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New critical orange punch mainline grow

GoodShit97 said:
So many options os what made it hard for me lol.
Big reason i settled on the ks5000. I have the 3000 and it performs well so the 5000 must be good too is my theory lol
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Yeah I've got the same theory about the ac infinity the one I've got is great and the one I need is just 2 of them together so they're bound to be great together 😂 I probably will just end up biting the bullet and getting another one of these tbh, better the devil you know and all that, but for now I'll just manage with what I've got running, temps were sticking steady at 25 with 1 hps in there so I thought I'd try my luck with 2 hps in there and temps are sticking at 28 so I'm buzzing about that, shud get some nice fat nugs 😊20240213_145806.jpg
 
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GoodShit97 said:
Hell yeah man, imo i think led mixed with hps is the cats meow if you can manage the heat hps puts off.
Led is just costly up front, runs cheaper than hps, but led is 3-4x the start up cost, kinda sucks man.

Idk if theyre across the pond or not, but @Rootsruler led me to Bestva the other day. (Ill add a link) RRs grows are always bangin too and its the light brand he runs.
www.bestvaled.com

BESTVA Full Spectrum Indoor LED Grow Lights

The most cost-effective full spectrum plant lamp factory, cost less ,get more .Just GET IT !!!
www.bestvaled.com
Another good affordable option is phlizon. Idk what you're looking for brother, just shootin ideas at ya 👊🏼
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Bestva started in China but moved their headquarters to California. I used to use their lights back in the day when I was doing build outs and LED's had just come on the scene. I've never had an issue with their diodes burning out or their fan coolers stopping working. Of course in those days it was blurple double chips. Now they use the passive heat sinks instead of fans and run COB boards.

I like the TF650 model. Not only can I adjust the bar location within the fixture rack but I can also angle the bar 180° if I want. The TF uses Samsung LM301B's for diodes. I want to see how even I can get PPFD across the canopy with the adjustability this light provides. $300 for a 650w bar light is cheap as hell. I also like their BAT model which is essentially the same as their TF model without the adjustability. TF also has a detachable driver.

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On their site, the price is $300 as long as they're shipping within the lower 48. Double if they have to ship it outside of the US so for those within the US this, IMO, is a banging deal!

The only thing I can see that is a bit of a con is that it doesn't fold so moving it around will be a little cumbersome.
 
Rootsruler said:
Bestva started in China but moved their headquarters to California. I used to use their lights back in the day when I was doing build outs and LED's had just come on the scene. I've never had an issue with their diodes burning out or their fan coolers stopping working. Of course in those days it was blurple double chips. Now they use the passive heat sinks instead of fans and run COB boards.

I like the TF650 model. Not only can I adjust the bar location within the fixture rack but I can also angle the bar 180° if I want. The TF uses Samsung LM301B's for diodes. I want to see how even I can get PPFD across the canopy with the adjustability this light provides. $300 for a 650w bar light is cheap as hell. I also like their BAT model which is essentially the same as their TF model without the adjustability. TF also has a detachable driver.

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On their site, the price is $300 as long as they're shipping within the lower 48. Double if they have to ship it outside of the US so for those within the US this, IMO, is a banging deal!

The only thing I can see that is a bit of a con is that it doesn't fold so moving it around will be a little cumbersome.
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Sounds mega that bro but I'm in the uk 😔
 
Trim day, couple of before and after pics not the best quality but I've basically just left the top 5/6 nodes on each cola and stripped everything below, still get super nervous 😬 stripping so much off but previous results have showed me they bounce back stronger 💪 now to just sit back, leave em alone and watch them colas fatten up 20240221_223437.jpg20240221_223447.jpg20240221_224442.jpg20240221_224452.jpg
 
Internode spaving nice an close. You think mainlining helps at all with that.
 
Nice knowing and growing you, but it is time to say good by~!:ROFLMAO:
Just right for me there~!
Fantastic grow man.
You make it look easy. The sign of a real pro.:cool:
Your dedication and skill show man~!
NICE~!
 
Jonnyboi84 said:
Yeah that's what I mean bud actually no I just mean I was going to give them just plain water for a week from the tap, the highest I went upto was 1.6 or 800 ppm
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Do you know what ppm your tap water is? Probably has some nutrients in there. THe only time I would flush is to reset the medium when I let it dry out too much and the ppm spikes. Other than that, its pretty much scientifically unproven that flushing does anything other than stress your plant out unnecessarily, especially if you do it for a week or more.

I just lower my ppm to like 200 for the last 3 days or so as my "flush". I get to peak ppm's around mid flower (800ppm) then I start tapering off till 200ppm for like 3 days before harvest. I tried watering RO 0ppm water for a week vs no flush and no taper and its pretty much no difference.

*Bro science alert: Dont harvest with the lights on, cuz they start taking up nutrients to the plant making it more full of water when you cut em. When I harvest at lights off, I feel the stem where I cut and its dry. When I cut em with lights on, the stem is wet. Not sure wtf is going on but harvesting in the dark just sounds cool so I do it.
 
ZombieRider said:
Do you know what ppm your tap water is? Probably has some nutrients in there. THe only time I would flush is to reset the medium when I let it dry out too much and the ppm spikes. Other than that, its pretty much scientifically unproven that flushing does anything other than stress your plant out unnecessarily, especially if you do it for a week or more.

I just lower my ppm to like 200 for the last 3 days or so as my "flush". I get to peak ppm's around mid flower (800ppm) then I start tapering off till 200ppm for like 3 days before harvest. I tried watering RO 0ppm water for a week vs no flush and no taper and its pretty much no difference.

*Bro science alert: Dont harvest with the lights on, cuz they start taking up nutrients to the plant making it more full of water when you cut em. When I harvest at lights off, I feel the stem where I cut and its dry. When I cut em with lights on, the stem is wet. Not sure wtf is going on but harvesting in the dark just sounds cool so I do it.
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Tap waters 100 ppm, and I'm not saying that your wrong its just I've always done it this way and had no issues bud
 
I agree the flush is for the media to be normalized for your next run, if more than 2 runs in that bag, empty the media in a tote, and wash the material bag. I am lazy so I buy new 3-5 gal bags on Amazon. SS
 
SSgrower said:
I agree the flush is for the media to be normalized for your next run, if more than 2 runs in that bag, empty the media in a tote, and wash the material bag. I am lazy so I buy new 3-5 gal bags on Amazon. SS
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I won't be re using the coco I always just go with new, so wouldn't you bother flushing If you was me ? Wud you just chop now ?
 
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