250w HPS users....

[PhrantiC]

This is my second grow so not too experienced with growing and setting up but...I run a 250watt MH light with 160watt of fluoro's for some extra light,the MH is attached to the top of the closet and the fluoro's to the sides(CFL's)
Can't upload pics atm but wondering how many plants i could grow and how much bud i could get from the plants.The cab is 60w x 100xl x 180h (cm)
I've got 3 plants atm(1 is pretty much dead) and one seed in some soil,the 2 live plants are looking healthy but growth is slooow...18 days and they 5 cm tall,is this normal,maybe i must just be more patient.
Peace.

 

[eLiguL]

Your description is very vague but if I had to take a stab in the dark I would say lower your lights.

 

[Siddartha]

I have to choose soon, I think I might be picking the 250 watter over 2 150s. My logic is that one light is probably an easier starting point. Plus I could most likely add a 250w later if I ran a big enough cab. How hot does your area get Fi_Di? What kinda blower you use?

 

[PhrantiC]

The MH is 70cm from the top of plants,and the fluoro's are 30 cm from the tops.
And 5 - 10 cm from the seedlings i planted today.I've noticed a slight improvement in growth since i put the fluoro's in,more light the better i guess...maybe i should get some warm white fluoro's to add though(i heard it's better to have warm and cool white during flowering)
I plan to do the full grow with 410watts of light(250w MH and 160w fluoro)

 

[haze12421]

nice buds

 

[Evgeny]

This is mazar. another 20 days and she'll be ready for harvest

 

[i_score]

nice Evgeny, that´s the only plant under the hps?? how mutch do you think it would yeild?sory for so many questions, but im doing a 1 plant grow for the first time and im not shure what im i looking at, yours look mighty fine man!!
peace

 

[eLiguL]

The MH is 70cm from the top of plants,and the fluoro's are 30 cm from the tops.
And 5 - 10 cm from the seedlings i planted today.I've noticed a slight improvement in growth since i put the fluoro's in,more light the better i guess...maybe i should get some warm white fluoro's to add though(i heard it's better to have warm and cool white during flowering)
I plan to do the full grow with 410watts of light(250w MH and 160w fluoro)

Try lowering your lights down to 45cm. You would be surprised at how many lumens are lost in just 25cm.

 

[King Hippo]

This is mazar. another 20 days and she'll be ready for harvest

I'm thinking of doing something similiar for next flowering run. Would you mind giving a rundown of your medium and nute arsenal?

 

[Guest]

Hiya folks

A while back a kind friend in the Uk gave me some seeds, he tells me they are an unhybridised Afghan from the 70s. I have 4 females, 4 different phenos. Two are purple, two green. One stands out as being the most intensely coloured lady I've ever grown and she is also the biggest yielding lady I've grown, huge buds for a 250w HPS and a 1.7l pot of coco. Here she is at 48 days of 12/12, from the look of the triches, she will probably go 60 days.

 

[Guest]

Here's some shots of earlier in flowering, she was already a purty gurl then.

 

[oil beef hooked]

Hi British Hempire. Great shots of this interesting plant. Thanks for posting

 

[Arcane]

thats a lot of shots !

 

[i_score]

hey there heres my new 250 watts grow, im doing a single plant grow, i chose a strain that gives me big yeild´s, critical mass, the mostly sativa pheno, im growing in coco and giving it organic nutrition, the main nutrients are from biomagno but i use other products here and there!
she is at 45 days of blooming and it looks like it will go till 60/65 days, i cant wait till it´s done and harvest time beggins!!

 

[342]

What ever happen to how when where now it seam a lot of not a thing pic that take forever to load .Thank to thous that spread how to.

 

[sackoweed]

nice grows with those 250's man keep up the great work brothers.. peace..

sack

 

[chrones]

OMG im so glad i found this thread its good to see others using a 250w

 

[i_score]

nice setup chrones, but your plants look a little bit overfert!!

 

[DangerP]

I tried posting a thread about this in the hydro forum, but it didn't get any attention. Maybe this is a better place:

I have been running a 250 watt hps light over a hydro scrog in a cabinet for my last few grows, but I am going to have a lot more space to work with soon. I only grow for my own use, so going to a bigger bulb isn't really useful - I don't want to have to deal with a surplus.

I'm trying to design the perfect 250w hydro scrog grow. Right now I'm thinking Lumatek ballast, aircooled Super Sun 1 or 2 reflector (as per this thread), and panda poly for light reflection. I plan on using my current hydro system, which is a non-true aero system or whatever the kids are calling it these days, but I'm open to trying something else if there's a clear advantage. I would like to be able to access all sides of the garden.

Does anyone have any changes to suggest, or things I should add? The bottom line is that I want to get the best yield possible for a 250 watt bulb.

Let's see if I can hit a pound!

 

[guest101]

Hi there!! 250W here too!
Have seen great results here with your 250's... Keep it up mates!!