16000+ watts medigrow: og kush+ 13 x 1kw hps + 3 x t5 badboys + grotek = *HAPPY JOY*

puffenuff said:
No shit? Like I couldnt figure that out on my own...last time I comment on your thread smartass
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no offense, but this only really impacts my life if you were asking because you were gonna pay it for me.... otherwise you might as well have asked me if our grow is on residential, commercial, or agricultural land (and whatever other billing rates there are) ... *confetti and smooches*
 
mellokitty said:
i think like woodsmaneh! says, it's all about finding a combination you're comfortable with, right? if a.n were 4x as idiot-proof for the money, it might be worth it, but that's not what i'm seeing in homebrewer's thread...
and there hasn't been a dirt problem i haven't been able to solve between vitamax, a silica product (like pro-silicate) and/or changing up my watering habits.

it's been a few days since an update, eh...? i'll see what i can do about that....
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Advances nutes is out for your wallet. not your plants. There products hold my plants back from being great
 
Personally I think T 5's are the way to veg for the first 12 to 15 inches, I can use what I want but I found the t5 to produce more compact plants that other lights just can't match. I know my plants love them.
 
Wow...I just read this whole thread....great stuff I'm glad I found it. I'm usually hangin' in the outdoor section, but I now have an 8x8 tent with 4000 watts in it, and lookin' for some indoor experience. I think I found it!!
Awesome thread, awesome room, awesome grow. I'm pullin' up my chair and paying attention!
 
yOOOO MELLOkitty! diggin the journal so far. I appreciate your time sharing your grow with us! The video and picture posts are friendly to users on computers and mobile devices! I can tell you care about what you do, not only by your posts, but the happiness in your plants! Looking forward to anything and everything you are willing to share. The only question I have really, or wonder, or whatever is.. I "hear" quite a few people shooting for 1lb per 600w. "I have personally seen 10-17oz per 600w". What is the advantage of going with 1000 over the 600? Does it make your average more a bit closer/higher as in 14-22oz instead of 10-17? I realize they have more penetration, but the gpw seems that the 600 is more efficient?(I am not talking about the whole lumens per watt deal either..) Again I have never done a tree grow..I am a "how/why" type of person. THANKS!!!
 
puffenuff said:
No shit? Like I couldnt figure that out on my own...last time I comment on your thread smartass
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kilowatt per hour rates change all over the world...not to mention city to city. I just moved not even 20 mins away and my electricty bill is about a 1/4 of what it used to be.

woodsmaneh! said:
Personally I think T 5's are the way to veg for the first 12 to 15 inches, I can use what I want but I found the t5 to produce more compact plants that other lights just can't match. I know my plants love them.
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At that point i like to increase the space inbetween the lights and plants. I have some vegging that i topped early and lst that are about to be huge bushes with many many tops. Ill post some pics tomorrow if thats cool with kitty.
 
I would not grow a room that size in dirt, myself. Way too much back breaking labor........but I have a bad back to start.

And I have nothing but deficiency issues in soil-less/soil mixes, but I give mad props to anyone who can pull off great yields with it, especially when I see someone rival my old yields on flood/drain tables.

I'm pullin' for ya Kitty.........and I hope your room does well too.........Fsssssssst Raaawwwwwwwwwwwr
 
Jozikins said:
Electricity has to be cheaper out there, regardless. It's the only way indoor can be so cheap up there in Canada. Unless the outdoor growers are really giving that much competition.
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Its because so many more people grow dope. When there is alot of something, its gonna be cheap
 
hey mello, hows the grow going? can we get an update?!? ;-)

i bet in the last 2 weeks they've realy gone off.... cant wait to see them.

I would not grow a room that size in dirt, myself. Way too much back breaking labor........but I have a bad back to start.
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i know what you mean brother, i have a 6'th lumbar vertebra and i broke it about 6~ years ago snowboarding..... back "breaking" labour means a whole new world of pain for some people......
 
mr.smileyface said:
Its because so many more people grow dope. When there is alot of something, its gonna be cheap
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EVERYONE fucking grows weed up there, it was ridiculous, I couldn't believe it on my last trip to Calgary. But everyone can't be taking a loss on every crop, your electricity must be generally less than it is in the US, or you would be growing only for personal use, or make sure every last crop gives you maximum yield without any crap-ups between crops.

I really want to know, what do you guys pay for the kilowatt? I know everywhere isn't the same, but what would you expect to be typical?

Sorry if that question is kind of ridiculous. I'm just a little OCD, lol.
 
jnuggs said:
yOOOO MELLOkitty! diggin the journal so far. I appreciate your time sharing your grow with us! The video and picture posts are friendly to users on computers and mobile devices! I can tell you care about what you do, not only by your posts, but the happiness in your plants! Looking forward to anything and everything you are willing to share. The only question I have really, or wonder, or whatever is.. I "hear" quite a few people shooting for 1lb per 600w. "I have personally seen 10-17oz per 600w". What is the advantage of going with 1000 over the 600? Does it make your average more a bit closer/higher as in 14-22oz instead of 10-17? I realize they have more penetration, but the gpw seems that the 600 is more efficient?(I am not talking about the whole lumens per watt deal either..) Again I have never done a tree grow..I am a "how/why" type of person. THANKS!!!
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it's all relative to gpw... a pound per 600 is like 1.5 per 1000w, personally i've seen anywhere between 1/2 to 2lb per 1000w, it all depends on how "on it" you are, whether your conditions cooperate etc.

i think you'll see when we turn on the vertical bulbs the difference that that makes on light penetration from horizontal .... the nice thing about digi ballasts is that if we wanted to dim them to 60% and run them like 600s we can....
 
roachclip420 said:
At that point i like to increase the space inbetween the lights and plants. I have some vegging that i topped early and lst that are about to be huge bushes with many many tops. Ill post some pics tomorrow if thats cool with kitty.
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that's exactly what i mean by grower control... i think i understand what both of you are going for, veg-wise... the t5's sure make it easy. post pics anytime, i love pics.
 
so.... i've been looking at a few peoples' power bills for comparison.... is "<$0.10/kwh in most cases" a satisfactory answer?

and if you thought *everybody grows in alberta, you should come check out "land of every 3rd rental is a grow"....aka bc.

for those of you with lumbar issues, my heart goes out to you; *nothing* is easy with a bad back... i have a friend who's a perfect martyr to compressed vertebrae... (but that's where my medibles come in... ;))
 
"land of every 3rd rental is a grow"....aka bc.
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my friends place in kelowna.... up in rutlands.... every 2'nd house is a grow, you see the doors open up at night and its like a Light house or something........the cops just drive by the houses unless they have a viscous dog, but even then they only get animal control to take the dog lmfao. some places in BC are just unbelievable until you actually experience it :)

is "<$0.10/kwh in most cases" a satisfactory answer?
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from what i know about BC so far (after 35+ years here, and being born here)
middle of no-where (me) = $0.05/KWH
rural areas = $0.05-0.07
residential = $0.10/KWH
urban = $0.10+/KWH
commercial land varies on how much your using.... the more power you use, the lower rates you pay.
 
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