150w HPS Club and Resource Guide......

[bounty29]

Wow... so I made a startling discovery recently. My seedlings were very dry looking, as was the soil. I know the whole "overwatering is the most common newbie mistake" but I know they needed some water. I moved the thermometer gauge to the level of the plants, instead of a few inches above the lights, and it was about 10 degrees higher than I previously thought. That means they've been in 85-95 degrees for the past few days, and it probably went over 100 for a little bit. Dammit... anyways, I checked on them a few hours ago and one of them was fallen right over. They weren't stretching because the lights were litlerally about a half inch from the tops of the cups, so they must've just dried out. I also may have planted the seeds a little too shallow.

I made a little crutch out of some extra wire I had laying around, I planted it deep in the soil and curled the end around and rested the seedling in it. Hopefully it recovers, it was bent over pretty bad. This is the one that had the white spot on it.



In this picture, you can see where the temperature gauge was on the back wall, where the little bit of foil tape is. I put it right in the tub with the plants now, and it's showing about 10 degrees higher than previously. Guh...

 

[sugabear_II]

turn off some of them lamps bounty - just one over the top of the seedling is all you need for right now. Also a small fan blowing air across up across those cfl's isn't a bad idea either.

 

[green_grow]

dont forget a small fan blowing gently on the seedling . it will toughen it right up.

 

[bounty29]

Yeah suga, I'm on it... I'm waiting on a DC adapter in the mail for my fan, but I'm going to see what I can rig up for now, I've gotta do something.

Edit: Alright, I've done something!



I unscrewed 7 of the lights, so that I have three of the 6500k CFLs left screwed in. As the plants get larger I'll screw more and more in. I also took a 9v DC adapter from an old router and hooked it up to the extra fan and propped it in the corner, aimed at the lights. The temperature is now 77 degrees!

 

[Guest]

hi guys, just thought i'd drop in and check everything out, lookin good

i'm sad to announce that i've moved my last 150 grow under a 400 to finish flowering, therefore........

i am officially retiring the 150's permanently, i won't be flowering under them anymore, however i am still using one in my veg chamber for now. it was fun while it lasted but my needs predict that i use the 400's for flowering.

won't be going anywhere though, i'm still gonna hang out, you guys are the most inventive bunch out of everybody, and i'm glad to be a part of this thread. there's a ton of info here for everyone to suck up.

on that note i will pack another, sprinkle some scuff, and blaze one in memory of the sweet buds that came from under the 150..........

 

[sugabear_II]

Bounty - glad you found an old adapter - they all pretty much will work - that's the best thing about the computer fans, they can run on 2V, 4V, 6V, 9V, 12V - it just changes how fast they run. In fact I use one of the replacement adapters that has a selector on it for the voltage you want to run the computer fans in my veg cabinet - if I only have a single 20watt cfl in there and some seedlings but want to keep things warm (75~80) I turn it down to 6V - later when I add the Y adapter and push it up to 50 watts of cfl I crank it up to 12V and things stay cool (75)...

User name,

hey bro it's been good and I'm sorry to hear you're retireing the 150's I hope you have found a suitable home for them. As I have mentioned before I am building a new cabinet, using the millspride c-25, and I have after much debate decided that I will be lighting it with a 400 watt HPS, so much like you I will be moving on up. My 150 cabinet is going to become my veg/mom chamber and then probably find it's way to a friend in need of a kick start. So I guess I'll be seeing you at the 400 club soon and of course still around here I will be hanging as always.

-suga

 

[bounty29]

They're looking much better, and the temperature right at the seedlings is now 77.5

The one that took a fall seems to be doing alright, no signs of dying or anything, I've got it propped up with that wire and a stick, it seems pretty stable. The second picture is the one that had the cotyledons stuck together, it's really opened up and grown since I took away the lights and cooled it down a bit.



User- are those all 150w HPS buds? Impressive...


I really need to get my own thread

 

[green_grow]

glad to hear you guys will be sticking around; your input and advice are GREATLY appreciated here .

 

[BoB91]

Just wanted to say hello to all.

 

[Guest]

User- are those all 150w HPS buds? Impressive...

thanks bounty!!

YES those pics are all from my very first grow under a 150w HPS security light, about a year ago . worked out great considering i had no experience. they were 2 bagseed strains from seeds i saved. the buds came out NOTHING like either one of the bags they came from. wierd.



green grow.....as is yours bro. everyone's genuine input makes this thread kickass.


whatup bob!

 

[sugabear_II]

quick FYI to all y'all out there building cabinets and looking for ventilation... Grainger's has apparently come to their senses and now has a will call option - that's right just give them a call and an item number and a name and they'll let you come pick up what you need cash and carry - They carry the full assortment of dayton blowers at much less than any hydro store - for example my 134cfm was $39 from them, a 176 cfm is $44.95, and the 265cfm fan is $68.50 - at a hydro store you would pay around $150 for a 265cfm...

