150w HPS Club and Resource Guide......

[OrgAeroMan]

Here are the kids. The one on the left is a C99 x Deep Chunk F2 I made, and the one on the right is an S1 of a cross I made called Dreamgirl (N.Y.C.D. x Unknown Sativa x Unknown Locally grown Indica). The Dreamgirl was started on 12/7/10 and I cut down the mother/ father of the C99 x DC F2 before I figured out what sex it was to make room for the Dreamgirl It was just taking forever to show, and I had the clone anyway. Worse comes to worse, I'll get C99 x DC pollen, boo- hoo. They're eating Advanced Nutrients Sensi Grow at around 620ppm and at a pH of 5.5. The pump is activated by a C.A.P. NFTe for one minute and is off for four. As you can probably see, I'm starting to get some nice fish bones. I'm pretty stoked to see what will happen as this set up probably costs about $35 to make (excluding the light). Hopefully this will help out anyone on a budget that doesn't want to spend hundreds on a store bought deal, which is what I modeled it after. I'll try to keep you guys posted better this time

 

[adam59600]

Nice job Org, looks like a fun DIY setup you have there..... about to take a trip to wally world myself and see if i can find a small container for a simlar setup, i'll be going dwc tho.. hope all goes well with the babies! Happy holidays! ... are you using hydroton? and do you know where i can find this stuff other than a hydro shop? The nearest hydro shop is over 150 miles away lol...

 

[OrgAeroMan]

Adam, funny you asked, I actually just ran out. The top layer is Hydroton, and the bottom layer is busted lava rocks for a BBQ grill. You can even use broken clay pots. Thanks for the comments, and I hope your grow kicks a lot of ass. Happy holidays to you too

 

[OrgAeroMan]

J Budman, is that an aero set up? Every time I click on it to maximize it, it takes me to my own pics. Probably because I'm not super computer savvy. Your grow area looks really well put together. Kudos boss.

 

[OrgAeroMan]

Sorry Disco, i just saw you addressed that already

 

[silentspider]

Happy New Years, just been catching up on the last 20 pages or so,great work guys. i been soakin up all this information. im currently workin on building a cab for my 150w and getting many ideas ty guys and stay medicated

 

[Baba Ku]

HAPPY NEW YEARS 150hps enthusiasts!!!

Earlier I showed this group vegging under a vertical 150hps.

This group has been sexed and is in flower.
3- Cherry Chunk F2
3- C99xDC
1- F13xAnesthesia (afg/sk x hj)

I start out by training the stalks so that the plants will grow towards the outside extremes of the box. This helps to keep them away from the bulb. Placement in a small box is crucial and must constantly be tweeked.

I have only one circulating fan in the box directly below and blowing on the vert 150 lamp.

With these little 2.5qt pots (6" dia) I can stack plants in a stadium style. Top tier needs to be very young cuts or seedlings.

I pulled one plant out to give a better perspective and a view of the $6 fan (4" dia)
You can also see how the training of the plants works out.
(the plant in left corner is not trained as its DC leaning single cola)

The ventilation system consists of a single 6" dia duct booster and some 2" intake holes.
Zero scorched leaves at nearly 14 days in flower. The hens are happy.

 

[OrgAeroMan]

Wow Baba Ku, I have run a similar set up with the C99xDC, good stuff.

 

[silentspider]

those lil fans are popular,ive seen a few on this site and i can admit i am a owner of 2 of em.

 

[AsbestosToast]

Hey everybody, thought I would share my current nuggage with everyone, this thread helped me decide to go 150W over CFL's when I was first getting my equipment set up. I have yet to regret it!

All plants are at 1 month flowering.

Big Bud, two main tops.

Closeup of the main cola on the Big Bud

This plant was a white, premature looking seed, but I sure am glad I decided to try growing her anyway!

This lady was a two or three year old bagseed, man am I glad I kept her too!

Thank you guys for convincing me to step up to the 150! My girls wouldn't have been the same!

 

[OrgAeroMan]

Yeah dude, you won't regret going with the 150. Looks like you have some really nice buds started. It just goes to show, you can't read a book (or seed)by it's cover. Although some covers do look better Keep up the good work man. What are you using for a medium, nutes and ventilation?

