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polyarcturus

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finally finished converting that t8 to a 4 bulb t5
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cost to convert had i not had the spare 2 bulb t5 ballast,

mini bipin sockets x10 10$
self tapping screws 5$
4 bulb t8 ballast 20$ maybe less.
x4 bulbs about 30$

not too bad for a conversion. lol.


anyways got to build this other tent veg is just too out of control under the steel table, picked up some verm have a crack as some fresh mushrooms. need to pollinate shit need to get to work.... lol peace:D
 

ottawaliquid

Active Member
nice handiwork! are the t5's that much better than the t8's? Just curious if it is worth the extra money.. I've only priced them never compared them on performance..
 

polyarcturus

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t5s are the shit when your growing compact plant, better spectrum and light ditribution. t8 t12 t5 they dont compare to t5ho the light is just much more intense.
cfls are really about the only thing that hold a candle to t5ho(cfls in are considered t4 or t2 most often.). t8 and t12 are good, but soooooo limited to height cause they just dont have near the penetration power.
 

polyarcturus

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also decided just to fix up the steel table area and flower with the 6 bulb t5 and veg with the 4 bulb, since its got a screen shouldnt have to worry about the height as much. maybe but putting up another tent is a hassle and not too discrete any more, so i got to work with what i got.
 

polyarcturus

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dam i never eventhought about building my own t5ho fixture....i guess you could buy everything you need right at lowes..
everything is at lowesor HD or whatever except the mini bi pin sockets. you will probably have to order those online or get them at the hydroshop.

I have a 8 bulb BB. It works great (especially when using aquarium bulbs), but I'm getting mercury out of my house- got rid of it in my mouth decades ago

Did you know led retro T5 bulbs are here? http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=957

< 50w/lumen, but I suspect that will improve soon

FYI, if using them, you have to bypass your T5 ballasts
yep the drivers are in the end caps of thos bulbs 120 volt goes directly to end caps.honestly i like flouro better than led but thats just me. if im buying an LED tho im gonna get a real unit and not some cop out. not that the led bulbs are bad its just the diodes arent powerful enough imo.
 

PetFlora

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Well, these retro T5s aren't (50w/l) but many expensive one watt diodes are 100+, even 150 l/w

The 22w Utilitech RP is 75 l/w

As with HOT5s, you can drop the leds close, though most keep them ~ 10" above
 

polyarcturus

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Brand X:



White widow

large dominating plant likes a single cola, very fruity and hashy smell, with lots of trichome coverage. Sativa dominant believed to be of nirvana seeds origin

bubble gum

sativa dominant with a ton of variety of phenotypes, tend to form rock solid buds and smaller trichomes, fruity with a very unusual smell hiding to it. unknown origin

WwxBgMh

best of both ww and bgum traits brought out, WW stature and yield, along with a mix of the potency and flavor of the 2 parents. Very resinous still a pretty good mix sativa indica leaning towards sativa, likes a single cola much like the WW. More WW dom than anything which is what I was looking for.

purple S1

very fast flowering with dense buds, a fair yeilder when given veg time needed to mature, very skunky with hints of grape to it. Resinous and very potent with a psychedelic high, it was a bag seed discovery in some very purple meds. Does very well multi cola and would be a great choice for scrogs. mostly in not pure indica. unknown origin

purple x BgMh F1

cross breed of the purple and bgum bring some of both the best features from both plants a very fast flowering, with rock hard buds average yeild, very phycaldellic high and rather sativa for it indica dominance it showed. Also show purple coloring in flower and has a skunky and mushroomy smell

Bluecheese

from barneys farm selected to show the most desirable traits for a blueberry type of plant taste is exquisite like blueberries and cream, no hermie problems,(she has been through it all!) very strong, more sativa dominant in its growth, but with a very indica couchlock high. Likes to have a single cola

BcxBgMh

indica dominant growth smelly like the blue cheese, somewhat blueberrie in scent.

woody haze

very hashy smell with hints of lemon and a fair bit of a pinesol smell, giving off a very green smell like vegetation till towards the end of flower. Very frosty and has a decent yield. I good mix of indica and sativa genetics slightly leaning towards sativa in growth and but indica in the high. Likes to branch out and is and optimal plant to bush and make mothers out of. but clones tend to like to form single colas and grow tall good plants for SOG.


chernobyl F1

TGA strain, highly frosty with little smell, taste is very creamy average to low yield, indica dom with tons of branching, very dense nuggets.but a rather sativa high very good daytime smoke.

G13 S1 female

tall sativa dom. Likes to be single cola, and produce the most bud at the apex. Very fruity hash flavor. Semi fluffy bud but a producer for sure.has a creeper high that hits like a freight train.

Deathstar S1 female

orang haired indica dom. Plant with fair amt of resin production and a distinct taste. Heavy big dark green leaves stays pretty stout very indica like to branch out without any training.

?(rocklock or SLH)x Plushberry F1

very very indica
Sativa #1 S1 female
tall fast growing and stretching plant very haze like with lots of resin and a lots bud structure. A pine sol smell with a hint of coffee. Pure sativa





Seeds:



Woody Haze x (WwxBGMH) F1
G13 x (WwxBGMH) F1
WW x (WwxBGMH) Bx1 )
MEX Sat #1 x Mex Sat #2 S1
Mex Sat #1 x (WwxBGMH) F1
(PurplexBGMH) x (WwxBGMH) F2(
chernobyl x (WwxBGMH) F1
BC#2 x (purpxBGMH) F1()
Ww x (purpexbgmh) F1
(WwxBGMH) x (WwxBGMH) F2
(WwxBGMH) tripoloidy x (WwxBGMH) F2
(purpxbgmh)x purp Bx1
purp x (wwxbgmh) F1
G13x(kushxbgmh) F1
BC#2 x (BC#2xwwxbgmh) Bx1
Bubblegum x (BC#2xBGMH) Bx1
Kens Kush STORED(2)(found 2 that I didnt pop and some other kush seeds im gonn germ tommorow.)


Plans:
**(g13x(wwxbgmh))x G13 bx1
*^(bc#2xbgmh) x (bc#2xbgmh) F2
*^(kush x bgmh) x (kush x bgmh) F2
**winterfreshxWW Bx2
**winterfresh x winterfresh F2
**brain damage x braindamage F3
**woody haze x (woodyhaze x mexican sat) Bx1
*^(purpxbgmh) x (purplexBgMh) F2


(**= for sure *^= not 100% guarentee *= polinated currently)

bolded is the newest crosses and stuff.
 

polyarcturus

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sorry i dont have info on my stuff yet ive have yet had the time to test all of them and get to writing results down.

i should have reports on winterfresh, braindamage, g13x(wwxbgmh) woodyhazex(wwxbgmh) and some other proabably soon.. about to pop some seed any ways.
 

Figong

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lol probably.

(what did i do?)


also i edited it like 3x it now reads correct to what i have and can repeat. and am in the process of doing so.
Good show,and not sure yet.. but am sure it was good, and got a round of applause from the firearms and anti-peta groups. :D
 
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