my 3 stages of flower

I confuse myself sometimes!!! GET A PPP METER!!!!!

superstoner1 said:

Unless you have at least 10 foot ceilings do not run parabolic.

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Ok excuse me for asking some noob questions, but I have been thinking about this all night before ordering new hoods/reflectors.

1. Why not run a parabolic unless you have 10' ceilings?

2. Why the Blockbuster air cooled hood?

I ask these for a few reasons, first is because I just want to learn as much as I can, but also because I am going to run a mini-split and co2 so I don't plan to vent my hoods. Also I was looking at the dimensions for the Blockbuster hoods and I already have air cooled hoods that are close to that size if it is for size reasons and could save some $. If not I also saw some 6" Magnum XXXL SunMax Air Cooled Reflectors that are 10″ H x 27.5″ W x 37″ L and it seems that would put off a bigger foot print.

As always thanks for the responses!

Yeah, well that's what I thought,too. Just take my word and my wallets word.

The only times I have seen bare bulbs are in big rooms or on a light mover!! Running a fan to exit the heat from the bulbs is also cheaper than running a AC!!! If and when I get new reflectors, I will get them with 8 inch vents and fans!!! My grow is on the second floor and i use 6 inch venting and fans and dont need AC until the temps get above 50 degees outside and i run 4000 watts!! if it were in a basement and I used the 8 inch venting and fans, I would be surprised if I needed AC at all!!!! Oh yeah, as you are setting things up, make blankets for your reflectors with that aluminum rolled insulation stuff!!!!!!! Buy the most expensive aluminum duct tape too, well worth it!!!!! I bet I have waisted $5-10 thousand dollars on trying to do things on the cheap and it just never works!!!!!

superstoner1 said:

Yeah, well that's what I thought,too. Just take my word and my wallets word.

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I do trust your word as well as OD's you have both proven yourselves many time through out this community and it is great! The reasons I ask specifics is so I can get a better understanding of why, and hopefully be able to spread your knowledge down to someone else someday! Thanks again! I'm sure you get sick of the same questions after so many years.

OLD DUDE said:

The only times I have seen bare bulbs are in big rooms or on a light mover!! Running a fan to exit the heat from the bulbs is also cheaper than running a AC!!! If and when I get new reflectors, I will get them with 8 inch vents and fans!!! My grow is on the second floor and i use 6 inch venting and fans and dont need AC until the temps get above 50 degees outside and i run 4000 watts!! if it were in a basement and I used the 8 inch venting and fans, I would be surprised if I needed AC at all!!!! Oh yeah, as you are setting things up, make blankets for your reflectors with that aluminum rolled insulation stuff!!!!!!! Buy the most expensive aluminum duct tape too, well worth it!!!!! I bet I have waisted $5-10 thousand dollars on trying to do things on the cheap and it just never works!!!!!

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I will have to think for a bit and see if I can up with a way to vent them outside of my double-wide with out the neighbor 25' away noticing! Yup I said it double-wide in the trailer park baby! lol it might as well be on the second floor too, no shade all day! Actually it is a pretty nice park with lots of nice retired people. Thanks for the tip on the blankets and also I don't skimp on the aluminum duct tape either I love that stuff! I even fixed my pool cue case with it!

Again thanks so much for sharing your knowledge guys, this a awesome thing!!!!

I'll beat everyone to it too!!!! ^^^^ look at that guy ^^^^ kiss-ass





LOL!!!!

The other option you would have is water cooled, don't have any experience with it! Have heard its a pain in the ass to get things dialed in but, once you do get there, it's nice. Maybe George will read this and add his thoughts, he used to water cool things.

This might be silly but, if you have good fans on the reflectors and blew the air into the room, wonder if the mini split wound then be able to cool things down enough???

I' sure I will go with the 2 blockbusters for now with 1000w. Also look what the weed fairy brought me today!

Nice fucking fairy. Now, the thread tax says you have to send me one of the continuous meters. This thread can only exist through your donations.lol. it worked for somebody else and i really want some of those damn meters.

superstoner1 said:

Nice fucking fairy. Now, the thread tax says you have to send me one of the continuous meters. This thread can only exist through your donations.lol. it worked for somebody else and i really want some of those damn meters.

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Once I get it dialed in and start turning those 30-40oz harvests I'll send you one no problem!

Again thanks goes to out to you guys for sharing all the info you do!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Crash, do you have another meter to do a weekly test with?? I probably do a lot of over kill but I have found issues with my continuous meters by doing the weekly test with my other meter! Pick one out SS, I would buy you one in a heartbeat

Crash/420 said:

I' sure I will go with the 2 blockbusters for now with 1000w. Also look what the weed fairy brought me today!

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I have 3 of those guardians. They work nice, but you need to doubt them first. At first sign of high/low ph, check the meter first, do not adjust your res. Always assume your meter is broken before dumping a ton of ph up/down in the res. I know this from experience. Even the best blue labs meters break, maybe less often than cheaper meters, but they still break.

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Hey Crash, do you have another meter to do a weekly test with?? I probably do a lot of over kill but I have found issues with my continuous meters by doing the weekly test with my other meter! Pick one out SS, I would buy you one in a heartbeat

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georgeforeman said:

I have 3 of those guardians. They work nice, but you need to doubt them first. At first sign of high/low ph, check the meter first, do not adjust your res. Always assume your meter is broken before dumping a ton of ph up/down in the res. I know this from experience. Even the best blue labs meters break, maybe less often than cheaper meters, but they still break.

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Thanks for the tips guys I will defiantly do that. Also I do have the hanna meter pictured below but it needs a new ph probe so I may just get a whole new one, not sure yet have to do some shopping around.

Crash/420 said:

Thanks for the tips guys I will defiantly do that. Also I do have the hanna meter pictured below but it needs a new ph probe so I may just get a whole new one, not sure yet have to do some shopping around.

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I have that Hanna as well as a blue, right now I also keep the drops handy. When things look wacky on the meter, I always used other methods to test before making changes.

I couldn't tell you the last time I calibrated my meter

Good Morning Everybody, Hey SS can you tell me the high points of your DWC What type container,what kinda nutes,how you add DO,anything you can think to mention should help me & others.Thanks & have a good day!Peace

superstoner1 said:

I couldn't tell you the last time I calibrated my meter

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I'm finding that my new 802 stays pretty damn close!!!!!!!

nameno said:

Good Morning Everybody, Hey SS can you tell me the high points of your DWC What type container,what kinda nutes,how you add DO,anything you can think to mention should help me & others.Thanks & have a good day!Peace

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There are no high points,in fact they are seriously neglected. I add 3gal of nute mix from an aero system res and cut it with 2gal of water and some pondzyme. toss in an airstone and sometimes let them go 10-14 days without checking them.