2x600 hps ebb & flow. Chronic, Grapegod, and Bluecheese. Single cola SOG.

Someguy15

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Think I'm going to grab a couple of hortilux eye bulbs for my next run.
Check the hour ratings on them. The 600w has a rated life of 16,000 hours and the 1kw has a rated life of 24,000 hours. If you check out the lumen maintenance graphs, you will see that your still getting 90% lumens at 50% of the rated life with both bulbs. For the 600w, that's 8000 total hours before I replace. Now I'm not sure if you veg at all with them, but I only flower so 9 weeks x 7 days x 12 hours = 756 hours of 12/12 for 9 weeks. Bulbs will last nearly 10 cycles before dropping to 90% brightness. If you prefer 95% brightness, chuck em after 4000 hours or about 5 cycles.
 

hornedfrog2000

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Check the hour ratings on them. The 600w has a rated life of 16,000 hours and the 1kw has a rated life of 24,000 hours. If you check out the lumen maintenance graphs, you will see that your still getting 90% lumens at 50% of the rated life with both bulbs. For the 600w, that's 8000 total hours before I replace. Now I'm not sure if you veg at all with them, but I only flower so 9 weeks x 7 days x 12 hours = 756 hours of 12/12 for 9 weeks. Bulbs will last nearly 10 cycles before dropping to 90% brightness. If you prefer 95% brightness, chuck em after 4000 hours or about 5 cycles.
You're saying that is good right? I just saw a comparison of plants that everything was the same except the bulb and it was pretty incredible to say the least. What bulbs do you veg with?


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hornedfrog2000

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Little past 5 weeks in these pics. I really think if I crammed 36 of these in my 3x3 I could get 2lbs. My only concern is mold...
These still have quite a bit of filling in to go. Should be done in about 1 month.


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mrduke

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lookin good frog. i just started a little sog in my attic, as it finally cool enought to use the extra space. 30x30" with 25 greencracks in 1 g coco bags and a 600 over top. hope they turn out as good as yours
 

zildgin

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This is my first time growing chronic. I was wondering how is the smoke? The reviews are not very helpful some say its great some say its trash. Can you give a 1st hand experience. I have 10 now and they are huge just flowered them after a 52day veg. In a 4x4 tray with a 1000w.
 

hornedfrog2000

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This is my first time growing chronic. I was wondering how is the smoke? The reviews are not very helpful some say its great some say its trash. Can you give a 1st hand experience. I have 10 now and they are huge just flowered them after a 52day veg. In a 4x4 tray with a 1000w.
It's a pretty basic smoke honestly. It smells real sweet, looks hairy, and fluffy, but it gets the job done. Not a super stoney smoke, but that's ok by me.
 

hornedfrog2000

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Can't wait to see the results. Very nice grow.
Thanks man. I haven't really been updating much because its mostly just smooth sailing at this point in time. They're in that akward sort of phase where they aren't really getting a whole lot bigger looking, but the buds will just start to swell up and get thick. Hopefully the chronics give me 1/2+ oz a piece. It would be cool if I got a zip from each of them, but I'm not really counting on it on this grow.
 

firsttimeARE

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Good to hear things are going smooth. Hopefully in about 6 months time i'm at where you're right now.

Keep up the good work horned!
 

zildgin

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It's a pretty basic smoke honestly. It smells real sweet, looks hairy, and fluffy, but it gets the job done. Not a super stoney smoke, but that's ok by me.
Yep, thats what I thought. Thats ok I will have alot of it anyway. lol... The whole yield with a kick thing that serious seeds described sucked me in. I will say this for Serious seeds there stuff is rite on. Or at least these Chronics are. There dead stable and super uniform. I will try some of there other stuff 4 sure!
 

hornedfrog2000

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Their AK47 is supposed to be real good, so is their white russian, bubble gum, etc. I'll grow some more exotic stuff in a year or so. I just want some quantity until I get better at it. Best stuff I've grown is probably mr nice ssh. I would like to try some of subcools stuff sooner or later. Namely querkle, qrazy train, etc.
 

firsttimeARE

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I just had some SSH that was going round here. Very nice stuff. Too bad it was 180 a half.

I'm like addicted to buying seeds lol. I'm getting some new ones this weekend, attitude has a sale if u spend more than 35 pounds you get 7 freebies all fem plus the normal UFO freebies. Got 6 DNA genetics cataract kush. Excited. Maybe one day i'll be able to grow em, haha.
 

zildgin

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Their AK47 is supposed to be real good, so is their white russian, bubble gum, etc. I'll grow some more exotic stuff in a year or so. I just want some quantity until I get better at it. Best stuff I've grown is probably mr nice ssh. I would like to try some of subcools stuff sooner or later. Namely querkle, qrazy train, etc.

The Ak47 is awesome I am sure but I tend to stay to the lower odor strains. I live in a neighbor hood and just dont want the issue of ( oh my god whats that smell?? ) My buddy does a cash crop of Island Sweet Skunk and I can tell if he has been in his grow room that day or not. Its in his clothes the smell is that strong. I think my next go will be BOG sweet cindy99. Power+low flower time 45days + very low odor.

I do think SS Bubble gum is worth a shot.
 
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