MEDMAKER420 a.K.a the Aardvark 2012 MMJ Grow Show

[vukman]

Here is the 14 watt panel ( pulls around 9 watts )

You're lucky bro, mine only pulls around 7W.........I know it's not much but when dealing with small wattages like that, you're talking huge percentages!! LOL..........(~20%difference,,,,,,ROFL)

BTW,....what can I say that hasn't been said about what you're doing already? Just keep up the great work..

 

[medmaker420]

This beauty is growing under veg concept light #3

I think the key to that second manufacturer is to put the lights HIGHER than you need to do with manufacturer one especially with seedlings and early veggers.

They are growing GREAT plants and once I moved them 4" higher than the #1 and #2 light things evened out. I think the led angles are different and odds are is the reason BUT that is just me guessing lol.

Besides that one issue with light #4 with the loose connection somewhere ( will get to it once I get this flower cycle update dealt with as that is taking up plenty o time for me atm ) I think they are great lights.

I will be testing 2 of the 200x3w lights from that 2nd manufacturer in flower so I am excited to see how they compare with manufacturer #1 and #3 as well as how each light does independently from each other since they are all running different spectrums.

Here is the aero bucket cloner under light number 1 and I am seeing roots on day 3 which I am stoked about. I will get pics and video of each light cloning plants and see which does best cloning plants as well as how many days it takes each to push roots.

You're lucky bro, mine only pulls around 7W.........I know it's not much but when dealing with small wattages like that, you're talking huge percentages!! LOL..........(~20%difference,,,,,,ROFL)

BTW,....what can I say that hasn't been said about what you're doing already? Just keep up the great work..

It could be due to spectrum differences? Not sure but it will be fun to see what these micro panels can grow. I want to do some beer cup challenges and other contests here once they start up.

Lets call this picture, before and after

 

[medmaker420]

Update Shots Before The Move

Update Shots Before The Move

I wanted to toss some pics of the girls before they got moved into their new flowering sections and under the new lights. They look great so far but can't wait to see the growth changes from the different flowering lights.

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I think this first flowering light did GREAT for the first week of flower testing as far as I can tell and just wait for the update pics and videos showing all these plants and the new ones under the different flowering panels which will be uploading in the next updates.

 

[medmaker420]

LED Marijuana Flowering Week One Updates Part Two

LED Marijuana Flowering Week One Updates Part Two

Here are some more update pics from the end of week one / beginning of week two

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[medmaker420]

Here are some more update pictures

Here are some more update pictures

Here are some more shots of the flowering girls under the first led flowering light week one/two

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I will be getting clones of the lady berry kush and kushy haze so I can run a ton of the clones under the different panels to see how they work out and which works best for them. I have ran the kushy haze and lady berry kush before ( as well as the aca kush ) and loved the hell out of them.

I am going to make sure and keep a keeper female of each this time and do everything I can to keep them for as long as possible because they really are some solid smoke. Radvancan created some tasty strains thats for sure.

The field marshall strains are still in veg, posted a couple pics above but more update pics and videos to come once I finalized the different veg and flowering update pics/videos etc and iron out the different cycles, strains etc.

The clones of the blackwater, jedi kush and jackpot royale currently in the aero cloners are putting on roots like crazy now and will soon be transplanted into some cocorok from botanicare. It is their hydrolite silica rock and their coco mixed together. I think it would be more cost effective to buy a bag of their grow rocks and then the coco and mix your own AND you can use the rock at the bottom for drainage or at the top to deal with pests etc. That 707 soil from roots wasn't a favorite of mine BUT I am going to use it as a base for some super soil and compare it against a few other base soil mixes and see which comes out on top. Those tests won't be for a few months though as I have plenty of currently mmj testing and growing to document BUT excited to see how the super soil mixes compare.

I want to do a few different versions for veg, early flower and late flower and then layer them in the pots and see if there is a way to maximize the super soil and test it versus the common 25% to 50% super soil to base soil mix.

 

[vukman]

looking great brother...looking might fine indeed..
Talking about clones, it's amazing when the girls go through that explosive growth period how many clones/cuttings you can take and they don't even feel it.....they just sprout two more!!! LOL

As for me, I should be getting the new lights today or tomorrow..I checked with the tracking info and they are here at the airport now all depends on when they'll get released through customs.....can't wait.....WEEEEEEEEE

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

Lookin good bro, I was gonna ask if ya used any eye protection when workin with led lights? I know my 1000's would kill my eyes an the leds have more uvb if im correct.

 

[kushedphantom]

Coming along very nicely! Great LED thread! Subscribed

 

[medmaker420]

Here is the end of week one / week two video with a ton of pics for those interested in checking them out.

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Lookin good bro, I was gonna ask if ya used any eye protection when workin with led lights? I know my 1000's would kill my eyes an the leds have more uvb if im correct.

