Mars-Hydro LED Grow Light Discussion

Thanks for the info I'm so glad you're here because without the explanation I might of got upset but I got mine before the price increase and done buying lights for a little bit but thanks
Hey I did pick up them 2 marshydro sp125 to go with my 600w hp man that tent is bright no dark corners now thanks they are a little hot so I'm going to have to move some stuff around and change my airflow to hope cool the room down a little.
I hope you are safe and doing well have a good day great night and keep doing the good work
 
Hey guys,

A little update on the remaining auto. She is now in week 8. This is supposed to be a 8-10 week indicia dominant strain, but judging by her looks and length she has at least 6 weeks to go and looks sativa dominant to me? Haha. She is now almost 80 cms and growing even though she is only in a 10 litre container.
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Kind regards
 
VanIslandConnoisseur said:
And by the look of it, off to a good start!!!!
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Do you think she is looking good? I know these breeders lie all the time. They claim this is seed to harvest in 8-10 weeks with a flowering time of 5-7 weeks. She grew for 5-6 weeks and now has pistils for 2-3 weeks. I think they lie a lot to make autoflowers look more interesting compared to photoperiods. I have seen people take these flowering times serious and literally harvest a few sugar leaves and some pistils, haha. But i dont really care since i am not in a hurry.

The first Bubble Kush has just popped btw!
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LB023 said:
Do you think she is looking good? I know these breeders lie all the time. They claim this is seed to harvest in 8-10 weeks with a flowering time of 5-7 weeks. She grew for 5-6 weeks and now has pistils for 2-3 weeks. I think they lie a lot to make autoflowers look more interesting compared to photoperiods. I have seen people take these flowering times serious and literally harvest a few sugar leaves and some pistils, haha. But i dont really care since i am not in a hurry.

The first Bubble Kush has just popped btw!
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Nice yea lookin good!:bongrip: looks healthy, what ppm and ph are in your run off recently? Do you have a ppm meter? Are you top dressing at all? Might not need too depending on your soil but will never hurt as long as the ppm of soil doesnt get beyond 1900-2000, For now just aim for 1000 - 1500ppm youll be laughin and go from there.

If you can, as an organic grower, using compost teas to feed and raise the soil ppm to your target when needed is absolutely necessary to acheive max yield/health. I see the results daily on all the plants in my yard as well!! So i suggest to buy an air pump, 3-5g bucket, and compost. You can brew without aerating but doesnt work as well, as microbes need oxygen to survive too! But there will be plenty of available food still, and just more raw matter left over in your tea bucket.

Then you can feed the roots directly with all the available food in the tea, if you get a deficiency and fix it in no time. As well as add tons of microbial life to your living soil, which continue to break down your soil and make food for the plant! I love it!

Ask me any questions you have if you start brewing compost tea! :rollit:
 
VanIslandConnoisseur said:
Nice yea lookin good!:bongrip: looks healthy, what ppm and ph are in your run off recently? Do you have a ppm meter? Are you top dressing at all? Might not need too depending on your soil but will never hurt as long as the ppm of soil doesnt get beyond 1900-2000, For now just aim for 1000 - 1500ppm youll be laughin and go from there.

If you can, as an organic grower, using compost teas to feed and raise the soil ppm to your target when needed is absolutely necessary to acheive max yield/health. I see the results daily on all the plants in my yard as well!! So i suggest to buy an air pump, 3-5g bucket, and compost. You can brew without aerating but doesnt work as well, as microbes need oxygen to survive too! But there will be plenty of available food still, and just more raw matter left over in your tea bucket.

Then you can feed the roots directly with all the available food in the tea, if you get a deficiency and fix it in no time. As well as add tons of microbial life to your living soil, which continue to break down your soil and make food for the plant! I love it!

Ask me any questions you have if you start brewing compost tea! :rollit:
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I ammend my soil with fertiliser pellets and michorrizae before i start my grow. They suppose to remain active for 10-12weeks. I then give only water for the first weeks between 6.2 and 6.5 ph. When in bloom i start adding bloom fertiliser. But I am very much a beginner and this is only my second grow, so I dont aim for perfection but I am trying to learn the basics first. Since I always struggle with humidity II decided to order a ultrasonic humidifier which will arrive tomorrow. Im also on a budget, so I buy everything step by step. I buy a piece of equipment every month or so. A ppm meter is next on my list or a ph soil pen, not sure yet.

