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Its a 2.5 cfm so i can only run 7 stones at .35cfm.

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hi again i was wondering if mixing coco grow fow farm happy frog, and ocean forrest in equal parts would make a good growing medium in a 2 gallon grow bag? should i get larger bags? if this is just crazy stoner ideas can some one give me a good mix?
 
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Great information right there.

I went to home depot today and saw 150w HPS

Would this work for what i want to do. And i have that bulb, what do i use to screw it into?

Im actually just so confused at what i need to do this. If i had $100 to spend, could you link me exactly what i needed? pref 150w hps w/ ballast
go here http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...style=A&rpp=48 & look at the 150w hps security lights.
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IIRC you need a ballast with a starter for that bulb.
yep, yep.
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JCJ: Ill be out for the eve. but off all day tomorrow,My clone moms are going crazy and going to get massive in no time. At 3 weeks and now 9" what are my immediate options for controlling the size???
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Can anyone give me the conversion for my air pump (soon for my BBs)so i can get the right sized air diffusers,the pump is 68 watts and rated @65 ltrs per hr.

Whats the GPM rating,is it about 65 divided by 4=16 gal per hr divided by 60?

Thats only .25 GPM or so and i know its at LEAST 3 gpm.

Sorry its cfpm,and the high flow stones are about .5 and i need to run 7 so i hope its at least 3.5cfpm.
yes it comes out to .286gpm
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hi again i was wondering if mixing coco grow fow farm happy frog, and ocean forrest in equal parts would make a good growing medium in a 2 gallon grow bag? should i get larger bags? if this is just crazy stoner ideas can some one give me a good mix?
your better off w/ 25% perlite & 75% ffof (fox farm ocean forest), a 4 to 1 ratio. if u did use the coco, use it the same way 4 to 1, 25% coco to 75% ffof. & the rule of thumb is 1gal pot size per ft of plant, eg: 3ft tall plant = 3gal pot
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your better off w/ 25% perlite & 75% ffof (fox farm ocean forest), a 4 to 1 ratio. if u did use the coco, use it the same way 4 to 1, 25% coco to 75% ffof. & the rule of thumb is 1gal pot size per ft of plant, eg: 3ft tall plant = 3gal pot
perfect thanks a lot i'm off to do it oday and hopefully get half my lights.
 
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hi again. something terrible happened yesterday!! i tripped over one of my plants, unfurtunately, it was my favorite plant, it is young and kinda small it has only about 5 leaf sets. there was mud and dirt all over the floor but luckyly my plant didnt get buried and it was lying on top of everything with the roots and all exposed. the pot broke but i had another one. i had no idea what to do, i freaked out. i took my new pot and filled the bottom with mud. then i held the plant with one hand in the center of the pot and started filling the pot with soil around the roots until the plant stood firm above the soil and i watered it. my plant has been sitting ever since under light and it looks fine. i was expecting it to get all droppy and maybe die, but instead the leafs are green and firm and new leafs are still growing. my concern is how this accident may affect the root system and growth and is there any special treatment my plant needs? thanx!
 
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Can I remove the pollen sacks of the male plants and leave em near my female without something bad happening. Like pollinating or my males dying. Cuz I'd really love if I can leave em, and later use them for hash, but I dont want my females growing seeds. Can I just cut the sacks?
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hi again. something terrible happened yesterday!! i tripped over one of my plants, unfurtunately, it was my favorite plant, it is young and kinda small it has only about 5 leaf sets. there was mud and dirt all over the floor but luckyly my plant didnt get buried and it was lying on top of everything with the roots and all exposed. the pot broke but i had another one. i had no idea what to do, i freaked out. i took my new pot and filled the bottom with mud. then i held the plant with one hand in the center of the pot and started filling the pot with soil around the roots until the plant stood firm above the soil and i watered it. my plant has been sitting ever since under light and it looks fine. i was expecting it to get all droppy and maybe die, but instead the leafs are green and firm and new leafs are still growing. my concern is how this accident may affect the root system and growth and is there any special treatment my plant needs? thanx!
if its not showing any signs of sress or probs, then just leave it. & treat it like the others
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Can I remove the pollen sacks of the male plants and leave em near my female without something bad happening. Like pollinating or my males dying. Cuz I'd really love if I can leave em, and later use them for hash, but I dont want my females growing seeds. Can I just cut the sacks?
if u can keep up w/ the removing of the sacks, then yes, but ill tell you when u start to remove the sacks even more grow back in its place, it will be a long battle, & personally isnt worth risking seeds, move him somewhere else is your best option.
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hi again. something terrible happened yesterday!! i tripped over one of my plants, unfurtunately, it was my favorite plant, it is young and kinda small it has only about 5 leaf sets. there was mud and dirt all over the floor but luckyly my plant didnt get buried and it was lying on top of everything with the roots and all exposed. the pot broke but i had another one. i had no idea what to do, i freaked out. i took my new pot and filled the bottom with mud. then i held the plant with one hand in the center of the pot and started filling the pot with soil around the roots until the plant stood firm above the soil and i watered it. my plant has been sitting ever since under light and it looks fine. i was expecting it to get all droppy and maybe die, but instead the leafs are green and firm and new leafs are still growing. my concern is how this accident may affect the root system and growth and is there any special treatment my plant needs? thanx!
I had a similar (VERY TERRIBLE) thing happen awhile back as well.

I had about six clones in qt. sized pots just after rooting which i temporarily set on my hanging 4' 8 bulb T5 and when i leaned over the whole thing tipped and spilled ALL 6 about four feet to the carpet,all plants were out of the pots and mixed up so bad i couldn't figure out for sure which plant belonged to the corresponding labeled pot!!

Needless to say(as you can see in all my pix NOW) i use zip ties marked around ALL plants from clone so as i TX there label follows with the least amt of work.

BTW,all those plants survived and are now nearly done.
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Can I remove the pollen sacks of the male plants and leave em near my female without something bad happening. Like pollinating or my males dying. Cuz I'd really love if I can leave em, and later use them for hash, but I dont want my females growing seeds. Can I just cut the sacks?
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if u can keep up w/ the removing of the sacks, then yes, but ill tell you when u start to remove the sacks even more grow back in its place, it will be a long battle, & personally isnt worth risking seeds, move him somewhere else is your best option.
Depends really on how big they are and if you have a reg job cause if the plant is big THAT will be your reg job and as JCJ has said,its not worth your females lives.
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Mr. Rocket and JCJ:I want to see those baby girls MORE often nowadays,say 2 time a week,after one of us post every 3-4 days the others should follow with pix,

I mean hey,there only young once and then before you know it they get knocked up or get in a scissor fight of some crazy shit like that.
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