Briman,
Hello again my friend. Good to see you over on the LED side. I am all about the Kush bro. Nice looking kids you got there, these are femmed, yes? I will be checking out your progress.
Great Job. Be proud
bye for now
Eek
Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by EEKtheGREY » Mon Apr 08, 2013 3:50 pm
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Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by briman » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:28 pm
EEK, Thanks a bunch. I am proud. This is my 1st grow with auto plants and my second grow over all. My 1st Grow was a photo strain by G-13 called Gigabud. I was very happy they way they finished, but the yeild was not as much as I liked. Apparently one should not believe the hype the seedbanks review describe the products. But I will have to say the smoke was superb!! Yes, they AKR's are fem. I am also looking forward to how this grow turns out. I do like the LED. Thinkin I might want to look at the solar storm 800 if I decide to jump up to something a bit bigger. Thanks, Briman
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Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by EEKtheGREY » Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:23 pm
Awesome Briman,
Okay so I will be keeping track here. Can't wait to see them babes grow.
byr for now
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Okay so I will be keeping track here. Can't wait to see them babes grow.
byr for now
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Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by briman » Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:38 pm
Hello all! Day 32 and the growth in both tents are AMAZING!! Tent #1 with the 250w MH has indeed stretched quite a bit and is showing a tiny bit of pre flower, so I flipped to flowering nutes and put in the HPS bulb. Tent #2 with the Solar Storm had had great growth as well as being a bit more stacked like a Christmas tree. Definately shorther but bushier. The plants under the solar storm also have pre flowers and are more so than in tent #1. I will flip to flowering nutes and flowering switch in tent #2 on my next feed in the next 24 hours. I cant wait to see how both tents do in flower. I dont want any plants too tall being I am running lower wattages of lights. I would rather have shorter plants to get the most light penetration they can. I might have to go with the SolarStorm 800 on my next purchase. Would any of you run an 600ish watt light in a 2'7"x 2'7" tent?? let me know what you think...Any questions or comments??
78* in both tents and 30% humidity, Now for some pics...
78* in both tents and 30% humidity, Now for some pics...
- tent #1 250w HPS
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- tent #1 250w HPS
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- tent #1 250w HPS
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- tent #2 solar storm
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- tent #2 SOLAR STORM
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- tent #2 SOLAR STORM
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Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by Dustydirt » Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:34 pm
Hey Briman,
Those look really healthy. I wonder why there is so much more stretch on the hid plants? What distance are they from the light? I have noticed more stretch with Hps than led too.
I think the 800w Solarstorm is a little big for the 2'7" x 2'7" but you could probably use it with your current ventilation. I am thinking even my 3x3 is a little tight for a SS800w given what I've seen using an SS+SF.
Those look really healthy. I wonder why there is so much more stretch on the hid plants? What distance are they from the light? I have noticed more stretch with Hps than led too.
I think the 800w Solarstorm is a little big for the 2'7" x 2'7" but you could probably use it with your current ventilation. I am thinking even my 3x3 is a little tight for a SS800w given what I've seen using an SS+SF.
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Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by SisterMaryElephant » Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:21 pm
2'7" X 2'7" with the SS800w would be just under 100w/sqft which isn't the most I've ever seen in a grow but it is quite a lot. I've seen quite a few reports of tight internodes with LED (in veg) but I've seen them with HID too so that could be strain/phenotype related.
YMMV...
YMMV...
Disclaimer:
I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.
I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.
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Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by briman » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:22 pm
Hello SME and Dusty! I have the 250w MH/HPS 12 inches from the tops, any closer and they bleach and burn on that little light!! My last photo period grow had massive stretch too. I mean when I flipped em to 12/12 and flowering nutes they grew a foot in a week. It might be the light I use. Not too shure. I myself dont care about watt pef square foot or yield. I just enjoy growing all sorts of things and give most away to friends and family. I never did really like smoking, but a hit once in a great while doesn't hurt. Thanks for the feedback. Cant wait for the flowering portion of this grow. I was going to flip the solar storm tent to flowering nutes, but I might wait another week to get a bit taller. i am going to incorporate a leaf tucking technique I read about. Auto flowers dont like stresses, so they tuck under one anothers leaves so all bud sites get great light. til next time...Thanks...
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Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by SisterMaryElephant » Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:09 pm
Virtually all genetics should stretch for 2-4 weeks when flipping to 12/12, regardless of what kind of light is used, that's normal. There are ways to try to reduce the stretch but usually it's a trade-off. Remember, they usually grow 2-3 times the height that they were when they get flipped to 12/12 before they're done. 
Disclaimer:
I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.
I still use HID and I'm NOT an LED expert. All of my LED knowledge is from other parties or research so I can't say from first hand experience one way or another. I also run a medical grow consulting business in SoCal.
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Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by EEKtheGREY » Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:06 pm
Hey Briman,
Nice lookin' Litle kushes. Can't wait to see you drool over them. and as you mentioned, you indeed should be proud of what you have accomplished so far. Kudo's, my friend,
bye for now
Eek
Nice lookin' Litle kushes. Can't wait to see you drool over them. and as you mentioned, you indeed should be proud of what you have accomplished so far. Kudo's, my friend,
bye for now
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Re: SOLAR STORM 400w GFP GROW JOURNAL
by briman » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:20 pm
Thanks SME for the stretch info. I am learning as I grow. I will undoubtedly do photo period strains again, and will remember what you told me. Thank all for the kind words and will post in a few days with pics.
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