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DID YOU USE AN AIRCOOLED HOOD WITH LENS OF WITHOUT?OR SIMPLY WHAT TYPE OF HOOD DO YOU USE?
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MH vs HPS in bloom
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I used a can 50 filter ducted into 2 cooltubes w/1000w bulbs using 1-HPS and 1-Mh
and an elicient 150B 6" inline exhausting everything outside.
ive never bloomed under a mh but will be this time
awsome thread!
hi guy
one thing to remember is you may not get the same results as I did,
its very possible other strains make not like an all Mh grow and vice-versa with hps.
if you had several strains to use it may increase your chances for a better outcome
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il probs do the same as yourself mate i have a similar set up but with 2 x 600w hps , ive just always took it as a rule hps was better but it seem that is not 100% true,
the Mh side is more like 11g's shy of a QP
same here GF,
I just followed the crowd on the HPS line of thought
although I aware you could use Mh in bloom but would get smaller yields.
the Mh side is more like 11g's shy of a QP
same here GF,
I just followed the crowd on the HPS line of thought
although I aware you could use Mh in bloom but would get smaller yields.
One ? for ya gnome...were both bulbs brand new? I seem to get really big buds first run with a brand new light hps or mh.
Just wondering, last two weeks this round im gonna switch to m/h to see if i can notice a dif.
Awesome work man thanks for posting your results
Just wondering, last two weeks this round im gonna switch to m/h to see if i can notice a dif.
Awesome work man thanks for posting your results
the Mh side is more like 11g's shy of a QP
same here GF,
I just followed the crowd on the HPS line of thought
although I aware you could use Mh in bloom but would get smaller yields.
nothing ventured nothing gained mate
One ? for ya gnome...were both bulbs brand new? I seem to get really big buds first run with a brand new light hps or mh.
Just wondering, last two weeks this round im gonna switch to m/h to see if i can notice a dif.
Awesome work man thanks for posting your results
hey critter
the HPS horti eye was on it 3rd bloom run
with an average 70-80days per run
the solar max Mh I would say it a good 7-9 veg runs so its about ready to start getting its senior citizens discount
One ? for ya gnome...were both bulbs brand new? I seem to get really big buds first run with a brand new light hps or mh.
Just wondering, last two weeks this round im gonna switch to m/h to see if i can notice a dif.
Awesome work man thanks for posting your results
think it would be better to use the MH the first 6 weeks and the hps the last two or 3 weeks,
this thread has got me thinking
on my next run I'm going to use HPS lamps for the first 6 weeks (when the bulk of the flowering takes place) then swap the HPS lamps for MH for ripening
my reasoning is that the plants can use all the light that i can provide when they are growing aggressively so the HPS would be best
the MH provides less light but adds UV that helps ripening but also breaks down some glands so this makes me think that the MH would be a good finisher for a better product
on my next run I'm going to use HPS lamps for the first 6 weeks (when the bulk of the flowering takes place) then swap the HPS lamps for MH for ripening
my reasoning is that the plants can use all the light that i can provide when they are growing aggressively so the HPS would be best
the MH provides less light but adds UV that helps ripening but also breaks down some glands so this makes me think that the MH would be a good finisher for a better product
I mentioned earlier in this thread I noticed the HPS side trichs ripened up a bit quicker, but forgot about it
so I plan on adding HPS as a finishing lite on my 1st mh-bloom-n-veg grow and compare it against using Mh all thru bloom and see what shakes out.
hey GSF
thats exactly what got me started down this path of using Mh for the entire grow!
adding Mh after 4-5 weeks bloom trying to stimulate resin production.
results were never conclusive either way.
it's what I did for the 2 runs before that last one when I said fukit!!
Im gonna leave the Mh in for the entire run and the results were much more than I ever thought possible.
its best the best damn thing Ive done in quite a while
I have learned the frost coverage from mh looks better is an optical illusion. the reason it looks frostier under the blue light is because of the massive amounts of uv in it compared to hps. so much that transition lens reacts to mh but not hps. A black light is pure uv, it will make your bud look the frostiest. Just think about a white shirt under a uv light it glows super bright but the darker color of skin underneath is really dull, thus accenting the white frost coverage even more. This is why high times photographs under black lights a bunch.
yup, the Mh hi lites the resin 100% better than HPS.
but Mh makes for some killer looking pic tho
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I just switched back to MH at 12/12 + 5 weeks based on the strength of this demonstration. Whether or not it's conclusive doesn't matter to me - at least I know there is no obvious harm.
I really don't like working under HPS. Much easier to see what's going on under MH. I'd expect a lot of early warning signs to get missed under that Martian dusk crap.
Appreciate the practical information.
I really don't like working under HPS. Much easier to see what's going on under MH. I'd expect a lot of early warning signs to get missed under that Martian dusk crap.
Appreciate the practical information.
bluntmassa
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good thing I got switchable ballasts I think I'm going to do my own side by side
going back to Mh in bloom after 5wks is what I originally started doing hoping to increase resin production but results were inconclusive,
I did 2 bloom runs like that and I didn't the nite/day results like I did running Mh all thru bloom in this last round
old Gnome's adage....
if you don't try
you don't get
shredGnar
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Do you defoliate at all? Amazing pants.… what's the veg time on the big cola plant in the 1.5 gallon? Is that typical? Also you said that you transplant every 14-18 days?
Thanks for sharing. Shred
Got one Eye Hortilux 400w HPS in a cool tube already and am looking to add a 400w MH to the flower room. Im looking into these Sylvania's. http://assets.sylvania.com/assets/documents/hid_pib5.29d5e133-9c55-48af-85b6-b1cd34a7ae81.pdf
4000k is a badass spectrum I'm thinking
4000k is a badass spectrum I'm thinking
i will be trying this out with some 4000k MH in my lumatek 600's this next go around with tested clones so i should be able to see if there's any real difference for me.
