Starting my first Indoor Grow!

[princedapimp4]

here are the recent pics of my last 3 plants using LST. the top left pic is an overshot of the three plants. i will continue to veg for another 2 weeks and will flower with a 250 hps system. im debating on using either a large 125 cfl flower bulb or large 125 cfl veg bulb as supplemental lighting. which one should i go with as the supplemental lighting (the veg or flower bulb)?

[princedapimp4]

whats the best way to optimize LST? should i trim the lower fan leaves or leave them alone until i flower?

[Weedhound]

One small piece of advice from reading your post. You want big rewards (I want "dense buds") then HID lighting, electrical bills, and ventilation and cooling will be the price you have to pay. If you skimp now it will definitely show up at the end.......when it's too late to fix.

[princedapimp4]

yea. the price to pay for some home grown chronic haha. thanks for the input

[PharmaCan]

here are the recent pics of my last 3 plants using LST. the top left pic is an overshot of the three plants. i will continue to veg for another 2 weeks and will flower with a 250 hps system. im debating on using either a large 125 cfl flower bulb or large 125 cfl veg bulb as supplemental lighting. which one should i go with as the supplemental lighting (the veg or flower bulb)?

I think it's Sun that is now putting out a dual-bulb fixture (MH & HPS), which would essentially be the same, spectrum wise, as if you used your HPS with the veg cfl. Sun probably has some research and related propaganda available explaining why this is a good thing.

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[princedapimp4]

sounds interesting! ill look into it. thanks

[CRIME IN STEREO]

hey, that sounds liek a pretty big closet, i think the best thing for you to do would be to vent all the hot air into your attic, and that should be able to keep the temps down. also, do you already have the 400 watt HPS, or are you wondering which one you should buy? if your gunna buy one, and your still worried about temps, then just get a 250 watt, you only have 3 plants. and also, i think it was said earlier, but dont bother buying a carbon filter, just make one yourself with some panty hose chicken wire and cat littler...id never buy one now that i know how easy they are to make...

[princedapimp4]

it seems pretty easy to make. where can you buy the activated carbon?

[smknacig]

I got a freind with same size closet. He tryed the 400w MH/HPS and got too hot. He ended up with the Cool tube system. Bulb sit in a glass tube and you duct 4 inch tube in and out with an inline 4inch fan. you loose a little lummens but temps were controlled. I just searched it on ebay (Cool Tube) If your out of options,, Good luck

[twoguysupnorth]

google activated carbon for an online source or you can get it from the pet store for fish tanks, but i think its pretty expensive that way.