Mega lumen setup. Fingers crossed!

[Loafyboy]

Hi all, been a while since my last grow, hope everyone is well. I have taken some time out as I've been planning and experimenting with various things.

But I have recently started my 3rd grow, which is vegging nicely under a 250w 6400k CFL. It basically consists of 2 x 20L DWC buckets (2 plants this time) in a grow area of appoximately 28" x 18". This is the same area used for my first 2 grows which given great yields (over 6 oz dry from each grow) from a single plant each time under a 250w hps.

This time I will be using a cooltube and a 400w hps. I have heard that you can't have too much light so this will give a great lumen per square foot (approx 14,300), and hopefully will give excellent results. I hope with the 2 plants and the extra light I can pull maybe 12-14 oz from this tiny space! This would last ages, and mean I don't have to grow anymore for a good few months after. So subscribe and wish me luck!

P.S. The first pic was 4 days ago and the second is today.

Loafyboy Reviewed by Loafyboy on 10-09-2009. Mega lumen setup. Fingers crossed! Hi all, been a while since my last grow, hope everyone is well. I have taken some time out as I've been planning and experimenting with various things. But I have recently started my 3rd grow, which is vegging nicely under a 250w 6400k CFL. It basically consists of 2 x 20L DWC buckets (2 plants this time) in a grow area of appoximately 28" x 18". This is the same area used for my first 2 grows which given great yields (over 6 oz dry from each grow) from a single plant each time under a 250w Rating: 5

[EvilCartman]

Been thinking about getting my feet wet with DWC. You'll have to teach me a thing or two.

I just checked the log above.
Are you using the submersible air pumps on this grow?
What is the strain? Same as previous grows?

[Loafyboy]

Been thinking about getting my feet wet with DWC. You'll have to teach me a thing or two.

I just checked the log above.
Are you using the submersible air pumps on this grow?
What is the strain? Same as previous grows?

Hi,yeah, sure thing, happy to share my experience to help with you starting DWC. Although I'm still a newbie myself really.

Yes, I am currently using submersible air pumps, they have not let me down yet so I cant be arsed to use an external one (the external one I use for my bubbler clone tank is way too noisy, and my grow room is a cupboard in my bedroom). :jointsmile:

Yeah, the strain is the same as previous grows, but it's so kickass I am not getting too used to it yet (even after 6 months, although had a few other strains to smoke in between for a change now and then). I am not entirly clear on the strain/makeup of it, but I think it is a cross between psychosis and alpha diesel.

Sorry if I waffled on there but I am :stoned:. Cheers man! :thumbsup:

[Loafyboy]

Forgot to say, the one on the left in the above pics is quite a bit smaller than the one on the right, so I have angled the light more toward the left one to try and get it to catch up a bit. Shit, they are growing so damn fast!

[Loafyboy]

Still going well, and growing fast, but not sure how much bigger I should let them get before putting them into flower. I'm thinking later this week is going to be likely. Then it's 400w of HPS all the way.

The photo below was taken yesterday (2 days after the last pic above). I've just changed the nutes and they are looking great. EC is 1.32 (0.78 out the tap) and pH is 5.5. The fan leaves are huge, don't remember them being this big on the last grow (even though it's the same strain). All in all very happy so far, still as exciting as my first grow!!

[Loafyboy]

Right, I am hoping to put them into flower this evening as they are now as big as I dare let them get in veg. So in with the 400w HPS and cooltube, just got to modify some of the ducting first, and it's up, up and away! Can't wait........:jointsmile:

Pics to follow.....

[Loafyboy]

Okay, all done. 12/12 has started. I have a 4" fan and ducting and a 5" cooltube, so I bought a reducer and thats in place. Had a feel of the top of the cooltube and it is cool to the touch....:thumbsup:.

Only thing is I bought a digital/electronic ballast off ebay, and I have to say, the 400w light really doesn't look that bright. Hope it's not a dodgy one. Anyone had issues with underpowered electronic ballasts?

[Loafyboy]

Whoops, forgot to add pics. :stoned:

Pic 1 is the cooltube with a foot of 5" ducting and 5" to 4" reducer.

Pic 2 is before the light was changed.

Pic 3 is after the light was changed.....as if anyone needed telling :i feel stupid:

[Loafyboy]

Okay then, the girls have been in flower for 4 full days now and growth is going well. They are still running on veg nutes at the moment, but I will switch to flower nutes in the next day or so. With the addition of the cooltube I am able to keep the 400w light about an inch or two from the top of the plant which is great. And the ambient temps are running in at about mid 70's (farenheit). I LOVE COOLTUBES! :jointsmile:

[deleafer2220]

:jawdropper: OH MY GOOOOO....Been wanting to build a DIY cooltube for the longest...with results like that you just confirmed it...Will deff. be following this one ! GREAT JOB :thumbsup: