The .Smoke Shack

[swAmp Hydroponics]

CALiMAGic photo-op @
The Smoke Shack
(special guest appearance by 5gal bucket)

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

WW1 is looking like 2-3 more weeks, but I decided to start her under my 24w T5 uvb to begin finishing her. 3 hours a night, in 30 minute increments during the middle of the light cycle.
I also lost the side lighting and turned on the other 1kW hood.


Granddaddy Purple

(Sorry about pic quality) About 28". Not bad considering she was topped 9 times.


WW2

WW1


Not a full tent, but not to shabby for 3 ladies in a 4x8 imo.

The auto OG Kush will probably move over here once she starts flowering and just run on the 12/12 with the photos.
I know that's not ideal, but I figure with the amount of PAR she'll get, should still produce pretty well.

 

[GthaEnigma]

killin it. i love seeing 3 plants damn near fill an 4x8 tent. I love the grow tech too. Awesome job brother.

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

Day 23 for white widow #2 so it was time to thin her out. She has close to 0% air movement through her.


Half a waste basket later...

And she looks like sh!t!


But she has airflow and you can see the light penetration working, so she should look amazing in 24hrs.
Everyone else is smooth sailing. The GDP is definitely going to be the biggest of the 3.

 

[spyralout]

I be rockin the GH gallons too (simple n affordable)

 

[LittleDabbie]

I be rockin the GH gallons too (simple n affordable)

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Aight where the fuck did you get those pumps from?!?!?! I need those in my life.

EDIT:

Amazon! FTW

and my face when i see they make them for 2.5 Gallon jugs too!!! :O

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

I be rockin the GH gallons too (simple n affordable)

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Never thought about trying the pumps. Nice.

 

[Keif Lint]

I be rockin the GH gallons too (simple n affordable)

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Have you got the pumps per gal/rez ratio down? that would be awesome! bish, boosh, bing ladies fed Lol

 

[spyralout]

Have you got the pumps per gal/rez ratio down? that would be awesome! bish, boosh, bing ladies fed Lol

I use little beakers but that would be awesome lol.

I do use equal parts of micro and bloom so they both run out at the same time.

Right now it's like making snow cones haha

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

I be rockin the GH gallons too (simple n affordable)

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Couldn't fight the urge. Arriving Saturday.
4cc dispensing pumps

Amazon.com: Triden Systems 6 Pack White Dispensing Replacement Pump for Gallon Jugs Ribbed 38mm 38-400 0.14 oz. (4cc) per Pump: Home & Kitchen

Buy Triden Systems 6 Pack White Dispensing Replacement Pump for Gallon Jugs Ribbed 38mm 38-400 0.14 oz. (4cc) per Pump: Lotion Dispensers - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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And some beakers

Karter Scientific, 3.3 Boro, Griffin Low Form, Glass Beaker Set - 5 Sizes - 50ml, 100ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1000ml: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Karter Scientific, 3.3 Boro, Griffin Low Form, Glass Beaker Set - 5 Sizes - 50ml, 100ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1000ml: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

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Bye bye syringes and stained hands.
I have a secondary pump that mixes my nutes in each reservoir so this should be easy peasy

Thanks for the hack

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

Veg tent is coming along.
The OG Kush looks like its going to show some pistils in the next few days.

White Widow 2 looks to be recovering well from the trim while she and the GDP keep stretching.

WW2

GDP

WW1 is starting to swell a bit and beginning to get a little frost.




Decently sized nugs for as short as she is.

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

I love waking up to deliveries.

I need to make a new batch of food today, so this is perfect

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

The Granddaddy Purple keeps stretching her legs.


I decided to attempt to monster crop her. I've never used this bubble cloner or ran a clone before. I just messed with it for a couple weeks when I bought it and shelved it.
So, learning experience in store.

I took a couple cuttings from the bottom. Dipped stems in Clonex gel, and put them in 350ppm well water I Ph'd to 5.8.

Hopefully in a few months I'll have a couple GDP bushes

 

[Buck5050]

Nice job Smoke. That cloner should work great, just keep them water temps where they need to be and your off to the races.

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

Today has turned into a move plants and watts around day.
I'm happy to report the ladies in the veg tent are looking much better.

Changing over to HPS in veg has been rough on them. I had to drop the light from 650w with the MH, to 400w with the HPS and I still ended up having to raise it some.
The sweet spot seems to be 18k-21k Lux. With the MH they were getting 40k+ and weren't blinking. I just hope the stretch stays minimal and if so, I will retire my MH bulbs and save on wattage.

Which I need since I had to crank the other flower ballast to 1k so I could get proper coverage.
I also moved WW2 and the GDP and now have a reverse of the stair steps I had a month ago.

 

[Buck5050]

Changing over to HPS in veg has been rough on them. I had to drop the light from 650w with the MH, to 400w with the HPS and I still ended up having to raise it some.
The sweet spot seems to be 18k-21k Lux. With the MH they were getting 40k+ and weren't blinking. I just hope the stretch stays minimal and if so, I will retire my MH bulbs and save on wattage.

Have you thought about moving to LED for Veg?

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

Have you thought about moving to LED for Veg?

I'd love the power savings, but my place isn't conducive for LED. Basement never gets above 72F.
And I'm pretty sure I'd have a fight on my hands with the girlfriend.
She thinks the 3- 1000w, 2- 600w HPS,1- 315CMH, 4 sun system air cooled hoods, 1- 48" parabolic reflector and 2- batwing reflectors is...and I quote..."enough".

 

[Buck5050]

I'd love the power savings, but my place isn't conducive for LED. Basement never gets above 72F.
And I'm pretty sure I'd have a fight on my hands with the girlfriend.
She thinks the 3- 1000w, 2- 600w HPS,1- 315CMH, 4 sun system air cooled hoods, 1- 48" parabolic reflector and 2- batwing reflectors is...and I quote..."enough".

Just some food for thought. If your using let say 5000 watts of light. 3000 watts of LEDs would give you as much PPFD (lux for plants) as the HID and you then have 2000 watts to install a more efficient heating system without effecting total power usage. Along with an equivalent amount of light, LED designs are moving to more complete spectrums and equal coverage. The cost per fixture is the BIG eye opener.

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

Just some food for thought. If your using let say 5000 watts of light. 3000 watts of LEDs would give you as much PPFD (lux for plants) as the HID and you then have 2000 watts to install a more efficient heating system without effecting total power usage. Along with an equivalent amount of light, LED designs are moving to more complete spectrums and equal coverage. The cost per fixture is the BIG eye opener.

Very true. Here's my issue though...
Say I replaced just the 2- 1000w fixtures in the flower tent ($800 rough cost with hoods) with something comparable like 2- Gavita 1700's (cost $2,600ish), that means I have $1,400 to make up in efficiency.

I pay $.11per kW/hr.
I save 710w per hour from the lights and lose both my extraction fans (say 500w/hr). So I save (rounding up) $1.48 per day.

So it takes me roughly 2.6 years before I "break even".

Granted, that doesn't figure in the cost of bulb replacement, but it also doesn't figure in the heating cost I would have to use LED. My heat is geothermal so I would have to somehow supplement heat either for the whole house, or at least 1,000sf for my room.

And I'm still of the mindset that the technology just hasn't made it far enough yet for me to remotely consider the switch.

HPS just grows too nice of buds

 

[swAmp Hydroponics]

My Hanna EC meter up and quit on me a week ago. I decided to be cheap and bought 2-$15 meters off Amazon.
One read 350ppm the other 220ppm
Screw that.


Gonna look real nice right next to my PC-20. Looks like I'm an Apera kinda guy