TheBlaze's Multi-Strain Grow In Coco & 600W HPS

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I was thinking about ebay or amazon, don't know if there are import/tax difficulties when shipping to SA...

My local grow shops also only stock super expensive LED's from brands I've never heard of.

Saw that about the loan light (I'm lending a friend 2 LED's I'm not using atm, and he's getting hooked:)) so if you get hooked too I didn't want you to get skinned aswell;) the LED market is a jungle.
 
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Thanks buddy. Yeah, I will probably just stick to HPS as that is what I know and it's worked well for me. If I were to LED, I would try and source Mars Hydro. They look to be a good bang for buck prospect.
 
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I keep looking to jump into LED but have not found what I'm looking for to use in my tent. I'm thinking about a few light strip's around the tent about half way up around the ladies. It's hard to beat 1050 watts of HPS in a 4x4 tent.

Cheers

Cheers
 
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TheBlaze said:
Thanks buddy. Yeah, I will probably just stick to HPS as that is what I know and it's worked well for me. If I were to LED, I would try and source Mars Hydro. They look to be a good bang for buck prospect.
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You know that Mars is what I am running over in my tent right? Two Mars Hydro 400s in a 2x4 space. Just under 50w draw per square foot. They were just over $200US each with shipping to Alaska. So, $400. My cool tube, 400w ballast, bulbs (MH and HPS) that must be replaced each year or so, fans, etc were pretty close to the same price really once you add EVERYTHING up.

I agree with my other dr collegue that as the grow gets larger and the room bigger the advantages wane. At least you can watch mine and see what you think.

EDIT: For me the BIG advantage to going LED was piece of mind. In a small tent, running super hot HPS always had me worried. I knew I was one tent failure from a major fire and what if I wasn't home. Again, in a large grow room I wouldn't worry but at 2x4x5 feet, it seemed like a constant risk and worry. I never worry about it the same way now. Being away from home for days can focus your grow needs.

:Namaste:
Bob ;)
 
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That why p/m....you don't want it becoming a bashing thread, lol...
 
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Hi brother blaze. I have 2 of those identical ufo LEDs. They are ok for veg in a small cabinet but anyone running HPS will be sorely dissapointed. Mine draw less than 90 watts at the wall and their footprint is exactly the same as the light. I haven't used mine since my first led grow. They're just collecting dust now.

You should stop by icemud's journal. He's our resident LED expert and answers all questions with digestible answers in English lol. :circle-of-love:
 
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I just completed an Exodus Cheese & White Rhino, Greenhouse Seeds, and have 6 clones along with 6 clones of White Rhino in the cabinet now under 12/12/. I did a defoliation a few weeks prior to 12/12 and just did another last week at day 21 of flower.
I will tell you the EC is one of the best highs I have grow in awhile. Love it. Keeping this mother.
Exodus Cheese
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White Rhino Left, Exodus Cheese Right
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White Rhino
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GR
 
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OMG weed pictures in a light thread. LOL

Looking great GR. I've always wanted to try that strain. What smells and flavors does she produce? The 1 cheese I grew was sweet diarrhea berries and tasted like poop. I'm certain it was not the real deal.
 
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drcannabi said:
OMG weed pictures in a light thread. LOL

.... The 1 cheese I grew was sweet diarrhea berries and tasted like poop...
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Thanks for being so incredibly descriptive. That is now stuck in my head :straightface: Yummy. :biglaugh:

Bob ;)
 
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Dr Bob said:
You know that Mars is what I am running over in my tent right? Two Mars Hydro 400s in a 2x4 space. Just under 50w draw per square foot. They were just over $200US each with shipping to Alaska. So, $400. My cool tube, 400w ballast, bulbs (MH and HPS) that must be replaced each year or so, fans, etc were pretty close to the same price really once you add EVERYTHING up.

I agree with my other dr collegue that as the grow gets larger and the room bigger the advantages wane. At least you can watch mine and see what you think.

