emeraldtri
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So here's some pictures of my 6kw soil grow using Blue Dream. This is a Legal California Medical Marijuana grow. This clone only variety seems to be a heavy hitter. I actually have some from another grower, along with some Blue Dream hash you'll see in my bowl below. 
So I've got 6 1,000 watt HPS, using the Yield Master II 6" Air cooled hoods, and Lumatek Digital Ballasts.
I have a HydroGEN, water cooled co2 generator, which is connected to a bucket on the other side of the wall to help vent out heat from the unit. It's been working pretty well so far. One thing to remember with these is you need a fairly strong pump to be able to activate them (they are activated by turning on your pump)...
I started with an expensive green air systems main "brain" and a PPM-3 co2 controller. Well, the PPM-3 unit I had sucked, big time. In the less than 2 weeks that it ran, it malfunctioned about 5 times. It would keep counting up the ppm till it would hit 9999 and freeze. Of course it hadn't fired the co2 generator at all. I noticed other people on the forum were having problems with the too, so I returned it and got a Sentinel CHHC-1, which does all the environmental controls with a co2 monitor built IN!! At only $600 it cost nearly the same for the PPM-3, as well as the unit from green air sell for over $600, so the choice should be clear when it comes to choosing the right "brain". It also includes a 16ft. remote sensor for photo sensing/tempurature sensing and co2. Great deal!
For cooling I've got a 12k BTU LG, which is just barely enough to keep the place cold, when its really hot out. I had a bit of a problem with heat here, as you can read below, so i redid all my 6" ducting for the lights with R-6 Insulated ducting. I also bought some insulating covers for my lights from i believe hydro innovations.
Both of those measures brought down the heat in my room quite a bit. I've got special covers on order from the hydro shop to cover my Vortex Fan, which is reading a temps of nearly 130F.
Now I know that huge kink in the 6" air line looks awful.. and it is .. I plan on fixing it after this grow if heat continues to be a problem. I am using a 8" vortex with a 6" reducer which is hard to see in the picture.
I'm not sure why some of these images are coming up sideways since they look fine on my computer, but after uploading them they're sideways, and I can't see any way to turn them using the photo album.
Next is my Hydro Logic RO filter, which is connected to a 100 Gallon Res, which has a float valve that shuts down the RO once the tank is full. This RO can only put out about 60 gallons a day even thought it's supposed to do 100. It's ok, i'm only using about 20-25 gallons a day for watering. The waste water for the RO is sent through the wall to the 55 gallon barrel, which is used to cool the hydrogen. That water gets pretty hot, and the RO waste water really cools it down a lot. There is of course an overflow at the top of the barrel to carry away excess water. I'll post a picture of the barrel soon...
My Nute tank looks the same as my RO tank, but is under the other table. I have 2 4x8 tables, and 2 3x3 tables.
Heres my dehumidifier & thermometer. It does both inside and outside temp, and has a USB port that can graph temps on a computer... NEato!
Using the full House and Garden line of nutrients. A few bottles are missing from the picture!
Now a problem that I think I've licked, but I would like others to confirm that they have the same diagnoses as me. I believe that all the damage in the following images are related to light burn. When it happened it seemed to only happen to the areas that had the highest concentration of light, so i assumed it was light burn. I posted on here with pictures but no one have my a definitive answer. My TDS is between 650-700 PPM, and I adjust my PH to 6.2. PLEASE confirm this is light damage so i can sleep better at night...
So, that's all I can think of for now... I've been training these for less than a week now, and they've all nearly filled in the screen. They've been vegged for a total of between 30-45 days or so.
Love to hear your questions and comments, and answer to my problems. I've also noticed the tips are turning, making me think heat stress may be a problem... More pictures soon, 12/12 starts in a few days
Thanks
So I've got 6 1,000 watt HPS, using the Yield Master II 6" Air cooled hoods, and Lumatek Digital Ballasts.
I have a HydroGEN, water cooled co2 generator, which is connected to a bucket on the other side of the wall to help vent out heat from the unit. It's been working pretty well so far. One thing to remember with these is you need a fairly strong pump to be able to activate them (they are activated by turning on your pump)...
I started with an expensive green air systems main "brain" and a PPM-3 co2 controller. Well, the PPM-3 unit I had sucked, big time. In the less than 2 weeks that it ran, it malfunctioned about 5 times. It would keep counting up the ppm till it would hit 9999 and freeze. Of course it hadn't fired the co2 generator at all. I noticed other people on the forum were having problems with the too, so I returned it and got a Sentinel CHHC-1, which does all the environmental controls with a co2 monitor built IN!! At only $600 it cost nearly the same for the PPM-3, as well as the unit from green air sell for over $600, so the choice should be clear when it comes to choosing the right "brain". It also includes a 16ft. remote sensor for photo sensing/tempurature sensing and co2. Great deal!
For cooling I've got a 12k BTU LG, which is just barely enough to keep the place cold, when its really hot out. I had a bit of a problem with heat here, as you can read below, so i redid all my 6" ducting for the lights with R-6 Insulated ducting. I also bought some insulating covers for my lights from i believe hydro innovations.
Both of those measures brought down the heat in my room quite a bit. I've got special covers on order from the hydro shop to cover my Vortex Fan, which is reading a temps of nearly 130F.
Now I know that huge kink in the 6" air line looks awful.. and it is .. I plan on fixing it after this grow if heat continues to be a problem. I am using a 8" vortex with a 6" reducer which is hard to see in the picture.
I'm not sure why some of these images are coming up sideways since they look fine on my computer, but after uploading them they're sideways, and I can't see any way to turn them using the photo album.
Next is my Hydro Logic RO filter, which is connected to a 100 Gallon Res, which has a float valve that shuts down the RO once the tank is full. This RO can only put out about 60 gallons a day even thought it's supposed to do 100. It's ok, i'm only using about 20-25 gallons a day for watering. The waste water for the RO is sent through the wall to the 55 gallon barrel, which is used to cool the hydrogen. That water gets pretty hot, and the RO waste water really cools it down a lot. There is of course an overflow at the top of the barrel to carry away excess water. I'll post a picture of the barrel soon...
My Nute tank looks the same as my RO tank, but is under the other table. I have 2 4x8 tables, and 2 3x3 tables.
Heres my dehumidifier & thermometer. It does both inside and outside temp, and has a USB port that can graph temps on a computer... NEato!
Using the full House and Garden line of nutrients. A few bottles are missing from the picture!
Now a problem that I think I've licked, but I would like others to confirm that they have the same diagnoses as me. I believe that all the damage in the following images are related to light burn. When it happened it seemed to only happen to the areas that had the highest concentration of light, so i assumed it was light burn. I posted on here with pictures but no one have my a definitive answer. My TDS is between 650-700 PPM, and I adjust my PH to 6.2. PLEASE confirm this is light damage so i can sleep better at night...
So, that's all I can think of for now... I've been training these for less than a week now, and they've all nearly filled in the screen. They've been vegged for a total of between 30-45 days or so.
Love to hear your questions and comments, and answer to my problems. I've also noticed the tips are turning, making me think heat stress may be a problem... More pictures soon, 12/12 starts in a few days
Thanks
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