IC 600 watt club.

[PrinSeshJasmine]

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[HIGHGROOVE]

no joke just got gifted some lambsbread and the grow and grow....so i kinda wanted to get a gauge for how far the light can be away and stillg et good enough penetration

 

[aggregatebuzz]

thanks for the info PrinSeshJasmine

an outdoor grower having to move to a 2x4x6 growspace needs this kind of info.
got some good hardware to start:
400w/600w NextGen ballast
Eye 400w MH and 600w HPS bulbs
Super Sun 2 fixture
S&P 6" fan
5300btu Kenmore ac
4 5 Gal. pots
Fox Farms soil,perlite and the 6 nutes line up and dolomite lime
have some nirvana bank blue mystic seedling going 3 days above ground and under the MH 24/0
I hope to have reason to find a camera in the coming months to post some good shots

600 Watt Club here I am

 

[aggregatebuzz]

my first indoor grow seedlings
one of the seeds(the runt plant) sprouted 5 days after the other 3 along with it's replacement so those two will have to share that pot
some healthy seedling indeed
next grow they will start in smaller pots for the first 3 weeks directly under the light for all 4
3 at 3 weeks and the 2 at 2 weeks

 

[aggregatebuzz]

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[aggregatebuzz]

growth rate for a couple days,these are looking bushier than seedlings of my previous outdoor grows,most likely the 24/0 light supply
I'm interested to see the growth rate in vegetative phase
big one is @ 10 inchs

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[aggregatebuzz]

day 32

vegging under the HPS as the 3 week old failed Eye MH gets replaced
@15 inch for the tallest,another @ 9 inch to vegg

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[Expat]

^^ Nice man

I have a few newbie questions for you 600 watt growers out there. Do any of you air cool your lights with a carbon filter attached? Or is the only adequate way to keep temps down to air cool your lights and have a seperate fan sucking air out the grow room through a carbon filter? I hope that makes sense. My reason for asking is, I really like 600 watt lights because of their lumen to watt ratio, and I'm wondering if I would need to have more then one fan to keep the growroom cool.

Yes. I cool my tube and scrub the air in one.
My system goes carbon filter > fan > Cooltube/600w > exit.
Fresh air is via 2 x 150mm pc fan assisted intakes

 

[Expat]

Guess I better join eh?
My bloom room is 1.3m x 1.2m. I grow in soil mostly, but am keen to try some coco.
At the moment I've gone vertical and am loving the 360 degrees of 600 watt goodness.

 

[mrred]

looks like you could lower your light some expat

 

[Expat]

The bulb is riding about level with the tops.
The plants are staged on three levels, more of a stadium than the vertical screen approach. I had a screen in the beginning but it was too hard to work with. None of my plants get turned either. I train them to be one-sided. I'm still finding my way so am sure each yield will get better

 

[mrred]

just remember a 600 is good 29 inches from bulb , so i see it as wasted light, on a verticle you shouldnt be concerned with the tops, you want to get the sides and if you could lower the light inside the cooltube because the band where the metal meets glass looks like it might block a little light in the up direction

 

[aggregatebuzz]

are those plants in individual pots Expat

and where do you find a cool tub like that one

I'd like to have a square space like that to do that type grow

 

[Expat]

just remember a 600 is good 29 inches from bulb , so i see it as wasted light, on a verticle you shouldnt be concerned with the tops, you want to get the sides and if you could lower the light inside the cooltube because the band where the metal meets glass looks like it might block a little light in the up direction

Si MrRed, the bulb sits high in the tube. I've thought to do something about it, but its been in use since I plugged it in.

are those plants in individual pots Expat

and where do you find a cool tub like that one

I'd like to have a square space like that to do that type grow

Yes the plants are in individual pots. I veg them three different ways depending on where in the room they are placed. Eight tall plants with some well cropped ones at their feet and low LST ones hanging just behind and above the tops of the tall ones. These ones are adjustable so they stay just above the tall ones.
The cooltube is probably an Australian product.

 

[aggregatebuzz]

all the cool tubes I've seen have the built-in reflectors,yours is much nicer for vertical growing

 

[Expat]

all the cool tubes I've seen have the built-in reflectors,yours is much nicer for vertical growing

I've taken the reflector out.

 

[Ioni Botani]

Do I qualify?!

Do I qualify?!

600w Digital Greenhouse, 6" Air Cooled Euro Reflector, 4" Inline fan/filter combo, all courtesy of HTG supply.

Air Cooled reflector/Carbon filter all in one!



Intake Close-up



Intake sucks in cool are from AC duct as seen here



Hot air is brought out through the dryer duct in my dryer room.



Homemade heat diffuser



Dual pumps, soon to upgrade!



Dont forget the float valves!!



EVERY DIY GARDEN NEEDS ONE OF THESE. Paintball CO2 "Remote"



I cant wait till Im done vegging, and for more seeds to arrive!!!!
Bless.
-I.

 

[aggregatebuzz]

day 42,12/12 most likely in 3 days
24 inchs at tallest

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[claymoore]

keep em going guys. lovin it !!!

 

[aggregatebuzz]

day 30 flower
hps for the finish now

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