help please

[weedcollecter123]

any1 know where i can buy somekind of lamp or whatever to hook up a 250W? basicly need something like $10 the cheapest kind of lamp or whatever

[Esaron]

uhhhh dude you need a ballast... those cost like more than a hundred bux at least. and youre gonna want a hood too, so lets say you still got a good 150 bux to spend. and thats only if you can find some used stuff... of course, im assuming youre talking HID (high intensity discharge)

AND DON'T BUY THE WRONG BALLAST. make sure you get one that can use both hps and mh if you dont know which bulb you have. if you know, just get a ballast that supports it

[weedcollecter123]

instead of wasting that much could i just buy like maybe a 50 watt or a 100watt cheaper maybe like two 100W bulbs?

[four20cool]

:rasta:I used this web site to buy some cfl's ,1000bulbs.com they seem to have good prices on hps ballast kits, but your going need about $100, mail order at your own risk i had mine mailed to dif adress good luck

[weedcollecter123]

:rasta:I used this web site to buy some cfl's ,1000bulbs.com they seem to have good prices on hps ballast kits, but your going need about $100, mail order at your own risk i had mine mailed to dif adress good luck

why whats ith it i just need a couple of bulbs that equal up to 250 watts i dont really need anything big because i have a really really small cabinat check out my cabinat thread to see it, http://boards.cannabis.com/closet-cabinet-growing/147533-pix-help-first-cabinat-grow.html#post1789890

[GaGrown]

go with the ice cap 250 MH metal halide. It's a very trustworthy ballast and can run for 24/7, for years without trouble.

[weedcollecter123]

go with the ice cap 250 MH metal halide. It's a very trustworthy ballast and can run for 24/7, for years without trouble.

dont need something that expensive my question is can i just put up only like two 100W bulbs?

[GaGrown]

Do you wanna run Flo's or HID lighting? I can't or anyone else,for that matter,point you in the right direction without knowing your intentions. i made an assumtion. My fault..... With a 10 dollar budget? Maybe some fluorescent bulbs. Home Depot has 3-packs for less than 10 bucks.That would be Flo's.

[weedcollecter123]

Do you wanna run Flo's or HID lighting? I can't or anyone else,for that matter,point you in the right direction without knowing your intentions. i made an assumtion. My fault..... With a 10 dollar budget? Maybe some fluorescent bulbs. Home Depot has 3-packs for less than 10 bucks.That would be Flo's.


yes thats what im looking for, right now i have this bulb

[GaGrown]

Go to home depot and look at the bulb section. shop around. The one in the pic is at most 20 watts.If it's more it's not much more. You can get 3 bulbs that will give you the equivalent of 100 watts plus some.

[weedcollecter123]

Go to home depot and look at the bulb section. shop around. The one in the pic is at most 20 watts.If it's more it's not much more. You can get 3 bulbs that will give you the equivalent of 100 watts plus some. oh ok thanks alot dude i appreciate all your help :thumbsup:

[weedcollecter123]

Go to home depot and look at the bulb section. shop around. The one in the pic is at most 20 watts.If it's more it's not much more. You can get 3 bulbs that will give you the equivalent of 100 watts plus some.

oh and do you know if i can buy lamp that can take those bulbs and that can be plug into a regular output just like the wires for the 360 and the xbox just like everything else you know what i mean

[hybridlove420]

dont need something that expensive my question is can i just put up only like two 100W bulbs?

no. incandescent (regular bulbs) lighting is near-useless for plants.

10$ is a short budget, and its gonna be 100$ or more for a proper HID rig, even through 1000bulbs.com

go out and buy a bunch of cool white/daylight cfls (enough to have 3 per plant). and wire them up on some chains so you can raise lower em above plants.

finally, look around the site for more info.

[keeko]

no. incandescent (regular bulbs) lighting is near-useless for plants.

10$ is a short budget, and its gonna be 100$ or more for a proper HID rig, even through 1000bulbs.com

go out and buy a bunch of cool white/daylight cfls (enough to have 3 per plant). and wire them up on some chains so you can raise lower em above plants.

finally, look around the site for more info.

:postgood: