SSH UPDATE (PICS)

[CaliJay]

Glad you were able to catch the problem SC. I know the feeling when your plants are giving off warning signs and you dont know what the damn signs mean.
looking at this thread is weird. I was reading through it and reckognizing my grow room in your photos. I have the same white plastic and silver ducting. I am also running two air cooled 1000 watt hoods like yours and have a carbon scrubber. Your photos just seemed very familiar.Plants will bounce back no worries bro. I know because I stressed mine pretty bad right out the gate, just a few weeks later and they are blasting off. I was laughing when you said you fell on your plant and almost killed it.:angelsmiley: :yippee: I fell on my plants too. I fell on like 6 of them. I broke some stems and squished some leaves. A few lost the soil out of the pots!:cursing: :sadcrying But these things bounced back too 2 weeks later All the plants are healty and fully filled out :thumbsup: .Lucky for me I had a few plants in my setup that were ready to become moms. They were gonna be topped anyway:smokin:
Did you switch to HPS yet? I am using combination spectrum SolarMax bulbs. I love these things. They are HPS bulbs that output a small percentage of light in the MH spetrum. It is so much easier on my eyes. The light is really bright but it seems much more like natural lighting so it doesn't bug me.
Plants are looking good though. I cant wait to see how it buds out. Keep the pics coming and hit me up if you need anything.

-Jay

[CaliJay]

Hey SC, I was just looking to see how our setups differ and noticed you are not running Co2 yet? Are you planning on adding it? All you would need to do is get an A/C unit and you would be set. You would be able to saturate your girls. I believe cannabis can use anywhere from 2000 to 3000 ppm of Co2. Fresh air is like 300 ppm. That is the weak point in nature. We loose lumens bringing plants indoor but we can make up for some of the loss with a Bottle of Co2. Speed up your harvest AND grow bigger and better buds. A piece of equipment that pays for itself is a good investment. I would like to see you get as much as possible from your effort. This stuff is not growing itself.:weedpoke:

[santacruz_organic]

yeah, i want to get co2 but those release regulators are so expensive, and i would probably need two of them. i might just wait till my harvest and then upgrade for my next grow unless i get an extra $500 sometime soon. i havent switched over to hps yet because i am waiting for that burnt growth to grow out just to make shure their ok. once their out of shock i will start to flower them. isnt the desired CO2 ppm 1800? how much do you think i will yield?

[CaliJay]

I would be looking to pull 4 lbs from 2000 watts. I am OK with 3.5 but 4 is the mark for me.

[The_Chronicler]

I would be looking to pull 4 lbs from 2000 watts. I am OK with 3.5 but 4 is the mark for me.

. 4 pounds off only a 2 light room? lol. You should be happy with just 3 pounds bro. Unless your using multiple lights,, like 4 or 5,, you proboably wont get 2 pounds plus per light. The plants feed off all the lumens in the room when there is a high number of lights. Otherwise,, you are just asking for 2 much.

[santacruz_organic]

How long should i wait till i start feeding my plants again?

[Racerx]

You want the ppm of your CO2 to typically match the ppm of your nutrient level. So at the height of your plants flowering (4 weeks in or so), when your PPM is around 1500-1600 or whatever, then you want your CO2 to match.

Remember with CO2 that you cant just leak it into the room. You need to cut the exhaust off, let temps rise (90 degrees!!!), and let the CO2 soak for around 45 mins-60 minutes (some people do more). Then exhaust for a period of time, then repeat over and over all day. If you are having a heat problem, this is something to think about and the reason why people use sealed aircooled lights. Also remember that you wont want to start CO2 until buds form and youll want to cut it out 2 weeks before your harvest or the CO2 will COMPLETELY rob your buds of taste and smell. Its horrible!

I just wanted to mention something about your CO2 pricing too. Im assuming your in the area of your name...so you have easy access to Craigslist.org You can find an insane amount of equipment (sometimes for insane prices) for sale. In fact about 75% of my equipment has been obtained from people like you and me. Out of the 30 people Ive bought stuff from, every single one has been incredibly cool and very chill (a key factor in our business). To give you an idea, I got my CO2 tank for $60 and my regulator for $50, and the other lines, etc for around $40. $150 for CO2 (and it even came half filled!). Ive seen PPM meters go for under $200 and Ive even seen $1300 plant controllers for go less then $500!

Remember too, your room must be completely sealed for CO2 (especially near the floor as CO2 is heavier then air). 1800ppm of CO2 is not very good for you.

Oh and remember, growth that has been damaged will not repair itself. As soon as you see nice new green growth, then your plant is ready. Start light and build your way up. In my experience its far better to under fert your plant then to over fert it and lock the stuff out.

PS. I would change over to HPS as soon as possible. MH is horrible for budding. You can always change one bulb first if your worried about switching over. But your plants look very established, I wouldn't worry about stressing them much.

[santacruz_organic]

Thanks for the help RACERX, your the man!! im going to craigs list right now.....

[TheGreenFog]

Good post, RacerX. Very good. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Have you seen the JOURNAL?

:rasta: RastafarI

TGF

[santacruz_organic]

could i hook this to a co2 tank and use it for fertilization w/ a timer?