First LOG 1000W flood and drain

[PdoubleOTY]

looks very precise and clean....i think either way, crowded or not, taht set up will produce some amazing buds

PdoubleOTY Reviewed by PdoubleOTY on 10-23-2007. First LOG 1000W flood and drain first indoor grow with 1000 watter just want some feed back on my setup and plants. I am running 4x4x8 room covered in poly white diamond 1000 watt metal halide bulb and ballast 18 on 6 off 200 cfm inline fan with carbon filter water farm hydro ebb and flow set up w hydroton oscillating fan nutrients Rating: 5

[richmoney12]

Thanks i think it will be ok once i fish out the males, When do i lower the light and how much, they are looking bomb right now!!

[TMusic]

They are around 12 days into the grow room with the 1000w the light is about 4 feet above the plants, when do i lower the light, how much do i lower it and is 4, 30 min feedings 1/4 tsp foxfarm grow big a day ok as of now?

1000w is a little out of my range of experience but 4 ft away seems awfully far. So, since no one has answered your questions....You should be able to lower the light to 30-36 inches (and progressively lower, as close as 20 inches or so, later in veg) AS LONG AS you can keep the ambient temperature below 80 degrees. You need to move your thermometer so it reads at plant/canopy level. As for the feedings...if they've taken 30 min feedings for a few days and aren't showing any signs of overwatering, I'd say you're good, but 15 mins should be enough for those little plants. (My plants, in full bloom, are on half hour feedings, any longer and they droop.)

Also, if you can get that kink out of your exhaust ducting, the airflow will increase by 30-40%, which will have the obviously positive effects. And I can't tell if there is a lens on the light or not but its something to consider if you have temperature problems.

I also started my plants out in the same pots that you did and mine were clogged up and rootbound within 5 weeks from seed under a 400w hps. As soon as you weed out...*cough*.... the males, you might want to look into getting bigger pots to avoid complications.


Good luck. Good grow.

[iniganja]

Hey, just curious, because i'm setting up an ebb&flow as well

Do the containers need to be completely filled with hydroton? Or can you use net buckets on top to have roots hanging in the air?

im wondering the same...? any reason why it wouldn't?

[richmoney12]

ok i am def going to drop the light, thanks Tmusic ur the man. already on top of bigger pots thing thanks for the intel.
new pics will be up soon the kink will be out like now.

[Cyclonite]

Is that your highest temps (mid 80s?) ? You may need to add more ventilation. I would keep your best 8 plants and give them room to grow....1K with some TLC will produce some monster plants....I grow 6 in a 4X4 area with a 600 watter and its a good fit.

Your roots cant be suspended in the air unless they are kept moist....dry roots die.

Good luck:thumbsup:

[richmoney12]

more pics soon
they got bigger but seemed to droop
so i cut the feedings down to
3 times a day 15 min on
and added 1 full tsp fox grow big per gal in a 7 gal res
tds is at 230-300 with nuts and ph up and down

[socialistpete]

Put the light as close to the plants as possible with out it burning them. It looks like you have an air cooled hood so you should be able to get them pretty close. A suggestion I have for you is to invest in t8 lights they are $10 for a 2 bulb setup at wal-mart. you can put that right on the plants, I mean that literally. This will also save you a shit load of money on your electric bill too.

[TMusic]

Put the light as close to the plants as possible with out it burning them. It looks like you have an air cooled hood so you should be able to get them pretty close. A suggestion I have for you is to invest in t8 lights they are $10 for a 2 bulb setup at wal-mart. you can put that right on the plants, I mean that literally. This will also save you a shit load of money on your electric bill too.

I hope you're not suggesting that he stop using his 1000w light and use flourescents because you can put them up close... Maybe for a week or two, let those babies grow a LITTLE. But I doubt the fl's would out perform a 1000w mh light in light intensity, regardless of the distance.

[socialistpete]

Using a 1000w light during veg is a complete waste of money. I grow a continuous garden harvesting every 8-9 weeks I use (4) four foot t8s to veg from clone/seedling till its time to flower at which point they get a 1000w hps. I too thought that using t8s or t5s was a ridiculous idea and a waste of money(at the time these systems were a lot more expensive than they are now). I chanced upon a a bunch of free t8 ballasts and said "what the hell I'll try it out". Not only did they grow about the same amount but the inter nodal spacing was a lot better and I didn't have any heat issues, oh yeah and my electric bill was about $64 cheaper. You can see the results for yourself I justed started a grow log the link is in my signature.

edit: Your correct about the difference in light intensity but this is only really needed in 12/12.