[944s2]

Originally Posted by GMT

Hey 944, I just switched to dual spectrum and I'm amazed by how much hotter they seem to run, esp as it was advertised as running COOLER! What's your exp with the heat riffs of just orange and orange with added blue?
I'm really thinking of going back to the old trusted son-T.
Or just making the leap to aquarium flouros for the perfect nm waves.

hey gmt,,,,
i have been using them for many years and just recently i have decided to "mix" things up a little,,,,,in bloom i now use 2 dual sunmasters 600w and 2 sylvania sodiums,,,,
all those years ago i stopped using metal halides for veg and sodiums for bloom and started using the duals purely for convenience but those lamps were very expensive back then and made claims about there power but i question if the duals were ever as good as the metal h/sodium combo for veg and bloom and am considering going back to my original set-up and makes your post very timely
i havent noticed how hot the bulbs run but i have always had oversized exhausts but it wouldnt suprize me if they did run warmer,,,,,
i use a 300 cfl for cuts and seedlings,,,,
i dont see how fluorecents could match a son-t or two in bloom gmt but it would be much cooler ,,,,
thanks for popping in old mate,,,
peace and regards s2

[rockymountainJ]

Damn how'd I miss this?? Cheers s2 hope all is well!!
Rmj

[944s2]

Originally Posted by rockymountainJ

Damn how'd I miss this?? Cheers s2 hope all is well!!
Rmj

hey RockyM,,,,
ya not missed much mate,,,,
some pics of plants at two weeks of bloom,,,,
all ok at the moment and first bloom feed this week,,
the ladder in the background has now been moved lol,,s2

[944s2]

some pics just over a month into bloom,,,
some needing more feed then others but i wait until the plants tell me they want more food then i oblige,,,,,
another 5/6 weeks to go before cut,,at least,,,,

[944s2]

just a few pics at week 6 of bloom,
1st pic of some very greedy blue kush,,,,
thats the pic with the big girls[at the back] with a big message to me saying "they want more food",,,,
all good,,,,
terperella thriving with the lamp turned off that was covering most of them,,,,
terperella in last pic,,,,

[meltybubble]

Lovely thread, glad I found it s2!
It is always a bit of a challenge dailing in new cultivars, looking great though.
All the best,

[944s2]

some pics of nearly week 8 of bloom,,,
as i thought half of the room done at end of wk9,,,others end of week10,,,,so just a week between them,,,
first pics are the longer bloomers,,,,
starting to get organic ugly/lovely from now,,,
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[944s2]

others are the end of week 9 i imagine,,,,,
water only from friday,,start of week8,,,,,,,,,
last feed tonight,,,,,,good temps with the aircon,,humidity never going below 54%,,,,,,
nice colours,,,,,
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[944s2]

some pics with lamps on,,
week 8 tommorow,,,,
gonna be end of week 10 for harvesting for most of them,a few might go a tad longer,,,
getting very,very smelly in there,,will start swelling more quickly now,,,,,plenty of air movement and good humidity to keep any mold at bay,,
its around this time that my wife starts sneezing and eyes watering from the stink ,,good rule of thumb that things are ok,,
stinky and ugly,,

[944s2]

In pic1 and pic5 you can see my little pink crystal,,,,,
gives the grow a little extra me thinks,,,,
what? i couldnt tell ya but defo something..s2