kevin murphy
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how long was the veg mate and what techniques did you use..
Stelthy's 600W Hps Project! (New-Cab)
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littlegrower2004
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looking good stelthy!
stelthy
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Hi dude, From the date she - (Royal-Haze) was the size of a piece of cress 24/07/2011 to the time I put her into Flower (15/09/2011) is a total of 54 days, I 1st topped her a 11" tall and then topped her again 3 weeks or so later - multiple times, then another week or so later I topped her again ~ multiple times.
I used the SCROG method from 13" tall and then once the taller stems were higher than the rest of the canopy by a couple of inches, I SUPER-CROPPED (just the taller stems) and that pretty much brings me up-to-date
I hope that answers your question, ..If you have any more questions dont hesitate to ask! - STELTHY 
kevin murphy
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54 days and u get it like that excellent...cant wait to see how big mine is after 90 days veg topped and fimmed lol...then 2000 watt for flower lol...what u reckon mate
stelthy
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Yeah I gotta say man I am pleased the way she's lookin' too
If your using a simerlar technique to me on your lady, and your strain is known for getting quite big, then ~ After 90 days Vegging she is gonna be one BIG Lady Are you going to use 2X 1000W HPS/MH or another combination of lamps ?? ....and UV-B ? ... are you running Magnetic or Digital Ballasts ?? either way it'll be at its best with either Hortilux or Digi-Lux lamps depending !!I'll check out your thread/s this afternoon, as am assisting the kids on a school outing for most of today, just had a Fry-up and Coffee... Its gonna be a long day (7-hrs by coach)
... But I'am actually excited about having a sober day with my daughters and making sure they learn some interesting facts at the Museum !!I've added some new pics to my "MONDAY UPDATE #2", What ya think ?? - STELTHY
kevin murphy
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no worries bro thinking of just centering the plant in the middle and hanging 3 x 600 watts and a 400 watt hps over top of it the 600s round vertically...and didigtal ballast mate lumatek..
stelthy
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What lamps (Make/Model) are you going to be using... are you tempted by the Digi-Lux lamps ?? 600's are great!!... I can't wait to use mine
!!! can you give me a LINK to your grow as I am keen to see your setup in action?!! - STELTHY
kevin murphy
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its only in veg mate but it page 1700 or on my signature mate its only a 4 days old lol..its been vegged till 4th january then flowered mate...
kevin murphy
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and sunmaster 600 and 400s mate im gunna use..
stelthy
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Sun-Masters are pretty good too
I looked at them before I settled with Digi-Lux - STELTHY
stelthy
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Ok I just bit the bullet I've ordered a 600W version of the DIGI-LUX Digital Dual-Spec HPS lamp and it boasts a "95,000 Lumen" output So combine that with a 600W Lumatek Digital Ballast with boost button and the 4X CFL's and the UV-B tube thats means I will be running well over "100,000 Lumens" (Full-Spectrum) over a max. of 2 plants in my DWC/SCROG Cab. !! I am also very tempted to re-decorate with ORCA when this grow is all done and cured - thoughts ?? - STELTHY
I've ordered a 600W version of the DIGI-LUX Digital Dual-Spec HPS lamp and it boasts a "95,000 Lumen" output So combine that with a 600W Lumatek Digital Ballast with boost button and the 4X CFL's and the UV-B tube thats means I will be running well over "100,000 Lumens" (Full-Spectrum) over a max. of 2 plants in my DWC/SCROG Cab. !! I am also very tempted to re-decorate with ORCA when this grow is all done and cured - thoughts ?? - STELTHY 
stelthy
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Oh there's always improvements to be madeNICE! That's a hell of a score. And just when I was thinking that cab couldn't get much better.....haha. What line of nutrients are you using if you don't mind me asking. I hate to sound lazy, I looked through a few pages, but 236 is a lot
!! I am using CANNA's Nuits except PK 13/14 (using HammerHead 9/18 instead) and also Super-Thrive, ROX, and Cha-Ching.. although I am happy with CANNA's range and find them very easy to use, I am tempted to switch to 'Dutch-Pro' when all my CANNA nuits are gone/used up! .. Yeah 236 odd pages is a heck of a read - STELTHY 
I keep hearing/seeing great Canna results time and time again, maybe it's time to give them a shot.
