how do you build a small hps lite

[mcfly]

mcfly,

I'll try but what other issues are you talking about?

i have 3 plants my plants r a month now an im noticing alot of my tips on the plants r turning brown.an my plant is not dark green its light green.i put my nutrients in yest.im wondering why this is happening

 

[DonJones]

THG,

I though it was both the difference in light spectrums in addition to the lumens (brightness).

 

[DonJones]

mcfly,

It would be very helpful if you could post some pictures so we could see what you are talking about.

How far are the tops of your plants from the light? If they are too close they will burn. The general rule of thumb is you should be able to put your hand on the top of the plant and hold it there without your hand getting uncomfortably hot.

As to the pale/light green color, I know Nitrogen starvation will cause that and I think not enough light contributes to it too. Go to the Cultivation>sick plants>troubleshooting links and check that out. If you don't find any help there,I think I have some articles/charts on what diferent things are caused by that I could PM to you.

It will also help if you tell us what nutes you are using, how much, how often, what medium are you growing it, what variety/strain of plants you have, what is your light cycle and the temps in your grow area.

Good smoking.

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

THG,

I though it was both the difference in light spectrums in addition to the lumens (brightness).

Probably, but I have seen some grows done entirely with MH that resulted in little stretch and incredibly dense tight nuggy buds.

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

Have you checked your pH?

 

[mcfly]

Have you checked your pH?

yes i did it reads alil over 7.but i thks it broken.i have the moist/ph/light reader an it reads 7 for everythg.going to buy a soil test kit 2morrow.

 

[mcfly]

mcfly,

It would be very helpful if you could post some pictures so we could see what you are talking about.

How far are the tops of your plants from the light? If they are too close they will burn. The general rule of thumb is you should be able to put your hand on the top of the plant and hold it there without your hand getting uncomfortably hot.

As to the pale/light green color, I know Nitrogen starvation will cause that and I think not enough light contributes to it too. Go to the Cultivation>sick plants>troubleshooting links and check that out. If you don't find any help there,I think I have some articles/charts on what diferent things are caused by that I could PM to you.

It will also help if you tell us what nutes you are using, how much, how often, what medium are you growing it, what variety/strain of plants you have, what is your light cycle and the temps in your grow area.

Good smoking.

i have one lite about 1.5in away, an i have 2 lites about 2in away on another plant thats alil bigger than the one with one lite. The lites i used are 100watts=1400lumens cfls.i noticed it for about a wek already.one plant is one month,and the other one is just a week under a month.im using fafard soil.an my nut.is vigoro all purpose plant food24-8-16.i just put nut.in this week for the first time.i have them in a 10gallon tote bin with a fan blowing on top.i water dem twice a week.the temps stay around 75-68.i dont have alot of room that why i choose a tote bin.im still trying to figure out how to get fresh air on dem,because of the limited of space.my light are on 18/6 cyclethe seeds i use is bagseeds an i dont have access to a web cam or camera at all.
hope i ans.sum of the quest.

 

[DonJones]

mcfly,

Do you have any drain holes in the bottom of the tote bin so it can let water out or does it just sit there and stagnate? If not, then get some drain holes in it so that you can get the excess water out of the soil and oxygen it. Over watering or stagnate soil is more of a problem than letting them dry out too much.

I don't know what fafard soil is and I don't know anyone using vigro nutes so I can't help you there.

Check out the Sick plants section, but my first guess is light starvation. The standard regardless of the source of light is 5000 per square foot. Using that standard, all three of your lights put together are even enough for one square foot. I'm sure that your 2 plants each are bigger than 1 square foot. You definitely need more light. Check the LIGHTS forum to see what people who are using CFL's are doing. If you post your last post under either SICK PLANTS or LIGHTS forums, you will probably get better results. Most of the people on this forum are looking at the various ways to Do It Yourself so if they aren't interested in trying to build a small HPS they will not even read this thread.

Hopefully this will get you some better information and advice.

 

[Growdude]

:yeahthat:

 

[mcfly]

mcfly,

Do you have any drain holes in the bottom of the tote bin so it can let water out or does it just sit there and stagnate? If not, then get some drain holes in it so that you can get the excess water out of the soil and oxygen it. Over watering or stagnate soil is more of a problem than letting them dry out too much.

I don't know what fafard soil is and I don't know anyone using vigro nutes so I can't help you there.

Check out the Sick plants section, but my first guess is light starvation. The standard regardless of the source of light is 5000 per square foot. Using that standard, all three of your lights put together are even enough for one square foot. I'm sure that your 2 plants each are bigger than 1 square foot. You definitely need more light. Check the LIGHTS forum to see what people who are using CFL's are doing. If you post your last post under either SICK PLANTS or LIGHTS forums, you will probably get better results. Most of the people on this forum are looking at the various ways to Do It Yourself so if they aren't interested in trying to build a small HPS they will not even read this thread.

Hopefully this will get you some better information and advice.

Thk you very much.and yes i have holes that do drain at the bottom