Kuwl...... MH FC 8000 EVO + 6 Plants

I have several sets of ACI Ionbeams..The 16" full spectrum bars and 11" UV bars.

Each set will come with a little controller that will plug into the driver. The controller works as a timer and dimmer.
The light system can also plug into any of the ACI controllers that control environment along with light scheduling.

They can also be ran as "dumb" lights. They will be at max power and use an external timer like most older grow lights.

Given their output, dumb is the best option IMO. I run mine off an old analog timer. The controllers just make things confusing and over engineered.
These lights for the most part are like seedling lights, old 2' T5HO or 50 watt CFL type of output and performance, so there's no real need to ever dim them down.
I bought their Green light with its controller and I disconnected it. I'm glad I was able to or I would have cut it off, I just want full power all the time. Same for the side lights...I just don't see using the controller. It comes with the deal I'll have 2 here if anyone needs one....lol
 
I bought their Green light with its controller and I disconnected it. I'm glad I was able to or I would have cut it off, I just want full power all the time. Same for the side lights...I just don't see using the controller. It comes with the deal I'll have 2 here if anyone needs one....lol

I have a small box with maybe 6-8 of those little controllers still in plastic. Fans come with a similar device to control them too so all together, like 20 or so tiny controllers.
I'd trade those little controllers and less on the packaging if that meant the price on lights and fans could be brought down. Feels like that stuff adds to the cost when nobody is using or even needing it and it just collects dust and all the packaging gets thrown away.
 
Week 8
Dumped the old mix and cleaned out the tanks.
Changed the mix, pulled out Core n CaMg and added Fade n cut down Bloom and upped PK.
Tanks are at 800 ppm.
Humidity is nuts here. 59% this morning.
Heat in the room is in the mid to upper 80's.
Even outside the room, in the cellar, it's high T 76/RH 73%.
Usually the cellar stays at 65-67% which is why I was going to use it to hang some plants till
the others were done. Not sure where I'm going to dry them out at.
No room for another tent and can't hang them any where else, cause of cats.
Might have to put the small tent upstairs and hope the cats don't destroy it. lol.

White Truffles will be the first to chop, prob by next week (w9).
It looks frosty as heck but bud colas are small and not much of it, so that suxs.
Blue God will be next, either w9 or 10.
BG has nice big colas with good bud spread with some wieght to it and will bring in a decent amt. come harvest.
The others look to be 2-3 wks away from harvest but doing well.
I thought I would harvest at w9 for sure but can't do it when I see clear tri's still.
Pistil hairs still white too on most of em.

Still trying to guess who is Blue Dream and who is LDS.
BD's leaves should show eventually, Then I'll know, I think.

Brought wifey a scooter to get around with.
I also brought her some Stablizer (Training Wheels) wheels for her electric bike but she is not using or trying to use it yet.


But the Scooter she likes and she goes to the store and gets around with it.


Here's the latest crop pic's, using my Sony CyberShot Camera.
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DSC01299.JPGWhite TruffleDSC01311.JPGBlue DreamDSC01321.JPGLSD
DSC01316.JPGBlue God
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Week 8
Dumped the old mix and cleaned out the tanks.
Changed the mix, pulled out Core n CaMg and added Fade n cut down Bloom and upped PK.
Tanks are at 800 ppm.
Humidity is nuts here. 59% this morning.
Heat in the room is in the mid to upper 80's.
Even outside the room, in the cellar, it's high T 76/RH 73%.
Usually the cellar stays at 65-67% which is why I was going to use it to hang some plants till
the others were done. Not sure where I'm going to dry them out at.
No room for another tent and can't hang them any where else, cause of cats.
Might have to put the small tent upstairs and hope the cats don't destroy it. lol.

White Truffles will be the first to chop, prob by next week (w9).
It looks frosty as heck but bud colas are small and not much of it, so that suxs.
Blue God will be next, either w9 or 10.
BG has nice big colas with good bud spread with some wieght to it and will bring in a decent amt. come harvest.
The others look to be 2-3 wks away from harvest but doing well.
I thought I would harvest at w9 for sure but can't do it when I see clear tri's still.
Pistil hairs still white too on most of em.

Still trying to guess who is Blue Dream and who is LDS.
BD's leaves should show eventually, Then I'll know, I think.

Brought wifey a scooter to get around with.
I also brought her some Stablizer (Training Wheels) wheels for her electric bike but she is not using or trying to use it yet.


But the Scooter she likes and she goes to the store and gets around with it.


Here's the latest crop pic's, using my Sony CyberShot Camera.
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View attachment 106898White TruffleView attachment 106899Blue DreamView attachment 106900LSD
View attachment 106902Blue God
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I guess the cam was set to a email format, very small pixel size and changed it just now.
These 2 I took with my iPhone with a loup just to see the tri’s better and the dif in harvest time.
1st is WT looking very ripe n next is BG that might be 2 wks away.
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A couple of the plants are getting close! 👀
White Truffles will prob get chopped at wk 9 and maybe Blue God also.

The rest are kinda far behind if ya ask me.
Maybe 2 weeks away.
Only using Fade and PK at this point.
700 ppm 12 ml ea. per gal. Light at 70%
WT
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BG
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I put in a horse shoe pit, stakes are 40 feet apart and the sand pits are 36"x48" (Official Size)
That's pretty far so I have to take 4 steps before I shoot one cause those shoes are heavy!
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REGULATION SIZE: Meets official size and weight standards for consistent throws and traditional gameplay;
Each horseshoe measures 7.25 x 6.5 inches and weighs approximately 2 lbs..... (They sure seem heavier than that 🤣)

Green House Garden is doing well.
Almost ready for transplant to 5 gal. Cloth bags.
5 More seeds sprouted, I think they are peppers.
Peppers do well here. The biggest plants are the Cucumbers.
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This Cucumber plant is in a 10 gal. cloth bag.
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Discrepancies bother me, so I just take the average .

I’ll take 2 out by Saturday unless I could stand to wait longer I don’t think so but we’ll see.

The dark one is the mass Hydro controller 43 rating, the white bg is the Govee device reading.
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I mainly use them for humidity readings.

The basement is where I’m going to dry these out at, going to use a net hanger.
I think the humidity is perfect for this although the temp is a little high, but it will have to do. With a small fan for some air movement.
 
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Hey, I used to love playing horseshoes and drinking beer in the summer, We used to set to a golf course too with croquet mallets holes in difficult locations like in a sand trap or behind some bottles, knocking them over a penalty. A combination golf Croquet where if you touch up against another guys ball ( singular) you could whack it across the yard....That sound gay after reading...lol... we we're young...not gay....lol fun game none the less.
 
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