Gastanker's 600+w Organic UV Grow

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toris1981

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I know right?!? 157 pages is alot to skim through for a first time! I did get to the 50's but got a little impatient and jumped to the end. Congrats on your other successes, but I still commiserate about the other ladies...
 
ottawaliquid

ottawaliquid

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Hey Gas.. been away for a while.. still following.. loving the LED's interested to see how it goes.. moving to a new house so I can get a proper setup height wise (full height basement instead of my little 5foot6 basement)...
 
Gastanker

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They seem to be liking the LEDs. Those two lanky seedlings were already that tall when put under the lights so I would contribute that stretch to forgetting about them in the corner of a dark room right after they emerged from the soil. Haven't seemed to stretch anymore since going under the light.

Started a few more beans but still waiting on the ones I ordered to come in.
 
ottawaliquid

ottawaliquid

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Looking like a sweet run! My 400w ballast blew on me.. using a shitty little 250 for now.. I think I might invest in one of these LED setups.. everyone seems to have good luck with them... plus less headaches with heat etc..
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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Eh, I don't know if I would jump on it just yet. In a year or two everything will be at least half the price and likely much higher quality. I DIYed mine on the cheap but it was still ~$1/w so you're looking at $400 to replace your ballast and that would be with cheapo cheapo DIY lights.

To be honest I don't expect them to perform any better than my CFLs - I just needed a project.

I'm sorry to hear about your ballast.
 
ottawaliquid

ottawaliquid

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Gastanker said:
Eh, I don't know if I would jump on it just yet. In a year or two everything will be at least half the price and likely much higher quality. I DIYed mine on the cheap but it was still ~$1/w so you're looking at $400 to replace your ballast and that would be with cheapo cheapo DIY lights.

To be honest I don't expect them to perform any better than my CFLs - I just needed a project.

I'm sorry to hear about your ballast.
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it's all good.. probably happened for a reason... I'm moving soon myself and will finally have a full height basement where I can stand up and buy a decent tent... (probably a 4 x 4 or maybe even a 5 x 5 with 6'6" of height!)

also I'll likely splurge and purchase a 600w and a decent bulb...

Quick question for your gassy.. do you think the more expensive hortilux bulbs are worth it over the sylvania, phillips et al bulbs? on paper there doesn't seem to be that much of a difference in my uneducated mind to justify paying 2 - 3 x the price for the better bulb.
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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I like my lumitek bulb over my hortilux and the lumiteks are pretty cheap. I hear the same about digilux. I would recommend using a "digital bulb" with digital ballasts if that's what you end up with. There's a comparison video on youtube of a horti versus a digilux on digitals and I want to say the digis blew em away by a pretty wide margin. Congrats on being able to upgrade. You'd have fun with a 600w in a 4x4.

[video=youtube;edAAt4Ul4tI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edAAt4Ul4tI[/video]
 
monster.green.thumb

monster.green.thumb

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yah thats what i got, on your recommendation gas. 600 watt lumatek ballast and bulb. in a 4x4x6 "tent"

im totally noob and im getting decent results. LOVE my 600. thanks again gas!
 
flowamasta

flowamasta

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I know a few too many people who have gone digital and blown bulbs and had some issues, enough to kind of turn me away :( i myself still stick with the ol' magnetic ballast and my new son-t Agro bulb, i think it may be contributing to my awesome trich count
 
ottawaliquid

ottawaliquid

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ahhh A digital bulb! Who knew... too much to know..

I might go vertical and hopefully get a tall tent when I move... its also my understanding that all HPS bulbs can be oriented whichever way (vertical vs horizontal) but that you MH bulbs have to be directional-specific?

Is this right?
 
polyarcturus

polyarcturus

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ottawaliquid said:
ahhh A digital bulb! Who knew... too much to know..

I might go vertical and hopefully get a tall tent when I move... its also my understanding that all HPS bulbs can be oriented whichever way (vertical vs horizontal) but that you MH bulbs have to be directional-specific?

Is this right?
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yes and no but for the sake of you not destroying bulbs and without going into specifics of arc tube design, yes it matters. if you DO go vert get the venture 5000k it only operates in a base up position and has THE BEST spectrum of any bulb anywhere, decently priced tho.
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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Oh god there are all types of bugs all over the plants. The garage is not sealed so I'm just hoping the good bugs out number the bad bugs. No signs of mites atm but they are loaded with leaf hoppers and have also attracted quite the following of little body guards. I have at least a half dozen of these little guys running around and another half dozen of a just as small but green type of spider as well.



"Of my leaf asshole!"
 
Gastanker

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polyarcturus said:
lol, you just doing a quick grow thru with these girls?
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Well I'm going with LED only and only have ~190 true watts of LED so I'm thinking I better keep em small. Should be receiving quite a few new seeds very shortly as well and would like to pop them right when they get here for a micro 12/12 perpetual. I'll grow large plants again when it cools down :)
 
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