lighting question?

[BlazeIdo]

As far as going in depth with it there is really no options with that. You have to learn or you simply wont be able to get good yields . read these forums a lot. thats the best advive I can give.

[Kush Over]

..P.S kush what are the dementions of ur grow room and how many plants do u grow with the 150?..

I light a 2' x 1.8' x '3 are with the 150. Sometimes I toss a couple CFLs in there depending on how many plants are in there at the time. Typically only one large plant [ one that'd fill the box ]; or two medium untopped/unFIM'd plants; or three small plants.

I could grow two small plants [ Indica dominant ] and a Lowryder in there if I wanted, but it'd be tight for space. Or even six Lowryders in narrow pots..

[notorious P.O.T]

im going to be startin them out from seeds i ordered from holland. i was also looking at the metal halide lamp with the agro sun bulb in it which has like 30 or 50 extra watts of the blue spectrum for the veg growth. is it worth it for the extra money or should i just use the hps for flowering and the cfls+the hps for the veg. amd if so about how many cfl's should i use?
i know the hps shoudlnt be any closer to the tops then about 12 in but what about the flouros?
thanx again for all ur help... u guys are very knowledgable and helpfull

[notorious P.O.T]

If your growing from seed go with cfls (compact flourescents at walmart or homedepot) around 6700k until they grow up a little. You can get 2 bathroom 3 light wall fixures at home depot (10 BUCKS EACH) , hang them flat down with chain (kind of have to figure out your own way to hook chains to it-very easy though), wire em with a cord that you can also get at Home depot and your set (dont worry about the ground wire, just coil it up). Put 6 30-40 watt cfls in these fixtures and you should be good for a while. Hang cfl's as close to the plants as possible . 1 or 2 inches away. With the cfl's in rows like this the plants can grow up inbetween them and stay short and stalky. This could actuallly take you all the way to the HPS flowering stage without the metal halide. Hope this helps. any questions, holla ...peace

wow i must have missed this post before i asked that last question.. sry.. but thats really creative. thatnx alot for ur help blaze and i will be posting pics in about a month or two because i need to buy and set-up all my supplies all while balancing my finals. P.S school sux

also the water from my tap is coming from a fresh artesian well on my property. its pretty dam clean i will be doing ph tests on it but do you think this water will be ok or should i buy bottled distilled? thanx alot

[BlazeIdo]

Let the water sit for a day or so to evaporate chlorine (if there is any). I would reccommend RO water with Calmag Plus though. 0ppm to start, no bad stuff you dont want on your plants.

[BlazeIdo]

calmag replaces the minerals lost during the Reverse Osmosis filtration. I have heard people say that they have not really seen a difference when used with or without.

[notorious P.O.T]

nope theres no chlorine in my water but i think im goin to use a brita filter(just to be safe) and put it through twice to make sure no nasties get my plants.
thanx

[notorious P.O.T]

also what kind of nutes should i use.. i know about the hign phos for the germ and rooting..and high nitrogen for the veg .. but what about the flowering?
and what type of nutes should i buy because my friend grew with miracle grow and his buds had a very strange taste to them..and i really dont want to be smoking those kinds of chemicals. so i was thinking maybe organic nutes?

[Trivium]

Your personal smoke hey?

Why dont you purchased 2 150's instead of 1 250w. That way you can have a steady monthly flow of personal bud, cloning and flowering monthly.

[notorious P.O.T]

i wish i could have a two compartment grow room for a mother and the little flowering plants but its just not feasable in my little area+ i dont really have that much money to completely trick out my grow room yet.. im a freshman to college and im strugglin wit my car insurance bills and school tuition.but im thinking i can spend about like 450 or so on the light/s the nutes, a thermometer/humidity, and a ph meter. i think thats about reasonable plus its about all i can afford now. but yeah i wish i could buy two lights .. thanx for the input man,
notorious