them old debts come in handy ha,ha ,you sound like you have your head screwed on i bet you grow some lovely bud, keep us posted with some pics when you get set up :D
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them old debts come in handy ha,ha ,you sound like you have your head screwed on i bet you grow some lovely bud, keep us posted with some pics when you get set up :D
yup, you sure can, but at a lesser quality. If you can find that light system for under $506.00 including shipping let me know because I'm always up to save some money. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by starmark
That powerhouse ballast is the coolest running, and quietest on the market. Plus it has an 8 year warrenty. I had to have it, lol!
Junk~
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Originally Posted by teknonra
Man, I hate that you wrote all that out.. ..I should have mentioned that I was growing in a closet, lol! Sorry, man! :smokin:
I just gotta figure out how I'm gonna set everything up in there.. ..
I think I'll stick with seeds though. There's just something special about starting from seed. Besides, I don't have a seperate veg chamber for a mother plant.. ..
Junk~
Yes they do, lol! I had almost gave up on this guy, too! I've never grown indoors before, man. This will be my first go at it, hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by xxxhazexxx
We'll see how it turns out.. ..
Junk~
good luck :rastasmoke: :rastasmoke: look forward to it:D
I looked around and found it for $30.00 less, and it comes with a timer, too! I'Quote:
Originally Posted by starmark
ll keep looking.. ..
Thanks,
o.k I'm down to a 400 watt switchable, lol! fuck it, I can always upgrade to a bigger system later. I'm gonna make sure I can handle temps before I get a bigger light.. ..
$150.00 off my original estimate. The 400 watt should be plenty in such a small grow space, right? I'm not gonna overkill my first grow, lol! :D
Junk~
sensible, told you that your head is screwed on
I didnt even read the whole thread so maybe someone mentioned this already but use a 600 digital HPS ballast. They produce the heat of a 600 watt with nearly the lumens of a 1000 watt. They also can run both HPS and MH bulbs (although they will degrade the MH bulbs faster then a normal magnetic MH system). The ballasts themselves also stay cooler, so if your ballast must be in the room then every bit helps.
That being said, a 6" fan on one 600 watt lamp is going to be MORE then enough. Thats a lot of CFM. Ive run a normal 1000 watt HPS in a room smaller then yours without much problem (except on the really hot days which is where you need 2 fans, one sealed for the light and one for the room). For a room your size, to take full advantage I wouldn't run anything LESS then a 600 digital. A light with 100,000+ lumens, for best results, should really not be used on anything larger then a 3x3, but 4x4 is of course do-able. Not saying you cant get good results with a 400...but atleast make sure its a 400 digital ballast, which produces the lumens of a normal magnetic 600 watt ballast.
For reference, I run a single 6" fan to cool all 4 of my 750 digital ballasts. Granted its sealed, but gives you an idea. In my 5'x7'x5' grow box I run 2 600 digital lights with a single 6" fan, this time pulling air from the grow room like you want to. I have to use a speed controller or my temps get to low. Thats a 175 cubic foot room, yours is not all that much bigger. I like to have a CFM that is bigger then the room incase things get really hot or humid. I use an 1100cfm fan on my 1000cubic feet grow room. It can completely exhaust CO2 and stale air in a little more then a minute. This allows me to only run the fan on short intermittant bursts. Saves energy and other things.
Thanks Racerx! :)
One question.. ..if I go with the 600 watt digital, I'll still need to buy a 600 watt MH converson lamp correct? You can't use a smaller lamp like a 400 in 600 watt ballast, can you?
Thanks again,
Junk~