So just look up what you want on their web site and give them a call with the product number, when they ask if you have an account just say, "no, I just wanted to come in and pick it up" and they'll ask for a name (fake of course) and if you'll how you'll be paying (cash of course).

For those interested in a quieter inline fantech fan I recommend calling them at 1-866-710-4769 and they will be more than happy to give you the name and number of a local retailer. Again the savings is substantial, a FR150 (250CFM) model will run you over $200 at a hydro store, but my local electrical supply place sells them for $147.

-suga

 

[Guest]

holy crap that's awesome! i always checked out the grainger site but never got any further than that. good to know

 

[trikromeking]

yeah I copped a 150cfm dayton fan from grainger. I must say that it is more quiet than a box fan.

 

[trikromeking]

has anyone grew delta 9'S sour diesel...?

 

[Mikey]

Hello all... fellow 150 HPS grower here..

Hello all... fellow 150 HPS grower here..

Well after reading this thread to my eyes bled i think it's time to post!
Well first of all I just want to thank everyone for their efforts with the 150.

Anyways my setup did include a 150 hps and 4 x 40 flo's for side lighting, and i must say that the little HPS can do the job, especially when using LST or some other training method.

Now I am turning my closet into a two shelf system with a 250 up top and a 150 down bottom.Using clones of course and plenty of training to keep them low.

right now I have 2 WW and an unknown in there all about 3 ft tall and doing well..

I too never listened when people laughed at me for a 150 hps....shit who's laughin now???

Anyways, i will post some new pics up as soon as poss. as the closet is going to go under some major renovations, and it's going to be nice to see a straight side by side comparison of the differences in wattage and yeild when it's all said and done.

I was a member at OG before it got shut down, but just a couple months or so..hell i don't even remember the user name... anyways keep up the good fight!

 

[Holdin']

So as I'm sitting here home from work with a sprained ankle, smoking a spliff of some straight schwaggleberry, I decided I'd share my current 150w happenings. My last grow, I had three plants. Two were male, then I had a female that I transplanted and put under a screen and it grew some nuts overnight.

Minutes later I ordered some AK48 from SB. Got to the states in about a week. Germed 7 of them, 100% germination. Lacked room, so I gave away two plants about 2 weeks into veg. Then, one plant (on 18/6 light cycle) got so rediculously tall and lanky, that I just ended it's life

Then I had 2 confirmed females, and then waited another week and turns out I had 3 good looked females. 2 are of the same phenotype... very sativa looking. One is topped and LST'd, and the other was left alone. Then the third has very indica-like leaves. This plant was very stout and had very tight nodes for the first couple weeks of veg. But when I flipped it to 12/12 that bitch stretched unbelievably. Right now she's about 8-10 inches taller than her sativa sisters. Ironic. But now that plant is stretching so rediculously, that I might have to pull her plug.

Turns out that I've bitten off more I could chew. Right now plants are about 2 weeks into 12/12 and the 2 sativa-ish girls look like they're done stretching. But the formerly stout indica is getting fucking bigger and bigger. Nothing my 150w can handle.

I should be stoked on three healthy females, but if I only use my 150w for this grow, I'm going to end up with a shitload of popcorn bud and be rather disappointed. I don't get paid until the 15th (fuck the monthly pay period!) to get some more watts so I'm just going to see what I can do.

Right now they're moving along slowly... all branches have preflowers, but I think they should be further along for about 15-17 days or so (I cant fucking remember when I switched). Could this be because I switched to 12/12 before alternating nodes? Bout 3 weeks total of veg time (I think). Oh well, fuck it. I'll just go by trichs instead of a fucked up day count.

Anyways, done rambling. Pics:











I'll get individual plant pics when lights come on in a few hours. Fuck just seeing these pictures pisses me off when it comes to my light/space ratio. Should've just done some heavy lsting/topping from the beginning. Oh well.

 

[jasonk]

Nice shots holdin'. When is it too late to LST? It looks like it would have been much better off if you had the space, but you gotta experiment all growing styles to get the experience.

My beans were put in soil 2 days ago after 2 nights in paper towel. I planted the same ones outdoor, and some took over a week to sprout,they are very poor seeds but a friend gave em to me so why not. ill get some photos when/if they pop.

 

[Cardboardts]

Heyoo,

How do you like my new desk that I made?





Yah that is Icmag on the screen btw =).

Here's the desk with the pannel off.





Thats my New 150 HPS in the bigger flower cab and the other space is going to be clone/veg chamber.

I'd post some better planting pics but apently my fan accidently came unplugged last night and they curled up pretty bad. They should be right as rain by tomorrow...hopefuly.

 

[trikromeking]

card~ thats a pretty hot set up you got there!!

 

[Guest]

Holdin you got some beautiful girls there. dont worry bro, just keep up the good work. if you gotta pull the tallest, do it sooner then later next time i recommend scrog. best way to do it i tihnk. hey by the way i got a 150 hps, doing lowryders. one of my LR has only 3 leaves!!!` is she one those things...mutants, lol sorry stoned....