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highhopes said:

Hey every1 new here and checking everything out, and looking for some help with my first plant. Im not sure if this is the proper place to even post this but I've been doing some research on light setups and im a tight budget. I have 2clf's so far, 1 eco bulb23w=100 puts out 1600 lumens but is soft white so should i be using that only during flowering or is it ok to mix it with a N:vision 27w=100?

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sUpA nOvA D9 said:

Whats good all? Well Im outta CT, and looking to start a hydro set-up next May when I get back from working out in Hawaii. Im sure Ill have plenty of questions for all of you, over the course of this year till I hit May when I start. Im going to be turning an entire bedroom into my grow room. Im looking to use the DWC method with 4 18-gallon tubs, with 3 plants in each tub. Plumbing a 55-gallon res. to the 4 tubs to keep water levels from dropping too quickly in each tub. 1000 watt HPS light per tub, while placing 1 ufo light in the center of each tub (once plants get large enough). Ill be out fitting the resevoir with an oxygen pump, a heating element to keep the water temps around 78*F., and obviosly a water pump to move the water to the tubs. Not sure which nutrients to go with yet (if someone could help me with this decission it would be greatly appreciated), but I'll be using a mixture of Sucanat (1-2tsp/gal), and Sweet (2-4tsp/gal) with the nutrients that I choose later. Ill probably try out 2 strains (6 plants of each). So ya, thats it for now I guess, any suggestions from growers would be greatly appreciated. Im thinking about NLxHz, and G-13 for the 2 strains to grow. I know they are moderate/difficult strains to grow, but I've been cultivating plants for a few years, and the switch to Ganja shouldn't be that difficult. So again any tips, or help from the advanced/expert growers would be greatly appreciated.

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shaggy357Im new
Howdy, this is my first post on any website. The names' Shaggy and I LOVE marijuana. I live in Tennessee and I'm a proud redneck lol. Just to let yall know, i'm going to try to grow indoors, but i dont know much about growing at all, and im most likely going to have millions of questions. I'll post a thread up later tomorow.. Love the site so far and its info/members, thanks a lot and hope to talk to yall soon..
-Shaggy

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daddycrazyreally new
i want 2 purchase a nice stealth box but don't know were 2 start could really use any HELP

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therzdaeHello from US newbie just learning...

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AeroGardenPROgrowWas stoned and bored 1 day.
I was sittin around watchin TV and i saw a commercial for a AERO-GARDEN
i got to thinking... DAMN.. maybe.. i could.. get these pods there talking about.. and maybe put a few off these seeds i got in this bag just for shits n giggles.. see if anything happens.. my father and i really didnt have my of an idea on wha to do.. so i startd doing some research on lights and time cycle so it was changed to 12/12 on Sep, 16th and its starting to get crystals around the white hairs and leaves . i have a tin foil setup tryin to reflect as much light as possible.. and i have to get some pics.. just wantd to see if anyone else has every tried the Bed Bath n Beyond special

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chronic vegan said:

I excited to find a source to help me out with my growing needs!!!
I have been do some research on growin. The last time I "grew' was about about 25 years ago. Wow!!! It way more complicated and advanced ,than back then. I think from what I read in ur site, that when I am ready to grow I need to start a thread about my room?? Not sure if I know that what it is called? Nor do I know how to set the thread up ???

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Wikid has posted it, please go back about five pages in this thread and find it, rep her for it, I have to share before I can, we will get to that later.

My only question I have write now is:

I plan on buying a 600w HPS/metal halide swtichable light with remote ballast.

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There would not be any advantage to having a switchable ballast in your case, no need to purchase two bulbs or special dual bulbs unless it costs less. I will explain.

I plan on just growing in part of a bedroom, in a apartment.

I think with that light system I can grow 9 plants.

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I think with that light system, a cool tube and some duct work you could grow 34 of them in a 3' by 3' flood table.

I have access to medical marijuana clones. Not sure of the strain of weed they are. How would i know, how long for the plants to be in (stage 2) vegetative stage? And how long in the stage 3) fruiting stage?

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Ok, having access to medical clones.. carded? Limit on number of plants? They will tell you the strain. Its hard to give good advice with out knowing the enviromental variables. See, you could take 34 clones, put them under a few floros for week or so, just to set roots in their new home and flower them at two weeks. The only difference between that and my op is I take my own clones. If you have a plant count limit this may not be the best for you, you may want to grow monster plants like dirtbagbrian (B.thc+r&d) does. He harvest about a pound every 8 weeks from three plants, has the rest in various stages of development, records for five years of growing, I have had samples of his product, he knows his stuff, left behind two journals, you might want to check those out. Oh..he does it in a wheelchair, using a total of 2000watts of lights.
In my op, no vegging time, straight to flower, in dirtbags anywhere from 8 to 14 weeks, depending on the preceeding harvest and the development of the clones.


Thanks for now. Peace

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VictorVIcious said:

Like you said you have lots of time to do some research, start with the water temps, Filthy Fletch has posted a Thirty Minute Aero Build, I think he even uses the 18 gallon tubs for his 6 plant set up, you will not be putting a 1000watt light over three palnts unless you just want to spend extra money, its way overkill.
You may want to do some research on cloning and mother plants as well, sound like you have a good start, planning six months ahead. VV

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sUpA nOvA D9 said:

Thanks for the tips VV. OK so Ive been looking into the lighting needs a little, and the 600 HPS lights sound like they would be better for my size grow of 3 plants per tub. Is there any upside to starting with say 400 MH bulbs (4-5 weeks) then changing over to the 600 HPS(for the rest of the grow cycle)? Or should you stick with the same lighting set-up through out the life of the plant?
Yes Ive been looking into cloning, and it would be ideal (so I wouldn't have to buy more seeds, and keep a perpetual harvest going), but I need to find a room thats large enough so I can do the DWC, and have a seperate portion of the room cut off for the mother plants/clones.
Planning way ahead is how I do things I guess wheather it be cars, or a grow room. I find it helps keep unexpected problems from occuring, and allows me to space out buying everything instead of dropping loads all at once.

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