150w HPS Club: Inspirational Resource

frostythesnowthug

frostythesnowthug

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i just told you...
pollinate lower buds during the 2nd wk of flowering, and if you wish to make some more seeds, you can continue to do so until the 4th wk of flowering...use a small art paintbrush to apply the pollen gently to the pistils..re-apply as much or as little as you wish...
It then takes most strains around 6 wks to make fully mature ripe seeds
 
cannabiscult

cannabiscult

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glad i opted for the htg setups. fuckin things are stretching out my sprouts though especially the powerskunk (ol sativa dominant headed ass ass) but i got like 343423423 fans on em and they are pretty close temps are around 80 within a degree or 2
 
cannabiscult

cannabiscult

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anyone know how tall these powerskunks get??? i might end up just flowerin this bitch and if its a chick then ill get an intermediate harvest of a few grams then grow that church mom out for clones... just dont want plants taller than 5 feet but dont want to hinder potential by shortening photoperiods
 
MisterMicro

MisterMicro

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frostythesnowthug said:
ok gang, literally jus walked thru the door, ditched my rucksack n took a pic of the main cola of the grapefruit...my lady was just takin a break rfom the trimming, still around 30+ popcorns to trim..
here's the pic... popcorns will be online later,soon as we get some sleep;)
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i wish i could see that in person:weed: lookin ace
 
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outofbodyspecial

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Joining the 150watt HPS club!

Building a box using a 150watt HID floodlight that fits MH & HPS. So I'll be using MH for veg then switch to HPS.

Where I come from, we only have HID in floodlight assemblies, or you buy them bare and assemble. No other set-ups like econolights & cooltubes.

4ft tall. 2ft wide. 1.5ft deep.
=3 sq. ft. grow area.

I've read that floodlights are not recommended because the assembly gets too hot.

So I'm putting the floodlight in a separate chamber and only the glass is exposed. I'm hoping that the glass will shield the grow area against the heat.

The chamber holding the floodlight assembly will get hot, so I'm putting 2 fans and also put holes on the floodlight casing for vent. There will also be 2 open vents at the lower part of the box to let air in and 2 open vents in the chamber to let air out.

Need your inputs before I finalize the construction.

Notes:
1. I drew a 9" line from the light. This would be the distance from the tips of the plants to the lights. It will leave me 23.75" of clear grow area.

2. The bottom part holding the plants will be height adjustable- since the light is fixed already.

3. I am limiting the height to 4ft. and maybe even shorter so I can "stack" 2 boxes together. I want to fit the most number of boxes in a small room and still be stealth.

4. I plan to also put activated carbon/charcoal on the upper chamber to somehow control odor before the air vents out.

5. It has a door. Just didn't draw it.

So I'm planning to fit 6 plants in there- 2 per pot. Is that ok?
 

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juststartin said:
where in the uk can i pick one of these up for a reasonable price!? :joint:
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In the UK there are many places like screwfix direct, toolstation that sell hps lamps.. They offer 70w hps for around £30 and the 150ws are around £60
heres a ink for ya....
http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A354547/Lighting-Lamps/Floodlights/Commercial-Floodlights

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Lighting/Commercial+Lighting/d220/sd2768 these seem to be cheaper.

brainfade said:
here's my 150 in action and my veg area with cfl's
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Real nice lookin plants :mrgreen::joint:


outofbodyspecial said:
Joining the 150watt HPS club!

Building a box using a 150watt HID floodlight that fits MH & HPS. So I'll be using MH for veg then switch to HPS.

Where I come from, we only have HID in floodlight assemblies, or you buy them bare and assemble. No other set-ups like econolights & cooltubes.

4ft tall. 2ft wide. 1.5ft deep.
=3 sq. ft. grow area.
Sounds similar to my 150w cab, as seen in page 2 of the thread..
I've read that floodlights are not recommended because the assembly gets too hot.

So I'm putting the floodlight in a separate chamber and only the glass is exposed. I'm hoping that the glass will shield the grow area against the heat.
Like the idea...are you aware that the glass shield will eliminate around 10% of the lumen output of a lamp? Your idea will work and will help with temps, but will need managing so its not a potential fire hazard bro..
The chamber holding the floodlight assembly will get hot, so I'm putting 2 fans and also put holes on the floodlight casing for vent. There will also be 2 open vents at the lower part of the box to let air in and 2 open vents in the chamber to let air out.
Again this will work but, you could still ideally do with a fan in the exhaust vent holes, as it'll help with air exchange...For best results try to give a fresh air exchange every 5 mins..

Need your inputs before I finalize the construction.

Notes:
1. I drew a 9" line from the light. This would be the distance from the tips of the plants to the lights. It will leave me 23.75" of clear grow area.

2. The bottom part holding the plants will be height adjustable- since the light is fixed already.

3. I am limiting the height to 4ft. and maybe even shorter so I can "stack" 2 boxes together. I want to fit the most number of boxes in a small room and still be stealth.

4. I plan to also put activated carbon/charcoal on the upper chamber to somehow control odor before the air vents out.
For a carbon filter to work you will need to make the cabs air tight, so all air that is transferred thru the inlet fans will have nowhere to go except thru the exhaust fan and filter, if you leave air gaps, the smell will still escape the cab
5. It has a door. Just didn't draw it.

So I'm planning to fit 6 plants in there- 2 per pot. Is that ok?
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the number of plants you can grow in there will be dictacted by the strains you choose... you could happily grow 6 small autos in the cab under 150w, but if you choose regular non auto strains you will be limited to 1 or 2plants if you choose a sativa dominant strain , to achieve maximum yield and allow for growth.
If you grow indica dominant strains, with some careful LST you may be able to squeee 3 or 4 in there, but they will aloso prolly need rotating regularly (evey day or so)to provide even growth (look it up if youre not familiar with LOW STRESS TRAINING)

Are you using a reflector of some type? Your plans will benefit GREATLY from the use of a good batwing type reflector


Hope tahts a help n gd luck :D

Frosty
 
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outofbodyspecial

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frostythesnowthug said:
the number of plants you can grow in there will be dictacted by the strains you choose... you could happily grow 6 small autos in the cab under 150w, but if you choose regular non auto strains you will be limited to 1 or 2plants if you choose a sativa dominant strain , to achieve maximum yield and allow for growth.
If you grow indica dominant strains, with some careful LST you may be able to squeee 3 or 4 in there, but they will aloso prolly need rotating regularly (evey day or so)to provide even growth (look it up if youre not familiar with LOW STRESS TRAINING)

Are you using a reflector of some type? Your plans will benefit GREATLY from the use of a good batwing type reflector


Hope tahts a help n gd luck :D

Frosty
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Thanks for the reply. I just ordered White Widows. So maybe I'll try to squeeze in 4? Is that number considered SOG already? I wouldn't mind doing a SCROG either.

I'm using the original reflector that the floodlight comes with.

Hopefully my design is good enough for mothers, clones, and veg. What I mean is I would build multiple boxes that look the same and would just use it differently. That way, I can put 10 or more boxes in a room- 5 boxes on top of 5 other boxes.
 
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