Going Big: New Year, New Grow! 600w DWC tent

lol tell me about it i didnt have drain in my tub either . but you can bet when i start up the time it have drains in it

goofygolfer said:

lol tell me about it i didnt have drain in my tub either . but you can bet when i start up the time it have drains in it

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Yeah, seriously. Changing out the res for the TW is at least an hour of work. The pump is only 66gph, so it takes a while to do anything.

Next time, tubs will have drains, will be raised, and the plants will be smaller and I'll be more in control.

Pictures as promised...TW and LA woman are starting week 6 of flower Monday.

Inside the tent


Kings Kush 2 weeks? into flower


5x LA woman, 2x TW clones going straight into 12/12


Overfed White widow just put into 12/12


Trainwreck buds








LA woman buds

Looks like your trying to grow some beasts in there. They look healthy and happy. Keep up the good work.

Integra21 said:

Looks like your trying to grow some beasts in there. They look healthy and happy. Keep up the good work.

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Thanks a lot bro.

I wasn't really trying for beasts but I underestimated the ridiculous growth after the flip of the lights. The TW tripled in size, at least. Next time the plants will be smaller and more manageable.

I been lurking and yep you got this dialed
good work bro

Dude your TW is starting to make me fear my TW. It's almost as tall as the 3 big girls that are WAY ahead of it.

LEGGY!

jimmy130380 said:

I been lurking and yep you got this dialed
good work bro

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Thanks! Now its just a waiting game...

ColoradoLove said:

Dude your TW is starting to make me fear my TW. It's almost as tall as the 3 big girls that are WAY ahead of it.

LEGGY!

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Doesn't surprise me. It'll be a big plant for sure.

looks great man

fishindog said:

looks great man

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Thanks!

+rep to everyone for your comments.

oh man you got a jungle going on in there . tw looks sweet andi can see icing on the cake

goofygolfer said:

oh man you got a jungle going on in there . tw looks sweet andi can see icing on the cake

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Fuck I know! The TW are really untamed beasts taking me along for the ride. Each day they are looking better and better but still no smell from them. The LA woman is the only thing in the tent stinkin.

Hi sicksad is that lumatek ballast switchable from 250 to 400 to 600 watts?

Are you using the super lumen switch on it and is it having much effect on the light levels

Just curious as im after one myself

whitewidow2 said:

Hi sicksad is that lumatek ballast switchable from 250 to 400 to 600 watts?

Are you using the super lumen switch on it and is it having much effect on the light levels

Just curious as im after one myself

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Yes, it is. I haven't fiddled with those settings but its good to know they're there if you need them. I flipped the super lumen switch for a few minutes once but didn't notice enough of a difference to keep it like that. I'd rather the bulb last a little longer than try to squeeze more light out of it than it was designed for.

sicksad... why does the ballast have a 360w setting?

I understand the 400 and 600 settings and the way i understand it is it will let you run a 600w dimmed or a 400w bulb at the 400w setting...

but what if you have a 250w (which i do at the moment) - is the 360w setting not too much?

whitewidow2 said:

sicksad... why does the ballast have a 360w setting?

I understand the 400 and 600 settings and the way i understand it is it will let you run a 600w dimmed or a 400w bulb at the 400w setting...

but what if you have a 250w (which i do at the moment) - is the 360w setting not too much?

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Yeah, my bad. I didn't realize the low setting was 360w, not 250w. You are correct that you can dim a 600w bulb or run a 400w bulb. A 250w bulb at 360w isn't very safe. You'd have to get either a 400w or a different ballast if you intend on running a lower wattage bulb. The 400w lumatek runs a 250w bulb.

yeah i was just curious as if it did run a 250w bulb it would be the only ballast you would ever need provided you dont want to go down the 1000w route...

I want a 600 but my area isnt big enough at the moment

Getting a 600 would mean i'd need to buy a tent and a new ballast and bulb

Ill stick with the 250 at the moment but i definitely want one... or 4... 4 would be good haha

Seriously, I wonder what lumatek was thinking going with a 360w setting. But yeah, you are right, it would be the last ballast you would need since it would run everything except 150w and 1000w bulbs.

What kind of space are you working with? I've seen guys stuff a 600w into pretty small spaces (extremely well ventilated of course) with great results.

600 water rock in terms of efficiency i wish i had gotten one instead of a 400 watter

I guess I'll weigh in and say I love my 600 so far. Make sure you get a legitimate fan!

Sick - dude my TW passed up the Juicy Fruits in height and is just doing whatever the hell it wants. I feel like it would clone really well though since it's so spindly. How do you think it would do outdoors where it can do whatever it wants?