They are very directional and as long as I don't stare into the leds I don't even notice the light to be honest. I do wear uv shades just to do it but compared to an hps it isn't even an issue or at least I do not consider it one. Now also with leds it depends on the spectrum being ran as well.

Vukman, agreed on the clones and love how they continue to duplicate.

kushedphantom, glad to have you around. I can't wait to see how these different leds do with the different strains I am running.

 

[Aotf]

Looking good mon! I just love the pink haze background in the pictures from the light output. I even feel comforted, haha. Can't wait to see the follow thru!

 

[medmaker420]

Looking good mon! I just love the pink haze background in the pictures from the light output. I even feel comforted, haha. Can't wait to see the follow thru!

I agree, the pics are great under the leds and I wish I could take credit for how cool they are coming out lol but I can't. I am just pointing and shooting but that works for me.

I too can't wait for the follow through, the harvest and the wonderful medicating at the end of the curing process. So many fun things to look forward to.

 

[vukman]

Still having a hard time swallowing the fact that those images are after only 1 week bro.. I mean I know they are but the amount of growth on the flowers is something else. Most times you just start seeing the beginnings of budding starting to show not actual buds with that much growth!!!!!!!!! Very freakin' nice man... I am at a loss for words.......which is a rare thing for me....LOL

 

[medmaker420]

Here is another flowering panel. I have two this size but both are different spectrums from what I can tell. They pull right around 300 watts but the video documentation and pics of all lights is almost complete and will be posted once done.

Still having a hard time swallowing the fact that those images are after only 1 week bro.. I mean I know they are but the amount of growth on the flowers is something else. Most times you just start seeing the beginnings of budding starting to show not actual buds with that much growth!!!!!!!!! Very freakin' nice man... I am at a loss for words.......which is a rare thing for me....LOL

Its at the end of week one / week two but I do agree the hairs being pushed out are great. Now some plants are pushing more than others so some is genetics obviously but I did give them a dose of kool bloom which has always worked wonders for me. I think the growth is excellent but anxious to see what the yield per plant will end up being based on the strains used. I think the closeup shots are making things appear bigger than they are but for only a couple weeks growth not to bad.

I want to locate the strains that yield well but more importantly have the medicinal qualities that I am after as well as those that specifically grow great under LEDs.

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

i dont buy it that these just finished week one, unless you were abducted by aliens and lost a week and dont realize it lmfao!

 

[medmaker420]

i dont buy it that these just finished week one, unless you were abducted by aliens and lost a week and dont realize it lmfao!

these are from the beginning of week two not week one. I sexed the plants, topped them and kept them in the flowering cab, these latest pics are from the beginning of week 2 ( day 9 or 10 ) after a good dose of kool bloom, no alien abduction needed.

veg light #3 kill a watt reading

veg light #4 kill a watt reading ( minus two rows )

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

so if im correct from your other thread that you started sexing them around the first which is flowering basically so you have been flowering 17 days atleast. I did say finishing week one not beggining.

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

I know some people dont count flowering cycle start till pistils show...is this ur method? if so it adds up.

 

[medmaker420]

so if im correct from your other thread that you started sexing them around the first which is flowering basically so you have been flowering 17 days atleast. I did say finishing week one not beggining.

Sorry about the misquote brother, I must have misread your post. I put them in flower on the first yes. As far as the update pics they are from the end of week one/beginning of week two as stated ( somewhere in the day 9 range ). Some days I do THAT DAY pic updates ( which I usually write something like, checkout how the girls look today ) and others I do a collage of pics for the video updates for the week or end of week.

The new pics / videos are going to be of the girls under all the new panels which I have been working on this week and will be going up this week once edited and uploaded etc. These pics / videos are from the second week of flower but I think what I will do is make sure and do a 3rd week beginning / ending video / pics to keep things more timelined.

cloning updates:
Here is the aero bucket cloner I am playing with. I just finished running clones under the veg light #1 and they did great with roots in the 3-5 day range so I am happy. I give them a high bloom dose in the cloner and don't really worry about the ph

 

[medmaker420]

I know some people dont count flowering cycle start till pistils show...is this ur method? if so it adds up.

No they went in on the 1st as in put on 12/12 then were sexed that week, males culled, clones taken from the lower shoots on the girls once confirmed.

I count flowering the day I change to 12/12 not pistils.

Not sure if I showed these pics so I wanted to get them posted.

Week one was sexing, culling males
week two beginning they got kool bloom

I am now in week 3 but will be posting the week two updates video and then doing the week 3 video once the week is done and then everything is done being edited and uploaded. It takes me a couple days to get everything edited but I have a folder for each week to keep my pics/vids in to keep everything organized for my own sanity lol.

veg light #1

veg light #2

 

[Arthritis_sucks]

gotcha, they look gorgeous.