Gastanker's 600+w Organic UV Grow
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Gastanker
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Those would be almonds.
Just cleaned out my tent an started some beans soaking. Next round here we come
Gastanker
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If I labeled correctly I'll be doing a gooxkush crossed with a purple (the squat plant on the previous page) and the same gooxkush crossed with chocolope. I just smoked some early cuttings from the outoor plant and really enjoyed it - super upbeat social day time high with really large dense compact buds from really short plants.
Gastanker
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So I'm going super lazy organic style this go around. One big 65 gallon aero, or eco, or smart pot can't remember what.
Happy frog, local river silt, local river clay, local organic humus, chicken shit, bat guano, kelp meal, a couple bone meals, and I'll be adding lama shit as well.
All seeds but two have popped and will be directly transplanted into the big container sometime tomorrow.
Happy frog, local river silt, local river clay, local organic humus, chicken shit, bat guano, kelp meal, a couple bone meals, and I'll be adding lama shit as well.
All seeds but two have popped and will be directly transplanted into the big container sometime tomorrow.
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Hard to see but the side lighting is 1" off the floor and inside a plastic liner. All excess water should be stuck in this liner but I doubt there will be any. With a over 50 gallons of soil it takes a ton of water to saturate to the point of runoff and there is at least 3" of fairly heavy clay lining the bottom and sides - Hopefully I will never over water to the point of there being a problem.
As this is all organic and I will not be feeding anything but molasses until harvest - I don't see any reason to flush and shouldn't see any access nutrient or salt build ups.
Keep in mind my tomatoes - I think this is 7 plants in the same size container - reached 7' in height with very impressive yields:
Gastanker
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I'm happy with my 600w but I run all of that side lighting as well. Personally my preference is leaning towards 600's in general though - seem to just run so much cooler for the amount of light they produce.
Slightly less lumen but you can get them much closer so it evens out imo but with a lot less heat and power consumption. If you need to cover a super large area then it might be a different story.
Psychild
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Well I'm in a 4x4 now, so I was thinking either getting another 400, or just running a 600w HPS and a 400w MH side by side. Maybe buying an adjustable hood like the one I have now, and connect them so I have one giant hood. I'd like to get everybit of that 4Sqft being used by the next run.
Gastanker
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A 400 and a 600 would be fun
If you can control the heat... 400x2 should definitely work. Thats a tough one. I might go with a 600 and 400 and run the 600 with an hps bulb and the 400 with a mh for mixed spectrum.
Psychild
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yeah, that's what I was expecting....I'm really not worried about heat to be honest. If I have to I'll just get an 8" fan to cool both bulbs. Since I'm not using CMH I'm not real worried about covering the bulb with a cool tube. After run I have in now, I'll probably look for a 600w √√A 400 and a 600 would be fun
Endur0xX
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Hey Gas, I didnt read everything but I read a whole bunch! really nice setup, still running the water dripping system? Your inline fan screwed on the wall doesnt vibrate like crazy1? I had to hang mine with bungee cord it made all the difference (noise/vibration). I REALLY like the idea of the cheap cool tube... glass is glass? any would handle the heat of HID? I currently have 2 400 with hood but now that I see what you have done, I am almost tempted to remove those hoods and do what you did with the vertical bulb instead... the only thing is you cant really hook it air tight with the carbon filter this way... I will look into it... anyway, nice thread, what are you up to now? those plants must be done by now!
Gastanker
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Thanks for stopping by! Must have missed the upgrades - It can now be fully vented along with a carbon filter:
A few improvements so I can run my carbon filter from the other side.
I strapped a piece of 6" ducting to the top, cut a notch for the cord, added a tiny reflector I had sitting around for shits and giggles and then strung it up.
Vert works amazing if you have the room. When I have my side lighting in my tent there just isn't enough space once the plants get medium sized.
I'm back to using my hood, but if I had the room Id be growing vert again in an instance - I was having amazing results before it got too crowded. I'm onto a new grow now - go one page back (39) to see what I'm doing now.Fan is no longer on the wall but when it was there were rubber grommets between it and the wall to cushion vibrations. I used my drip an entire grow and it works but not as well as hand watering. I currently use it only when I am out of town.
Endur0xX
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NICE! The new setup is awesome... you are gonna grow one big plant or a few in that pot? I hope one hehe... it looks pretty crowded in those pics 
... yeah it looks like you were losing at lot of light with the pipe under the light like that. Were the leaves burning on the fluos like that or the lights were too weak? Do you have a plant vegging already for that fat smart pot?
again, really nice!!!
EDIT: yeah now that I look at it again it's pretty big for one plant ! hehe
... yeah it looks like you were losing at lot of light with the pipe under the light like that. Were the leaves burning on the fluos like that or the lights were too weak? Do you have a plant vegging already for that fat smart pot?again, really nice!!!
EDIT: yeah now that I look at it again it's pretty big for one plant ! hehe
Gastanker
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Yeah, by the time I had a plant utilizing 50+gallons of soil it would be too large for my tent. I'm going with 6 and crossing my fingers that they are all femaleNICE! The new setup is awesome... you are gonna grow one big plant or a few in that pot? I hope one hehe... it looks pretty crowded in those pics
again, really nice!!!
EDIT: yeah now that I look at it again it's pretty big for one plant ! hehe
Technically they should be, if I labeled correctly all but one are feminized. I seem to have a mystery vegetable in there two. Wonder what it'll turn out as.
Gastanker
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Good eye. That's definitely one of the possibilities. Hmmm... In the case of a sunflower I might not even have to pull it.