EDIT: For me the BIG advantage to going LED was piece of mind. In a small tent, running super hot HPS always had me worried. I knew I was one tent failure from a major fire and what if I wasn't home. Again, in a large grow room I wouldn't worry but at 2x4x5 feet, it seemed like a constant risk and worry. I never worry about it the same way now. Being away from home for days can focus your grow needs.

:Namaste:
Bob ;)
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Yea, that's my concern too. I'm installing a high temp cut off switch but it's seeing 100 f on startup and shutting off the light. Once I get it dialed I'll sleep better. Having a 1050 watt bomb in your room can be worrisome.

Cheers
 
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drcannabi said:
OMG weed pictures in a light thread. LOL

Looking great GR. I've always wanted to try that strain. What smells and flavors does she produce? The 1 cheese I grew was sweet diarrhea berries and tasted like poop. I'm certain it was not the real deal.
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Sorry really did not look at the thread title, I just followed Blaze here from a defoliation thread. LOL

She is very good, I posted in strain reviews.
Taste
You taste it as you prep it for smoking then the inhale gives you a taste of pine and sweet. The exhale is the absolute best part of the smoke, it is such a mild exhale even with a moderate hit. The flavors are again, pine and sweet but the cheese comes back so very nicely.

High
When you begin prepping a bud and catch the fragrance that you begin feeling the high. Light the bowl, savor the inhale and exhale and within five minutes the high begins to build and it builds rapidly and strong, yet it is a very pleasureable high. It peaks within 15 to 30 minutes and then your just good and stoned for at least two plus hours, probably longer but I don't wait to see how long before I smoke another bowl.

Hope you get to grow her, I only had this one fem seed, was a freebee, I am going to get some more of these and look for a better mother, but damn this one is definitely a keeper.

GR
 
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Wow, so many replies. Where to start...

I'm just going to say thanks to everyone for the info on LED lights. You guys have actually scared me off LED. LOL! It is just too expensive, especially here in the deeeep south. Once prices start to drop, I will probably consider it again, or I can hit it out the park with this grow and win POTM. Hahaha!! I kid... I've seen how stiff the competition is here and how hard it is to get votes. Wouldn't mind that big 1200w LED though. That is quite the prize.

Gr865, don't mind the friendly ribbing. This is indeed a grow journal, and your photos and experience are most welcome here. Beautiful plant you grew out bud. I've got 2 Exodus Kush in this grow, which is exodus cheese x og kush. It is a great smoke as well.
 
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UPDATE

Day 37 from seed. 3 more days to the flip!!

Plants looked a little downtrodden this morning. Noticed they were a little too close to the light, and that humidity was only 38%. So I moved the light up a bit, and put the humidifier on. That should perk them up a bit. You will notice in the photos that they are drooping a bit.

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Shorter pheno of Exodus Kush showing where I bent her over and gave her a stern talking to.
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Thanks Dr. Bob!! I can't seem to recall your veg girls at the moment. Did you post photos of them in your usual journal or is there a new journal. Sorry man... I am subscribed to quite a few journals. I sometimes get confused between your plants, and Organic man and Doc Cannabi. For some reason, I always think of you 3 as being similar in both character and plants. Wether it's true or not, that's what happens in my head sometimes. LOL!
 
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TheBlaze said:
Thanks Dr. Bob!! I can't seem to recall your veg girls at the moment. Did you post photos of them in your usual journal or is there a new journal. Sorry man... I am subscribed to quite a few journals. I sometimes get confused between your plants, and Organic man and Doc Cannabi. For some reason, I always think of you 3 as being similar in both character and plants. Wether it's true or not, that's what happens in my head sometimes. LOL!
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Here is a direct link to my last pics of them on the journal. The Fruitilicious popped a couple weeks later but the others are right about 33-35 days old I think.

Dr Bob Comes Home With Fruit Punch & Lemonista Aid - So Please Don't Be Critical

Bob ;)
 
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Ok, I must still be blazed from last nights black cherry og and fruity pebbles because I don't see a link bud. Am I being a stoner?
 
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