tpc_mikey
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You dont think the stronger light will help build bigger buds? I still have 40 to 50 days left on this plant?
one light one plant one pound....
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ttystikk
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It will help bump yields but I've never found throwing a lot more light at things once they're a week or two into bloom, that is after stretch is over- does a whole lot for ultimate yield.
Show me the error of my thinking! It won't hurt my feelings! Lol
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Father Ramirez
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Tell her you could golf, like so many men do. It would cost even more, and you'd be around less. I say, count your blessings Mrs Bassman
ttystikk
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Maybe that's why the Chump plays so much.
horribleherk
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my wife stays on my ass it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission lol
horribleherk
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the sour'd is taking the #1 slot genetics the main reason the doubledream is looking good as well but it's got the led light , a full nutrient schedule as well as factory made waterfarms the sour'd gets all the leftovers lol
714steadyeddie
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Damn man every week those ladies get bigger ! Looks good man
Altered State
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I think it will make a pretty big difference you just missed out on some extra veg growth but its better to be late then never. Not that your really that late few weeks i guess.
It will catch up sort of it will surely allow for a wider and deeper penetration , thats always good.
thstick is right in that you should of added it earlier but you didnt have it so your doing the best thing you can now. It will pay off you will get some extra oz's of bud out of it hell ya.
1000w divide by 9 square feet is 111w sq.ft much better then the 44w sq.ft with the 400
You did good man its not for not , its for bud and big ones at that
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tpc_mikey
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Well i might be crazy but its only been 24hrs since adding the new light have had it dialed down to 600w(60%) and i kinda already see a diffrence in the plant seems to have fattened up over nite and this morning
horribleherk
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I'm starting the build on another dwc with a dripper & a much larger reservoir capacity which will eliminate the need for a remote reservoir it is significantly larger than the 5 gal bucket I use now I'm gonna have to figure what it holds but I'm thinking I can run about 7 gal. Of nutes
ttystikk
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Sooooooo much I could say here!
ttystikk
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OUCH. DON'T DIAL DOWN HID LAMPS.
You really fuck up the lamp's spectrum output, efficiency and you'll shorten lamp life.
Run the full thousand watts and raise the lamp.
horribleherk
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hey ttystikk good evening
Altered State
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1000w will speed it up further yet 100w sq;ft is a good number to use , it sounds ungodly high but its not , its at the high end of the scale some people swear by it.
I look at it as 50w sq.ft is the minimum for normal growth 75w sq.ft for medium high growth rate / nutrient consumption and 100w sq.ft as full tilt bogey balls to the wall effective.
Remember to increase the nutrient strength or replenish more often when using high sq.ft output especially micro and cal mag. The growth rate can exceed the nutrient uptake causing deficiency issues.
Im currently using 87w sq.ft in led , 350w a plant from two panels over each 14 inch plant with foot long branches
I look at it as 50w sq.ft is the minimum for normal growth 75w sq.ft for medium high growth rate / nutrient consumption and 100w sq.ft as full tilt bogey balls to the wall effective.
Remember to increase the nutrient strength or replenish more often when using high sq.ft output especially micro and cal mag. The growth rate can exceed the nutrient uptake causing deficiency issues.
Im currently using 87w sq.ft in led , 350w a plant from two panels over each 14 inch plant with foot long branches
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ANC
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Tie down those two tall heads, this will distribute nutrients to the unstressed flowers.
doing 1 plant seems like such a waste in that area. the new 600W bulb should be enough light if you could fill the whole canopy.
With your style, I would say the sweet spot at this stage is 2 plants per grow.
doing 1 plant seems like such a waste in that area. the new 600W bulb should be enough light if you could fill the whole canopy.
With your style, I would say the sweet spot at this stage is 2 plants per grow.
tpc_mikey
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LOL appreciate the imput, this is why message boards are confusing sometimes one guy says too much light another says run it full. Let me ask this I was told adding this light into my grow 3 weeks into flower was gonna hurt the terpens in the plant, it is currently 24 to 28" about the canopy and is aircooled hood so doesnt get super hot, my thought adding it would fatten the buds up even more but another person said it would do the above and burn and bleach the plants. Whats your thoughts?
ttystikk
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Keep it cool and you'll be okay.
horribleherk
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got some new genetics in the house today gg#4 from here www.darkheartnursery.com the doubledream I think is gonna be phased out in favor of sour'diesel & gg#4 I'm looking to pick up my yield a wee bit without sacrificing quality 
Altered State
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I added a few 100w cobs @35w each to the two panels over the OG now it has 450w pointed at it. works out to 112w sq.ft or more of light hitting the leaves at 10 to 12 inches distance.
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horribleherk
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the sour'd is still gaining momentum I never thought the doubledream as a slow grower until I had something to compare it to the sour'd is stealing the show this plant under a good light might be the one to produce a one pound harvest 