I will definitely grow totally organic in the future so thanks for your help!
 
LB023 said:
I ammend my soil with fertiliser pellets and michorrizae before i start my grow. They suppose to remain active for 10-12weeks. I then give only water for the first weeks between 6.2 and 6.5 ph. When in bloom i start adding bloom fertiliser. But I am very much a beginner and this is only my second grow, so I dont aim for perfection but I am trying to learn the basics first. Since I always struggle with humidity II decided to order a ultrasonic humidifier which will arrive tomorrow. Im also on a budget, so I buy everything step by step. I buy a piece of equipment every month or so. A ppm meter is next on my list or a ph soil pen, not sure yet.

I will definitely grow totally organic in the future so thanks for your help!
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Hey your welcome and i got a blue lab soil meter, they are great, use it around my yard as well as my tent, top of the line. I got a 20$ tds meter off amazon, the one with the leather case. It works great and its a cheap important tool! Get one asap. And better off to buy cheap ph strip kit with everything you need to measure your runoff ph which will tell you your soils ph accurately enough. That will be good to finish the grow and for the future, best if your on a budget! So that and the pen will be like 30-40$ cdn to your door and those are the 2 most important tools a good gardener has!! Get them both asap so you wont ever have to guess what is wrong.
 
Plants have been under the ts1000 for 8 days now and fuck they are looking brilliant !!

this is picture of just one plant the other one has to stay in the tent as had to tie nugs up with string



week 8 on very impressed with this light have seen noticeable growth since replacing my HPS
 

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Farmers send their soil to labs to get it analyzed. They don't rely on hand held gauges. Runoff tells you what you can rinse from your soil with a certain rinse solvent, not what your soil is. Soil pH is measured as a saturated paste made with DI water and an air dried soil sample. My most important tool is my jeweler's loupe. A TDS meter and pH test kit come in handy to start, to establish what your baseline water quality is. You don't want extremes. You want about 150ppm TDS, as that is about what makers use for their nute calculations. (Mine is 400+/- so I have to add RO). Measure your nutes accurately by the 1/10 gram or milliliter. If you are using quality nutes, your nute mix will reflect the manufacturers scheduled TDS. If you use quality nutes and grow media, pH should be buffered enough that it is not a problem. Remember, above all else, it's a weed.
 
o_Oo_OJust got a phone call from the UPS, said the freight is going to rise again, now send a TS3000 need at least 150 dollars to the United States, it is only a current price, is expected in a few days will also rise in the shipping price, because the cause of the outbreak, so international logistics company is going up in the price of three or four times, And also limit the weight that can be delivered every day, yesterday's limit weight is 50kg, today's limit weight is 25kg, a TS3000 transport weight is 13kg. this is terrible!!!! doing business really is too difficult this timeo_Oo_Oo_O
 
Qualitypotlover said:
Plants have been under the ts1000 for 8 days now and fuck they are looking brilliant !!

this is picture of just one plant the other one has to stay in the tent as had to tie nugs up with string



week 8 on very impressed with this light have seen noticeable growth since replacing my HPS
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nice flowers. I bet you will get a satisfactory harvest
 
SmokeSara said:
o_Oo_OJust got a phone call from the UPS, said the freight is going to rise again, now send a TS3000 need at least 150 dollars to the United States, it is only a current price, is expected in a few days will also rise in the shipping price, because the cause of the outbreak, so international logistics company is going up in the price of three or four times, And also limit the weight that can be delivered every day, yesterday's limit weight is 50kg, today's limit weight is 25kg, a TS3000 transport weight is 13kg. this is terrible!!!! doing business really is too difficult this timeo_Oo_Oo_O
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Will this change anything on our end? I'm looking at a TSW2000 and the website says "30 day preorder". Does this mean over a month shipping from when I order it to when it is received? I live in the US.
 
LB023 said:
Both Bubble Kush autoflower have sprouted within 4 days, I just planted them directly into the soil. This will be my first complete seed to harvest under the TS1000 so I'm very curious how it will turn out!

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Make sure to let soil dry out in between full on waterings, let the pot dry out til its light weight. If you are picky like me and wanna experiment and learn and not worry about your babies, when the surface/ top half inch is dry, re moisten it, just the top half inch/ inch of soil, i like to use a sprayer on a medium-fine mist.

Since the roots of a seedling are so shallow, you dont need to water down far:)
 
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