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FIRST GROW, 400w hps in custom made closet

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gRrOeOeRn

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UPDATE prt. 1 - uploader isnt wokring.

UPDATE prt. 1 - uploader isnt wokring.

I added lost of Co2 the past 2 days... huge bricks of it underneath my plants with two fans blowing the Co2 up through the plants.. This makes a huge difference on the plants. i would say its like what nitrous does for racecars. My plants got huge and put on massive weight. my wilting leaves are non existant.
i would sujest this to anyone to give the plants alittle extra power when going through an uneasy stage. these are the pics so far, taken tonight right before and after lights out. Only thing is that uploader isnt wokring at the moment so i only have the before ones right now. the others will be on soon.








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gRrOeOeRn

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What should my PPM's be at around this stage of flowering?

im going to do a quick day flush tomorow, and add all new fresh water and Nutrients along with Beastie bloomz and Cha Ching.

need to know the ppm for the nutes at the stage im at..
 
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gRrOeOeRn

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How much stretch do you guys think im looking at?? say i have another 2-3 weeks of flower and then the chop.. how much more stretch can i expect?? when the stop soon and just start to focus on budding?? would like somone to explain the flower process to me, as in the stretch and budding.
 
ItsGrowTime

ItsGrowTime

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gRrOeOeRn said:
How much stretch do you guys think im looking at?? say i have another 2-3 weeks of flower and then the chop.. how much more stretch can i expect?? when the stop soon and just start to focus on budding?? would like somone to explain the flower process to me, as in the stretch and budding.
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The stretch stops around week 5 of flower then the plant focuses on budding up. Your plants have at least 3 weeks to go, maybe 4. Dont be in a rush to chop them down! Did you pick up a PK booster like Koolbloom? If so, this is the time to start using it. They look damn good for a first grow tho! My garden was a mess my first grow.
 
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gRrOeOeRn

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Hey yeah im using Beatie bloomz right now, with alittle bit of cha ching in the mix. yeah im in no rush to chop, im gunna let them ripen nice and clean before i chop. ive got about 15" more of grow space before it will be all up on my light.. Think im good??
 
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gRrOeOeRn

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anyone know wat i should be running my PPM at? im at 2,246.. tharts with my nutes, Beastie bloomz and cha cha ching.. to high??
 
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Stalldaworld

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hey man, great first grow. i cant w8 to experiment with a "simple" hydo method closet style like yours...in due time...

as far as temps go. have you ever thought about air cooling that light of yours? some simple ducting to blow and suck air across the light would lower your temps bigtime. If you added a peice of glass to the bottom of that hood with the ducts youd be MINT!
something to think about for the future if you are having heat issues.

as far ass ppm goes...keep in mind i dont have much experience just what i read on this site, that ppm sounds high...keep in mind however the best indicator of too high nute regime is your babies...keep a close eye on your plants and they will tell you what the can handle. If you see any burn or lockout flush your system with str8 water and go with a weaker solution

strech should be diminishing at this point, your plants will start packing on the weight, just be pacient

got any under the screen shots?

hope i could help. your plants and set up look great. nice work
 
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gRrOeOeRn

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Stall - thanks for the sugestions, ive thought of putting in a peice of glass but havnt got around to doing yet and my temps never go above 83 so im fine for right now.

How can i tell if my plants are having a lock out?
 
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Stalldaworld

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look in the canabis infirmery section....youll see every single problem documented....

you plizzys are looking great however. if its not broke...dont fix it!
 
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gRrOeOeRn

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Update--

So i went and got an electornic Ph meter to test my water.. ive been using a soil one.. BIG MISTAKE they dont work. ive been practically frying my babies!! So my Ph was at like 6.59.. and the water ive been adding.. at a solid 8! so i went and got some PH Down and its at a comfortable 5.28 now. I think thiose shold clear up any of the problems ive been having, the PPM's are 1400 and all is good in the garden of green, i hope.

This all sound about right?
 
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gRrOeOeRn

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actually they havnt really put on to much weight only because i added way to many nutes, and the ph was way to high.. they kind of froze up, but im expecting to see some major improvement in the next few days
 
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gRrOeOeRn

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UPDATE

UPDATE

Buds have put on alittle weight, but they had been suffering this past week from too high of PH - 6.59, and my PPM was at 2500. All set and back to square again.

so here they are--





And a couple of those shots from down under, hard to see, but if you notice i practically made these plants grow parallel with the ground for a little while to completly maximize this grow. paper clips work really well with holding down and spacing the bigger branches.










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green_grow

green_grow

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looking good , despite the earlier ph problem . i bought one of those worthless soil probes too . so did about a million other people. hard to imagine that someone can get away with selling complete garbage like that. there outta be a sticky somewhere advising all new growers not to buy them.
 
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dondeago

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Thats really weird dude,i i,ve just set up a new project (No8 now) and its built exactly the same as yours. I'm just using a 250W though.
Nutes that i use are ionics though. GOOD newb nute! 1 grow, 1 bloom and a boost formula for extra kick in flowering.
Last 2 i pulled 4.5 Oz from 2 plants without the boost formula.
This time put 4 in. Cheese is the strain and i've been told that this particular line is now over 7 years old now. What do you hope to pull off that?

By the way.... are you using any kind of odour control?
 
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