Recent content by biotrucker

I have 5 Pineapple Kush plants. They are 12 days into flower. I have attached the picture below. This is in a hydro system which contains 2 to 3 gallons of solution at any given time. I am feeding them GH's Grow (1-1-6) / Micro (4-0-0) / Bloom (0-5-4), 4 mls/gallon of water as instructed on...

OK, here is the proof in the pudding so to speak. and here is some news from the CFL jungle.

As taken from Wikipedia, a T8 flo tubes light efficency is 12 to 15% in relativity to the light of the sun. A compact flo tube with ballast (aka energy saver bulbs) have an efficiency of 15 to 18%again in relativity to the light output of the sun. A HPS bulb has a 12 to 22% efficiency. The...

You got some anger issues dude. No one ever said you didn't know what you were doing. I merely asked a question. I am simply telling others what I did and how it turned out. If they want to use it, fine, if they feel their way is better then don't. I don't care either way! SOOOOOORRY If...

How many lamps are you adding? It looks like you said 16 and 2x4 in the same paragraph. I would love to see that arrangement with an HPS shoved in between. Not enough room. Where do you plan to plug all that stuff in? It would definitely pull more than 15 amps! Also 23 watts and 5000 lumens...

YOU CAN EXPECT TO YIELD 2 TO 4 LBS OF WET PLANT MATERIAL (DEPENDING ON WHAT STRAIN, WATERING, AIR, AND NUTRIENTS) USING MY SET-UP OF 6 PLANTS (ALL FEMALE LUCKILY FOR ME) AND EACH ONE UNDER A 5K LUMEN PHOTO CFL BULB. NOT 2700! NOT 27 WATTS! SIX 45 WATT / 5000 LUMEN PURE WHITE LIGHT...

The 10 to 12 is an estimate. I said potentially. Never mentioned dried weight either. Six plants without being trimmed could yield 3 to 4 lbs total wet gross weight per grow times 3 grows per year. Anyways, my point was to just say that you can find some pretty powerfull CFL lightbulbs and my...

They more likely say that just to keep law enforcement off their back. However, a store like that is likely to lose alot of business and will eventually have to go out of business. That is someone I would not do my shopping with.

I bought several "photo quality" low-energy CFL's from amazon at about $8 a piece and some of those metal dome style work lights. I shoved them into a mylar lined grow cabinet (also available for $70 on amazon) and my babies are growing AWESOME! Each light is only about 45 watts each. One...

Some people are WAYYYYYY to paranoid! No offense, just chill. 1) Hydro stores don't want to put their customers in jail. I would think it is extreme paranoia to think they are writing down your license plate number. Certainly would draw bad publicity and attention to the store too! 2)...

The acidity may work but I don't know about the effects of sulfer on the plant's ability to uptake nutes. Perhaps in a soil system, but I wouldn't add it to a hydro system. No idea what it might do to the roots of my plants. Battery acid is also caustic, which is another consideration to keep in...

Vinegar definitely works to lower (acidify) pH! All I had was red wine vinegar so I used that. There is so little wine in it that it won't make a difference. I have town water which I run through a tap filter which will eliminate most of the chlorine. I try to let it sit out for a day when I...