Questions about indoor gear...

[OregonsDank]

Dont mess up with spending money on stuff you will upgrade later.


I would get a digital ballast that can run a 400 / 600 dual spectrum hood.

These run quiet , cool and are have higher light output.

Use atleast 1000 watts of light per 2 meter x 2 meter area for maxium growth or around that.

[UniqueHybrid]

first off, thnx for the input everybody, it really helps alot

i want as much weed as i can get from my lights, naturally
although i dont know how much is realistic to expect from a single 400 hps

im trying to get my budget sorted out, as i like to have everything planned, then execute.

but those darn lights confuse me, i still really dont know what to get

so ive been reading in another thread about cfl's, these look very tempting to have in a veg room instead of a MH, do these kind of lights require a ballast?

and also i have seen some ppl have a set up with clf, for mother and clones.
MH for veg and HPS for flowering. that requires three separate rooms...
is this a good idea?

the way i want it set up is with constant supply from a mother, do any of you have any good way of setting that up? i mean if have the mother in the veg room under MH wont she grow too much?

faithless:

about the ventilation, the way im going to set it up is exhaust through a rear window in my room, its actually quite perfect as the window is very remote

i dont have anywhere to get my intake though, i suppose i could take it from another room in the house, but that would be much hassle as i would have to leave the door open or bash a hole in a thick concrete wall.
so im thinking some airfans will do, i hope im right.

oregons dank:

where would i get these ballast? the search engines are filled with garbage and its kinda hard knowing wich site to trust

anyone have a good europe supplier? if you dont want to link PM me plz!

also bluebear, ive decided to scrap the whole hydro thing, i think youre right, i better take one step at a time.

Bong0: and that goes for all HPS ballasts? they all have that feat?
i think i would need two separate ballast anyways as i am going to use the HPS and MH at the same time in different rooms

[UniqueHybrid]

aaaargh.. why is there not PM function here??

[UniqueHybrid]

bluebear i dont know the voltage here, this must sound retarded but how do i find it?

[BlueBear]

Well, I imagine you could call a local hardware store and ask the electrical, or anyone department. You can clone and keep a mother in the same area under MH or CFL's. I have mothers under a 175w MH and I also have 6 23w CFL lights in there that I can take out when not in use by just removing the bulbs for the MH to penatrate threw the cabinet, the rack of CFL bulbs are lined up under the MH light and when I have baby clones I just turn off the 175 MH and turn on a few CFL lights and this will keep the mother doing alright too, then when the clones are rooted and ready for more light I take out the CFL bulbs and flip the MH on. But all the same, you could just use CFL lights for clones/veg and mothers if you wanted to, I have done it that way.
If you go with a small area for mothers/clones with some CFL's you could put more money into your flower room lighting and maybe get a 600w ballast. Well, I will try to find some stores in the UK that you can order from, there are quite a few good ones.
Adieu

[UniqueHybrid]

thanks a bunch man,
i think im getting a pretty good idea of how im gonna do this now

[UniqueHybrid]

so im thinking 600 hps for flowering will hit the spot
im gonna wait with the MH and just go cfl with my veg, i can always get one later on.

any idea of how much/many cfl i will need for that purpose?
the veg room will be approx. 20 square feet

btw my room height is 6 feet+

again thanks for your help

[UniqueHybrid]

230 VAC 50Hz

will that work with uk appliances???

please help me find something compatible BB im counting on U!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/QUALITY-600W-D...QQcmdZViewItem
please tell me if this one will work and i will love U 4ever

[UniqueHybrid]

ok dont bother answering that i found out

and now im going to stop with my noob questions and take bongos advice and read some more before even opening my mouth again

let this thread R.I.P plz