i use a 400 hps light.....in two days i will have one more added for extra light.....the timer is supposed to handle up to 3.5kw.....with the second one will have a total of 836 watts (i added two 18 watt fluoros yesterday)....anyway all seems ok now....don't really know what happened to be honest....it doesn't matter now as i wake up some 30 mins before the lights go off....that's right....somehow without even an alarm clock no matter when i went to sleep, i wake up just to make sure everything works in perfect order....they look great, i am eager for my second light to come....i ordered a 400 watts SHP-TS, they are supposed to be super rich in red/orange, extremely useful for flowering only....i will have a total of 836 watts over an area of 18sq ft(estimate)covered by 8 ladies (4 are 2 1/2-3 1/2 ft) (the other 4 are around one foot-1 1/2 ft)...that's near the optimal level of 50 watts/sqft.....sorry for the long talk....i'm so excited for my first grow and can't wait to see the buds forming......i hope that the timer will take the load.....if it gets too hot maybe i will use one of my computer fans blowing air at max speed on it....that's all i can do .....if everything goes well in that grow and i manage to produce around a pound or something close, for next grow i will have another two 400 hps at my disposal and everything will be digital-from timers to ph meters......enough said, have a good day ppl
newgroweroldsmoker Reviewed by newgroweroldsmoker on . IS ALL LOST? GUYS I REALLY NEED ADVICE......WOKE UP THIS MORNING ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE TIMER DID NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD......NORMALLY IT SHOULD TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AT 9AM.....I WOKE UP AT 1:30 PM.....I FINALLY MANAGED TO TURN OFF LIGHTS AT 2PM....THIS MEANS THAT THE LADIES GOT 5 HRS MORE LIGHT THAN THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO.....WHAT SHOULD I DO? IN TWO HRS TIME THE LIGHTS WILL BE UP AGAIN. THEY WILL HAVE GOT ONLY A 7 HRS DARK PERIOD....WILL THAT TURN THEM INTO HERMIES? I FEEL VERY STUPID AS I FEEL Rating: 5