 

[AsbestosToast]

Yeah dude, you won't regret going with the 150. Looks like you have some really nice buds started. It just goes to show, you can't read a book (or seed)by it's cover. Although some covers do look better Keep up the good work man. What are you using for a medium, nutes and ventilation?

Thanks for the encouragement, this is actually my first legitimate grow, with my micro box set up how I would like it. I am kind of flying by the seat of my pants at this point. They are growing in FF Ocean Forest, with the basic FF nutrient line; Grow Big, Big Bloom, and Tiger Bloom (they just happen to carry all of them at a nursery down the street from me).

Ventilation is from two fans, one dedicated to the cooltube, one to the box, both are identical ~130cfm PC fans.

 

[Bueno Time]

BT, drop us a link to the new stuffff.

You can check them out in my albums under the 4 Hundo Grow. (Irrelevant to 150 club since its a 400 grow but he asked so ya.)

Also must say still looking good in the 150 club guys keep it up!

 

[OrgAeroMan]

No problem dude, it sounds like you have everything in order. There are tons of people in this club that can help you out with pretty much anything you need to know. This place rocks.

 

[OrgAeroMan]

Same two topped and ready to show sex soon (I hope)

Same two topped and ready to show sex soon (I hope)

The same two plants, five days after:The C99xDC F2 is on the left and is starting to show pre-flowers, no pistils as of yet I hope she's not a boy. The Dreamgirl is on the right, with no signs of anything. The ppm is ~650 and the pH is 5.5. What do you think would benefit this set up more, air stones or a fish tank heater? The water seems a little cool, but cooler water holds more oxygen, besides the roots don't go into the water anyway. Only the top container with a mm max of water on the floor. I believe the top chamber is warmer than the res, but I broke my thermometer. I have both the heater and the air stones, but one more outlet. What a conundrum. They seem to love the 150w MH though!

 

[kjz71521]

Hey 150'z I have a question. I just reconstructed my 150 ngb cab, and my humidity in my mother chamber is 20%. This is where my intake holes are mounted for the whole chamber. The humidity in the flowr chamber is 38% with intake from the mom chamber. What is up, how can I raise it. I have tryed the homemade Co2 with yeast and I dont see not much of a diffrence.....HELP...

 

[OrgAeroMan]

kjz-Try leaving an uncovered cup or pan of water in there, the more surface are the better. Or try draping a wet cloth over your intake holes, this will also keep it a little cooler. What's your ambient RH? That could be your problem too. In that case you could use a humidifier in the room to raise it.

 

[Baba Ku]

I wouldn't be too excited about such levels of humidity. Some may disagree, but I have never seen anything too detrimental come about from RH being where you are seeing it. A blessing for some, trust me. When the RH levels are up, that is when there is cause for concern in the flower room. The veg room can take the levels just about anywhere, and prefer them higher ~60-80%.

Co2 has nothing to do with the humidity level. Humidity is simply the amount of water the atmosphere is holding. What Co2 does is basically increase the metabolism of the plant in order to increase production. All but the most pro setups will see very little benefit from additional Co2.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Your veg chamber is more humid than intake air because you have water vessels in veg. More water vessels in flower raises humidity further.

You can raise humidity with a humidifier. We probably don't need that kind of moisture with small grows. A container of water might help if you have the room.

I agree with Baba Ku, your humidity levels aren't detrimentally low.

Raisng CO2 levels means you have to increase ferts, water and temp. These elements have to balanced and sustained to reap the benefits.

Even if one could get sustained, increased levels of CO2 from fermentation, the level has to be constant and measurable.

I tried fermentation CO2 when I started small indoor grows. I didn't notice any difference in yield and the bottle wasted space. Not to mention a potential stinky mess if an accident occurs.

 

[kjz71521]

Thanks for the reply to bubba ku and wuddup DiscoBuscuit, man that name is a classic.. Ur tha one that welcomed me to tha 150 ARMY, can I add you to my friends list ? Temp in mom room 68°/20% and temp in flower 88.7/38% & the 88 so 2in from my 150 vert light.... Does anyone know how to download pics from smartphone to IC..? I tryed everything I know, my computer is MAN DOWN !!!