Turtle Koi
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I'm gonna have to get back 2 u guys with this one, but so far it seems I've found a way of building a 800W induction with less than 150 american, spending about 300W for reals, been looking into it, will let you know, peace
Blue Dream 800W Induction Lights SOG
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Bonzi Lighthouse
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Since you're the "lightguy" and i am truly interested in induction lighting please expand on your statement "These are the real deal". Also do you have a vested interest in lighting sales?
solcielo
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Lets try to keep things semi-on-topic and leave out people's credentials and whatnot.....this is my journal and all, not just an open discussion on induction lighting. Had to leave town this weekend and the two plants that weren't blue dream [blue venom (blueberry x white widow)] seem to be showing some nutrient burn with curling downward leaves and discolorations.... have some pics i'll post manana. All the other plants are looking superb buds are starting to get hairier and I think they've finished 90% of their stretch so far and topped out right around 2 feet tall. Someone asked if I trimmed, that's a yes. I took out the bottom 1/3 of anything not main stem or primary stalks off main stem following Al B. Fuct's super long perpetual thread advice on trimming. Seems like the buds hanging down low are developing a little slower so I think the claim of light penetration 20"-30" is pretty accurate.
chazbolin
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Thanks for steering it back to the business at hand. I think I speak for all of us when I say that your efforts are appreciated and the results to date have been impressive for these new lamps. That 30" of canopy penetration probably helps with a bit of fan movement from on high I would think.
I had lunch with a bud who was telling me the induction grows of the same strain produced higher quality that he swears you could smell the difference during the grow. Then I tasted his latest and experienced a CRS moment so I just smiled and let him keep that theory unchallenged. Curious how are your gurlz smelling?
I had lunch with a bud who was telling me the induction grows of the same strain produced higher quality that he swears you could smell the difference during the grow. Then I tasted his latest and experienced a CRS moment so I just smiled and let him keep that theory unchallenged. Curious how are your gurlz smelling?
TheGaussianMan
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Hey man, this thread is awesome. +reps for so many of you guys. Currently I'm running roughly 800W (including ballasts) worth of CFLs (not all in one grow area though). I'm hoping to switch to induction lights after I make some money and seriously decrease my power consumption. If you had lower wattage induction lamps, how close could you get them to the plants? The thing that really fascinates me about them is that they are efficient, but also allow for close proximity to the plants.
solcielo
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Since my total body irradiation as part of my treatment before a bone marrow transplant my sense of smell is waaaaaaaay off and I don't think I can give you any reliable reports as to smell. With the carbon filter always running in the tent I think that works to clean a lot of the air (my fiance hasn't started complaining yet if that's any indication) but I just can't honestly say which grow was stinkier. My memory of my last grow under HID I never smelled anything when walking into that room until about the last 2 weeks of bloom and I was told it was pretty damn stinky. I can say that I'm noticing a ton of resin gland production and it seems to be covering more of the bud and surrounding sun leaves... I don't remember things looking this thick with resin-glands at day 24 of bloom in the last grow.
edit: out of the blue tonight my fiance mentioned it's really stinky in there already.... lol there you go
solcielo
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I was told if you don't monitor and adjust the lights every couple days the plants can and will grow right up through the grill to touch the bulb. Now if they were to do so I think that'd block a lot of your light and the bulb itself is a little hot to touch and within a couple inches I bet you'd start bleaching the top of the plants from too much light. 9"-12" seems to be a great and enjoyable height away from the tops of the plants for bloom. I'm not sure you'd want to try and flower (I think veg would be fine) with some of the lower wattage lamps as they just can't provide the penetration needed unless you're growing a bunch of 9" lowryder indica or something.
TheGaussianMan
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Thanks for the help, man.
chazbolin
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AHHH 'stinky already' and this from the fiance. Certainly one of my two favorite smells, lol. It's damn shame you can't post a whiff.
solcielo
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Doing great. Resin production is off the hook and my trichromes are all fat-headed most milky no amber yet. Changed the res yesterday and gave them a little heavier dose of nutrients this week in anticipation of starting a 2 week clean-RO flush next weekend. May consider chopping off the top 10-12" and drying and lower the lights while the stuff on the bottom finishes and fills out if it hasn't entirely matured by then. Even with the undergrowth clearing there's still under-developed popcorn down lower. Should have just gone with 5-10 days of veg instead of 25.
Solcielo good to hear all is going well. Throw some pics up dude. Been waiting a week for you to post! One of my most visited threads at the moment. How is ecerything going compared to your HID set up at this point and other points during the grow? All positive and negatives appreciated.
chazbolin
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The site shows the 400 @ 41.5" long and the complete weight (ballast included) @ 24.5 lbs which they recommend for a maximum 5 x 5 area.
