Quote Originally Posted by mainegrown
ok what was the end PH?
and why did you not get a ~400w MH while you were shopping for the big K bulb getup?
you would have much better luck growing a mother/clones under the 6500k MH then the ~3000k HPS...
just a thought
-J
Yeah... I know... and I have no excuses..... Wait, I actually do this time!!!! I was supposed to start with 30 clones from CA, but those didn't come through, so I made the call for the seeds after purchasing the equipment, setting it up, checking my temps, air flow, light leaks, etc.

Since I have an extra ballast/reflector/HPS bulb, I was thinking about getting an MH bulb (still 1000w). I know it will do them justice in the veg cycle.

As far as the ph... I try to keep it around 5.3, but it creeps up slowly throught the day. It usuall climbs 0.1 every hour or so but I stay on top of it, never gets above 5.8.