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Danielsgb

Danielsgb

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CombatVeterans 4 Cannabis said:
Hey guys what do you all know about LED lights? im looking on ebay and there is a 225 LED Quad Band Full Spectrum Hydroponic Grow Light for 25.00 plus 8 for shipping...same guy has 4x4 grow tents that are going for under 100.00 w/free shipping....im gunna get a tent for sure and thinking about that light...what say you all... heres a link to the item on ebay - http://cgi.ebay.com/225-LED-Quad-Band-Full-Spectrum-Hydroponic-Grow-Light-/200577809873?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb35e7dd1&autorefresh=true

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LED lights are usually crap. The technology isn't there yet.
 
pipster

pipster

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Question: I have three seedlings, ( fem AK48's) healthy but they are stunted. This is what i did. Germed in paper towels, all seed cracked. put them in wet rock wool cubes and put the cubes into soil, they are under 125W CFL, been 8 days and they are not growing. Has me stumped, should i switch to 400w HPS or what???? Need help
 
Ganymede

Ganymede

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What was the ph of the water you soaked the rockwool in? What is the temperature of the room and the temperature of the grow medium?
I would consider a heating pad under the fellers.
 
moontree farmer

moontree farmer

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I have a 5*5*8 room, what lights do you recommend?

Now I have 3-150hps, 1-400hps, and 1-175mh, its nice and bright, white walls, temp stays between 72-85 (on/off), air in , air out, my humidity stays high, around 65,
 
Snow Crash

Snow Crash

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moontree farmer said:
I have a 5*5*8 room, what lights do you recommend?

Now I have 3-150hps, 1-400hps, and 1-175mh, its nice and bright, white walls, temp stays between 72-85 (on/off), air in , air out, my humidity stays high, around 65,
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I suggest a 1000w lamp.
Consider vertical growing as well. You could add a 600w, keep the 400w, and supplement with the HPS systems. Or you could use just a 1000w system, or any variety in between. Minimum I'd go with is 1000w though.

Budget about $180 for the ballast, another $70 for a bulb, and maybe $90 to $150 more if you need a reflector, less for a simple socket.

You'll probably want to add an exhaust fan for another $100 or so, probably less.
 
Daehtop king

Daehtop king

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ok guys. im getting into DWC but im a little foggy about the feeding schedule still. after about an hour of reading ive found no real good answer. but from what i gather i change my rez every week, adding the nutes at that time to the desired PPM. and i only top off the system with ph water until i change my rez again. 7-10 days
Does this sound right?
or do i try and keep the ppms at the desired level until i change my rez. ill be using ionic nutes if it matters.
 
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noname40

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this is my first atempt at growing my soil is junglegrowth 0.22n-0.11p-0.18potash im using superthrive and miraclegrow all purpose plant food plants are 4 weeks old and look nice and healthy at this time im growing under 4foot 40 watt flouresents with 2700k and 1600 lumens plant and aquarium lights my question is some of the fan leaves stems have a little red or purple tint towards the leafs i was told this could be a nitrogen defiency what can i use to quickly raise nitro level if this is the case thanxs
 
Snow Crash

Snow Crash

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No, not a nitrogen problem noname40.
Your setup sounds like the most ghetto of setups... I'd know... I did the same thing when I was starting out.

Swap out your 4 foot tubes and aquarium lights for cfl bulbs. Daylight spectrum, 25ish watts. Keep them about 2 inches from the plants.

There's 100 other things to cover... but I don't know what you don't know.
 
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noname40

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thanks snow you are right after seeing all the different set ups it is real low budget.iwill try new lights as soon as can locate
 
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kindbud27

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quick question about my fans. i have been running them 24/7 for a long time and i was wandering if they should be turned off at
night or leave them like i have it?

thank you
 
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Mixwell63

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Thanks for this thread. I know if chemical ferts (MG and etc) are used , they must be flushed for a while to get rid of the bad taste. If organic nutrients are used in a soil grow, will they also leave a bad taste if not flushed?
 
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JTurnz12

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ok i am new to dwc but started it for the first time... i have 3 seeds started to root out of the rockool so i put them in 5 gal buckets with hydroton.. they have barley grown and are on there second set of leaves.. its been a week now.. they look healthy and green but just havnt been growin barley at all, no roots are coming out the net pot either... any advice on what i am doing wrong would be great guys.. ph is 5.8 and the water level is about an inch into the net pot... should i not water, or still keep watering them a bit by hand?

please hurry as im getting worried
 
sarye

sarye

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Snow Crash said:
Growing isn't cheap.

That bulb and the activated charcoal would help, but they are not the solution to your problem.

The only inexpensive and effective method I know of is using Ona. Look the stuff up, I use a block in my room and it does a very good job of creating a pleasant smell. I use a carbon filter, so I don't really need the Ona, but it gives me peace of mind.
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Thank you for the advice snow. I know growing will cost some money but since all of the product is for personal use, I'm trying to keep costs low. I have about 1000 dollars to put toward everything. So far my plant are growing well. i just want to make sure they are going to be concealed. Do you have any links or suggestions for a carbon filter? I am not adverse to buying something more than ona or gonzo. I just need something A) already built and B) easy to maintain. thanks again:)
 
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T.riddle

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Im starting my first indoor grow with a DWC and my questions are what grow medium should be put i the net pots rockwool or hydroton or is it a mix of the two? my second question is what nutes are most agrred upon to have the best results? Ive been thinking of using dr hornbys or the fox farm and its feeding schedule.

Thanks for the help!
 
puck1969

puck1969

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Sorry for the change of subject but:
I am having some trouble, my plants (kannibia Power Skunk, Kannibia Special Fem, and Barney's LSD) are under 15 23 watt 2700k CFL
lights. They are in ph 6.5 potting mix and I am using Jack's Classic flowering fert with 1 teaspoon of blackstrap molasses. I did have trouble
during veg. and very early flower. My temps with the light's out got down to 60 degrees.The plants were pretty much dormant for
the late veg. to early flower. I smartened up and got a I got a heater and the plant's shot up! Now temp's
are 80 degrees 24-7. The plant's put out pre flowers and then just stopped growing. I have been watering every 3-4 day's (more since the heater)
and I LST'd them at the start of flower. They have been flowering since Feb.6th.
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