearly as bright as the 450 watt
The light has maybe 2 x 4 footprint whereas the 450 watt light is closer to 3 x 4. Because of this most plants on this side of the 4x8 are flowering under 18 hours of light. The plants on the side with the 450w are healthier, more vigorous and still in vegetative growth. This light purchase will end up costing me about 250 grams or $2000 in lost harvest weight
My 450 watt led was $150 less. The cheaper light seems to outperform the SP300 by a large margin. I feel like the more expensive 6500 model might be nice, this one can only be used as supplemental lighting
There were also some quirky manufacturers issues to point out which I have attached pics of. There is a couple feet of cord between the driver and switch that I don’t understand. It’s almost like you could remove the driver and mount external to tent. There is no indication in manual why it would be there so I just taped the extra couple feet of cord to the ceiling of the tent.
Also, the mounting brackets are super cheap and do not have holes, you wedge the cheap bracket in to the heat sink. To me I was shocked. This isn’t secure at all, someone could barely bump the light and it would risk falling to the ground
It would make more sense to add a bracket with holes on the outside of the driver and switch. Then the light would be sturdy
I will be trying this light for a dark spot in my high pressure sodium room, might end up returning, still have 30 days to decide”
for someone who has never grown before thats some review of your light hotshot. im really impressed. we have an on going issue on the RIU forum concerning the age old question "how much do you think" regarding the weight of a finished grow (that hasnt even been cut down yet). now i just read part of your review on "costing me about 250 grams or $2000 in lost harvest weight". whenever the question arises again regarding "how much do you think" maybe you could help the people out. there doesnt seem to be too many people on here that can guessimate like that. just a thought. first grow my bollox lmao
I was initially skeptical on how a 300 watt light could exceed performance on a 450 watt light. My worries proved true. Turned up to full power this 300 watt light isn’t nearly as bright as the 450 watt
The light has maybe 2 x 4 footprint whereas the 450 watt light is closer to 3 x 4. Because of this most plants on this side of the 4x8 are flowering under 18 hours of light. The plants on the side with the 450w are healthier, more vigorous and still in vegetative growth. This light purchase will end up costing me about 250 grams or $2000 in lost harvest weight
My 450 watt led was $150 less. The cheaper light seems to outperform the SP300 by a large margin. I feel like the more expensive 6500 model might be nice, this one can only be used as supplemental lighting
There were also some quirky manufacturers issues to point out which I have attached pics of. There is a couple feet of cord between the driver and switch that I don’t understand. It’s almost like you could remove the driver and mount external to tent. There is no indication in manual why it would be there so I just taped the extra couple feet of cord to the ceiling of the tent.
Also, the mounting brackets are super cheap and do not have holes, you wedge the cheap bracket in to the heat sink. To me I was shocked. This isn’t secure at all, someone could barely bump the light and it would risk falling to the ground
It would make more sense to add a bracket with holes on the outside of the driver and switch. Then the light would be sturdy
I will be trying this light for a dark spot in my high pressure sodium room, might end up returning, still have 30 days to decide”
for someone who has never grown before thats some review of your light hotshot. im really impressed. we have an on going issue on the RIU forum concerning the age old question "how much do you think" regarding the weight of a finished grow (that hasnt even been cut down yet). now i just read part of your review on "costing me about 250 grams or $2000 in lost harvest weight". whenever the question arises again regarding "how much do you think" maybe you could help the people out. there doesnt seem to be too many people on here that can guessimate like that. just a thought. first grow my bollox lmao
Marq1340
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Had some delays, grow starting 1-6-21!
This is awkward.... So if you go back to where I originally posted that comment it's a copy and paste from Amazon(which I noted in green and also put the review in quotations). I have absolutely no reason to fake being a newbie grower.