400w HPS DWC First Try Ever

[grwAer0]

Setup:
Small area in basement walls pearl white temp. controlled at 75F and Bionaire Air Cleaner hepa air filter and activated carbon ionizing air.
400 watt HPS
2 Airstones dual air pump in res. with floranova bloom following lucas formula and top offs of res.
ph is monitored with ph pen and have ph up and down from general hydroponics on hand.

3 Super lemon hazes
3 kings kush
both strains from greenhouse feminized seeds

Second Day of flowering (started once all past 1 foot tall) in 12/12 wish me luck.

Please check to see if all is looking good. All help appreciated my friends.

 

[CherChezLaGhost]

Looking good GRW. I am growing SLH in a DWC set up too. Were these clones or from seed? Check out my grow if you get a chance. I am just starting from seed.. I will be following so I can see how the girls turn out for you. Good Karma your way dog

 

[FreezerBoy]

Dude, you need to shrink your photos. They're over 2 foot x 3 foot in size and 6 square feet of photo is too much! 2.3 MB is rediculous. Get it down to 100 K or less.

Do yourself and IC a huge favor and reduce them so the largest dimension is 800 pixels @72 dpi.

Consider stripping EXIF data as well. The ImageShack data can lead LEO straight to your door and IS will roll over on you in a heartbeat! ICs servers are not subject to Patriot Act invasions of privacy. Store your pics at IC and you'll be much safer.

 

[grwAer0]

Thanks for the info Freezerboy.
CherChezLaGhost thanks bro good luck to u also man, i am going to check urs out also.

Here are the safer pics.

resolution changed and image size lowered thanks to good ol photoshop.

 

[Think Green]

Healthy looking crop. Stick with an hps.

 

[FreezerBoy]

Most excellent! Thank you.

 

[grwAer0]

Healthy looking crop. Stick with an hps.

Thanks Think Green I will stick with the hps for sure. Have to admit getting the temperature down of the light rapidly helped growth rates!

Most excellent! Thank you.

No problem FreezerBoy, stick around I see u have plenty of posts and ur experience is much appreciated.

Looking good GRW. I am growing SLH in a DWC set up too. Were these clones or from seed? Check out my grow if you get a chance. I am just starting from seed.. I will be following so I can see how the girls turn out for you. Good Karma your way dog

Forgot to answer ur question, yup all 6 from seeds.
4 weeks given to get out of seedling stage then another 3 for veg, growth rate and many internodes also small space made me flip early.

 

[Mist]

Nice grow you have going there. Do you have any pics that show the entire setup? The plants are looking great and you look to have them pretty well dialed in too. Good Job!


Happy Growing.

 

[grwAer0]

UPDATE Flower Day 32

UPDATE Flower Day 32

Day 32 some leaf tip turning yellow and curling (nutes probably) so I lowered the nutes a bit.

First 2 pics Super Lemon Haze

Bottom right of 3rd is Kings Kush Top right is Super Lemon Haze

Last pic is Kings Kush

 

[grwAer0]

More pics Day 32 Flower

More pics Day 32 Flower

More pics

First pic is Super Lemon Haze
Second Same
Third Same
Fourth Left Super Lemon Haze Right Kings Kush

 

[grwAer0]

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[grwAer0]

Day 32

Day 32

Argh forgot to hit upload please any mod delete above post thank you =)

2 Group Shots

 

[CherChezLaGhost]

Looking good Aer0. My broads are 10 days of 12/12. They are coming along nice. I broke my camera so I havent pos in a few. But yours are looking excellent. I like the Kings Kush, I want to get a nice Kush for my next go around. But keep doing your thing they look great

 

[FreezerBoy]

Looking good. I envy you your 400. Drool.

How's your vertical space? Ignore this if space is no problem but, if you have trouble keeping her under the lamps, consider CMH (works with a HPS mag ballast) or MH (needs separate or switchable ballast) for veg to keep growth denser and closer to the ground. Again, that's only if you're running out of room.

 

[Think Green]

Getting friggin bushy there fella! Good on ya mate. Crops looking nice.

 

[Mist]

Looks like the plants are doing well this round. Good Job!
Going to be a nice ending by the looks of it.

 

[grwAer0]

Looking good Aer0. My broads are 10 days of 12/12. They are coming along nice. I broke my camera so I havent pos in a few. But yours are looking excellent. I like the Kings Kush, I want to get a nice Kush for my next go around. But keep doing your thing they look great

Always nice to have some Kush in ones stash.

Looking good. I envy you your 400. Drool.

How's your vertical space? Ignore this if space is no problem but, if you have trouble keeping her under the lamps, consider CMH (works with a HPS mag ballast) or MH (needs separate or switchable ballast) for veg to keep growth denser and closer to the ground. Again, that's only if you're running out of room.

I have a good amount of height available 8ft exactly. My HTG Supply Ballast can run HPS and MH which is nice I am planning on getting a lower wattage one for veg next time for sure.

Getting friggin bushy there fella! Good on ya mate. Crops looking nice.

I had to do a lot of wire work to keep them up, very heavy already.

Looks like the plants are doing well this round. Good Job!
Going to be a nice ending by the looks of it.

I hope so man, another 38 days will tell.

I know it is early but I am considering going with buckets and a 10 gallon reservoir all being feed by a pump and each bucket has a personal air stone.

 

[highonmt]

looking sweet! You should get a nice harvest off those girls.
Cheers
HM

 

[FiveLeggedGoat]

Very nice, Aero! I really think you're gonna like the SLH...I know I did!

How are they smelling so far?

 

[grwAer0]

looking sweet! You should get a nice harvest off those girls.
Cheers
HM

I hope so bro.

Very nice, Aero! I really think you're gonna like the SLH...I know I did!

How are they smelling so far?

The SLH is a lemon pine haze scent a little mango scent also!
The kings kush is a musky strong kush scent.

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