lilindian
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Duno where ive been all this time but the important thing is i'm here now and sub'd. What a fuckin beast! Got the same microscope as you, those things are the shit! The amount of detail u can see in anything and everything is incredible... Right, i'm gona attempt to work my way through the last 58 pages.... catch u in a bit
lilindian
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Yes Kev doin big tings!
kevin murphy
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lol lindian 260,000 lumens for one plant should be enough shouldnt it lol verical and horizontal grow....
zibra
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very nice setup, love it!..........................................................UPDATE-MONDAY #2...............................................................
The main Stem is really thickening up
Here are a couple of shots of her under-side.. I have notice the odd crap leaf! .. So when my lights next come on I will snip away and get rid of them.. apart from that she is looking splendid !!
I tried to get a shot from higher up looking down, But for some reason the pic came out blurred... So I will take some more shots later when the lights are on!
The White hairs/Flowers are looking great they are small and compact at the moment.. The canopy is approx. 28" tall, I have slightly raised my UV-B tube by about 1", and have raised the 2X right CFL's a couple of inches also.. the CFL's on the left were still fine at the lower height.. and I am going to leave the main reflector where it is until tommoz morning..
I am hoping by hanging the left CFL's at a lower height, will encourage big buds - to match the rest of the plant (in the foreseeable future).. I could hang them higher and taunt them into stretching a bit but I suspect that'd cause skinny buds in that area?!
I'am still waiting on a couple of items in the mail, so hopefully they'll arrive at some point today.. I will also add a few more pics a bit later today - When the lights come on. I have 2L of nuits left so once the lights come on my thirsty lady should have devoured the remaining nuits and a fresh dose of nuits will be in order
Ha... Result !!! ... Just as I finished writing my last paragraph, There was a knock at the door and I receive 2 parcels ! Hmm what could they be : (big beaming smile) !!!
My 400W Dual Spec DigiLux HPS Lamp ~ arrived !!! Fuckin' Sweet !!!!
My 1st thought was - Man! it looks big
My 2nd thought was...Hmm it would be rude not to do a size comparison with my standard Osram 400W HPS bulb...
So...
I did, and here they are - side by side, the new Digi-Lux lamp is alot thicker in diameter, I can't wait to plug this bad-boy in
Also... Some more good news! :-
My VEHO 400X USB Microscope just came
So its been a good week, I will take some more pics when the lights come back on... I may wait another week to install the new '400' just to make sure we've seen the last of the hot weather, but I'll make my mind up about that during today
Ok so its a day late, but here are the extra pics I promised..with the lights on :-
I have decided to wait a week or so until I add the new 400W Digi-Lux lamp to my setup! I just wanna make sure it doesn't get to hot in the Cab. and I dont want to be running my A.C all day - every day !! So as soon as we start feeling some serious Winter temps. out-side, then the Digi-Lux will be going in 'all '57,000' Lumens blazing'
Hope ya'll like the new additional pics with the lights on in various stages of time... That's all for this week, until next weeks 'MONDAY UPDATE #3' !!!
lilindian
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Yeh man, i dont believe in overkill, especially when it comes to lighting, the more the merrier! I thought ppl would have a go at me for stickin 1 plant under a 600W, then u came along. Stealthy i think i'm gona have to rob ur idea of hanging CFL's in each corner of the cab, just to keep the sides on my scrog level with the middle. I want a 6 figure lumen output in my cab
Im thinking 2 red spectrum and 2 blue spectrums CFL's at 125W each. 1 in each corner, have one of each on each side. Would bring my total wattage up to 1100W, duno bout lumens
kevin murphy
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just remeber it dont matter what others people haters believe its your grow at the end of the day and the desicion is ultimatly yours and no one elses..plenty of great growers on here but i only go off a handful of people if they say it wrong ill listen cause im still a newbie myself....