150w HPS Club: Inspirational Resource

[letsdothis21]

anytime, diy is a good choice. making things yourself is always a blast. do you have a ballast/lamp yet? if not, here's a link that might help with that part.
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/8499-convert-common-home-security-light.html

Yeah I got the $20 econolight, it's still in the box it was shipped in I just haven't opened it yet haha. I do have all the parts and stuff to make it into a remote ballast so once I get my seeds (ordered last week) I'll be ready to start.

 

[bc.trip]

Yeah I got the $20 econolight, it's still in the box it was shipped in I just haven't opened it yet haha. I do have all the parts and stuff to make it into a remote ballast so once I get my seeds (ordered last week) I'll be ready to start.

that's awesome. i just started growing(including beginning to construct grow cab) a few months ago so i remember how exciting the part you're at is. i almost wish i needed to start a whole new cab just so i could build another one.

 

[letsdothis21]

Yeah man I think I've thought of everything I'll need throughout the grow so hopefully it goes smoothly.

And if it all works out I'll have a couple ounces right in time for 4/20

 

[Single White Pistol]

Hahaha dude when did you build that? looks irrilie similar! Thats going to produce, no doubt, good job on going verticle. Is that a class dome around the light? how is that working?

DYK that cool tubes strip 10% of lumens out of your light. And ever lumen is mighty precious when dealing with a 150w, no doubt.
KNOwledge is power! Woohooo.

Yo Mistermic... I have the same exact light that dude is using. Did you mean that that glass may be taking 10% of my lumens from me???

 

[Single White Pistol]

For those who have done the 150watt before a few times. What do you yield on average per plant? I already know it depends on light, nutes, and a number of things and blah blah blah... but if you've done it more than once, you can give me a rough average within your experience.

 

[bxke1414]

First time grower here, will let u know in a few weeks.

 

[SmokeyMcSmokester]

when you giving her the chop bxke?

 

[bxke1414]

I see clear, cloudy, and a few amber, so it will probably be next Wed, which is exactly week 9.

 

[SmokeyMcSmokester]

i havnt seen any amber trichs on mine yet..mine are at 64 days right now. the nugs keep swelling. Im letting all the hairs turn color. trichs are cloudy/clear

 

[bxke1414]

Awesome, ya ur right, it will all depend on the trichs.

 

[frostythesnowthug]

For those who have done the 150watt before a few times. What do you yield on average per plant? I already know it depends on light, nutes, and a number of things and blah blah blah... but if you've done it more than once, you can give me a rough average within your experience.

If i grow 4-5 auto ECSD in my cab i'll average 1.2-1.8 dry oz per plant, sometimes maybe 2 or a lil over, but those have just been lucky grows..
If i grow one plant in there, say skunk x big bud , i could get anywhere from 4-8 oz esp if i've vegged a lil (usually no more than 3wks) and done a lil LST to let the side buds get plenty of light too.. but thats down to the big buds genes.
kinda depends on genes, and then your setup..
You could use 10k watts and if the genes suck you still may only yield a small amount of bud.

 

[frostythesnowthug]

i havnt seen any amber trichs on mine yet..mine are at 64 days right now. the nugs keep swelling. Im letting all the hairs turn color. trichs are cloudy/clear

I'm right there with ya..waiting for the sight of a few more ambers on some ECSD, should be the next day or so. It smells frickin amazing!!!
Got my last lifesaver to get me thru christmas.

 

[Afroman25]

Haha good call man, you should be like the vice president of this club. Yeah, 150w hps only, plain and simple. Cfls are for pussies. Pussies get fucked. Your fucked. bing bang boom.

Alright give jack the go ahead...

yes cfls are for pussies. Im proud to be a member of this club

 

[bc.trip]

anybody use a 4" centrifugal fan for their 150?

 

[frostythesnowthug]

I use a 4" extractor fan, but its an Axial fan not Centrifugal.

 

[bc.trip]

i'm not sure if a centrifugal fan would be overkill for a 150, or if it'd be too loud.

 

[cannabiscult]

let my enter the realm of the elite:

 

[SmokeyMcSmokester]

nice lil tote you got there..My boy has that same 150. Is that foil as a reflector?

 

[frostythesnowthug]

BC.trip -
i'm not sure if a centrifugal fan would be overkill for a 150, or if it'd be too loud.
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Maybe , i guess it depends on whether its got adjustable speed or how many CFM's its rated to, but i've never used one on my grows.
Rubber mountings will solve any vibrational noise issues, but yeah you could still be left with a pretty noisy fan.
have a look online at the Centrifugal fan manufacturing sites, they may list the dB ratings, so you can get a fix on poss noise levels.

 

[letsdothis21]

let my enter the realm of the elite:

Hey, noticed that there was a smaller plant in one of those pics, are you doing a perpetual grow at all?

I've been interested in doing one but I'll have 2 plants (maybe 3 if I do a perpetual), but the thing is is that I wouldn't know how to work the light settings since it'd all be under one light (the 150w econ).