250w HPS Club And Help Guide

Kalebaiden

Kalebaiden

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Oh hell no, those won't be done for several weeks still.

You have the bud, but it needs to swell up, which it does in it's last few weeks of growing.

I'd say give it one more round of nutrients and then the next times it needs water, just feed it regular water.
 
rufusgrower

rufusgrower

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Kalebaiden said:
Oh hell no, those won't be done for several weeks still.

You have the bud, but it needs to swell up, which it does in it's last few weeks of growing.

I'd say give it one more round of nutrients and then the next times it needs water, just feed it regular water.
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thanks for the help but i didnt say that i should harvest them soon though just wondering how long before harvest i should start to flush . i think i've got a bit over 2 weeks left did u mean more by saying several ? glad to hear that there gonna get fatter cant wait till harvest !!
 
10acjed

10acjed

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Newbie here, starting my first indoor grow and saw this thread.
Originally planned on doing a T5 grow, but once I got it going and did more research decided to go with a 250W instead. Considering its the same W, its really a no brainer being i can keep it cool.
My seedlings are still under the T5 for now, but will be going with a SS2 250W switchable.

My box is in a closet, 54"L x 24"W x 66"H. Well vented, good airflow. Still working on tightening it all up.

Considering a scrog at the moment and just focusing on the kolas.
Not really sure what the best method would be with my setup.
 

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ActionHanks

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Got everything configured properly, and GROUNDED :]

Ran a bare bulb (250w, obviously) temp test today, and im running the cool tube for another 2.5 hours before i get any definitive results, but right now, with a 112cfm exhaust and passive intake, we're looking at

92- bare bulb

84- cool tube

These are both measurements taken 5'inches from the bulb, aka the "sweet spot"
Cant wait to move into the new place.
 
Matchbox

Matchbox

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10acjed said:
Newbie here, starting my first indoor grow and saw this thread.
Originally planned on doing a T5 grow, but once I got it going and did more research decided to go with a 250W instead. Considering its the same W, its really a no brainer being i can keep it cool.
My seedlings are still under the T5 for now, but will be going with a SS2 250W switchable.

My box is in a closet, 54"L x 24"W x 66"H. Well vented, good airflow. Still working on tightening it all up.

Considering a scrog at the moment and just focusing on the kolas.
Not really sure what the best method would be with my setup.
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Have a look at my previous scrog grows and my recent one in a week or so :) then you'll want to ScrOG forever! I love it!
 
10acjed

10acjed

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Matchbox said:
Have a look at my previous scrog grows and my recent one in a week or so :) then you'll want to ScrOG forever! I love it!
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Thanks, I did browse through this thread, and followed a few links looking at other peoples setups. I like your box. I didnt know whether or not I could cool a HPS so I built mine for the T5 to fit (49"L) which makes it tough to put a door or anything on it being I only have about 12" of space in front of the box. Not really a big deal, just will need to figure it out before flowering so I can try and contain the smell.

But the ScrOG setups I have seen look nice, and while I do have plenty of space to grow up, I would rather just utilize the optimal light area with bushes instead of trees. I read around and saw a chart that puts the optimal light area for a 250W HPS being 3'x3' and up to 8 - 12" depth? Is that about right?

This first crop is really just an experiment and experience to get my feet wet.
 
Kalebaiden

Kalebaiden

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Well another Lemon Skunk went for crap, I'll post a photo of it in a bit but i'm certain that i'm going to have to pull it.
 
Matchbox

Matchbox

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10acjed said:
Thanks, I did browse through this thread, and followed a few links looking at other peoples setups. I like your box. I didnt know whether or not I could cool a HPS so I built mine for the T5 to fit (49"L) which makes it tough to put a door or anything on it being I only have about 12" of space in front of the box. Not really a big deal, just will need to figure it out before flowering so I can try and contain the smell.

But the ScrOG setups I have seen look nice, and while I do have plenty of space to grow up, I would rather just utilize the optimal light area with bushes instead of trees. I read around and saw a chart that puts the optimal light area for a 250W HPS being 3'x3' and up to 8 - 12" depth? Is that about right?

This first crop is really just an experiment and experience to get my feet wet.
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ScrOG really does maximize yield and is pretty much perfect for lower powered lights :D 3x3 seems about right! by 8-12" depth do you mean height above the canopy? 'cause yeah that's about right too, you want roughly a foot of space between your tops and the bulb!

Some Panda Poly stuff will be great for a front door, more like a tent flap! grab some velcro and cut a slit in the front, staple the poly to the top and side edges of the grow box, that way you don't need to 'open' anything just pull apart the velcro! that should contain smell so long as you have a good extraction system!

Good luck! I must say the 250's don't penetrate too well but they do the job, if you can, get some supplemental in there, just a few low watt CFL's will help a lot!

EDIT: Just updated my grow journal here's some eye candy :D everything's looking beautiful!

Amnesia Lemon :)

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Left: White Widow, Middle: Sour Candy, Right: Amnesia Lemon
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10acjed

10acjed

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I was thinking something along those lines, right now I have 2 48" reflective pieces attached and overlapped top/bottom, and I have about 6"+ on either side, I can pull in in and split/overlap the middle vertically and attach with velcro strips...

Also I think if I make a 2 peice folding door I could make a 24" or so opening and seal the rest.
I will have equal intake/exhaust in the end as well using matching fans to push/pull the air.

And what I meant by "depth" yeah basically highth above canopy, or the "effective" grow area from the bulb. 3' x 3' with a little headroom, and then how "tall" of plant ideally.

What I am planning at the moment will be clipping to keep them all short, and going to a 12/12 and see what happens....

Based on your grow, and many I have seen here I think the 250W will do for my needs, and not going to be greedy right now. Maybe look into a 400W in future, but thats why I stick around here, so guys like you can show me that a 250W will do the trick even tho the guys in the 400 & up clubs say no LMAO
 
hempy7723

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looks real good man +rep 2weeks prob at most they look done but only the trics can say for sure.


@10acjed
welcome to the club you wont regret the hid over the floro. and if you upgrage you can use the 250 for veg'n


@Matchbox
man mouth watering top shelf +rep. you pulling around 4zips per run? thats what im hoping to get to.
 
Grazzmon

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Looking good everyone :clap:

Grazz Update....

I am in the process of starting over.. my midget experiment came to an end yesterday when I found some nanners :( .. I moved them out of the cab and I'm flushing them, even though they herm'd they aren't going to the compost pile ;). They are nice and frosty so I'll dry and cure them, never hurts to have an extra mason jar sitting around just in case the the personal stash runs out...lol. To be safe for future grows I will be doing a thorough bleach water scrub of the cab and grow area over the weekend.
Fortunately the timing couldn't be better, I will be getting some clones from a friend (old school grower) next week, he doesn't know the name of the strain but has been cloning and growing it for over 25 years and I am the first person he is sharing it with :D. I also just happened to have popped a few of my "Mutant" beans about 14 days ago, just moved them to 1 gallon smartpots a couple days ago and after the room is sanitized I'll get them under the MH.

I shared some of the "mutant" after the last grow with the guy that's giving me the clones and he was very impressed, since I'll be keeping one of my "mutants" as a mother (along with one of the "old school" clones ;)) I'll be able to return the favor as soon as I can clone it.


Grazz
 
rufusgrower

rufusgrower

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i just found a few amber trichomes on one of the buds when i have mostly clear and and quite a few cloudy, isit normal to get a few random amber trichromes when the rest of the bud doesnt look finished ?
 
Kalebaiden

Kalebaiden

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I need this heat wave to end, my indoor grow is killing itself with this heat and there's fuck all I can do about it.
 
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