150W HPS CAB GROW JOURNAL

[bluntman 420]

High guys. some of u may have read my previous grow log, i was using cfls and my plants were looking really nice. but i was drunk one night and dropped my ballast on them cuz i was tryin to hook it up. long story. so anyways i got my 150w hps hooked up and got 2 little seedlings. cab is 2.5 feet tall, and 1 foot deep. im using miracle grow organic potting soil and the seeds are from a bag of schwag i had a while back. hope u all enjoy!

bluntman 420 Reviewed by bluntman 420 on 02-23-2007. 150W HPS CAB GROW JOURNAL High guys. some of u may have read my previous grow log, i was using cfls and my plants were looking really nice. but i was drunk one night and dropped my ballast on them cuz i was tryin to hook it up. long story. so anyways i got my 150w hps hooked up and got 2 little seedlings. cab is 2.5 feet tall, and 1 foot deep. im using miracle grow organic potting soil and the seeds are from a bag of schwag i had a while back. hope u all enjoy! Rating: 5

[Terps]

nice start. ill be watching so keep it updated. im worried about heat in your cabnit, whats temps?

[bluntman 420]

eh the temps are stayibn around 84-86. but tonight im gonna cut a holw in the left side and insert a 90 degree piece of pvc pipe so my intake fan can draw in fresh air which im pretty sure it will cool it down a few degrees. if u cant see theres an exhause fan right next to the light sucking the hot air out, it does a pretty good job too. i also put a 42W cfl in there.

[Terps]

well thats a little on the warm side, dont let it get any hotter then that. i used to have a 150 wat hps in a 3x3x3 cabnit and temps were like 85 and i just took 3 2liter bottles and froze them and just placed them in the cabnit with a fan blowing over them and it lowerd temps like 5 - 7 deg. just a idea.

Stay high buddy!!
:hippy:

[bluntman 420]

hey thanks man. any help is greatly appreciated. i might just try that.

[invision]

dang that cab is almost like my 1st cab in my sig, what i did was drill a bunch about 12 holes in the floor( 1/2" holes) and the air came right up inside cooling it down, maybe this is possible for you if a little light leak is ok.

[pennywisdom26]

I like that idea as a temporary solution terps. Good luck on your grow bluntman 420. Snoochie Boochies!

[bluntman 420]

hey guys thanks alot i really appreciate ur advice. i drilled a hole in the side of the cab today and put a 90 degree piece of pvs pipe in the hole and caulked around it. i got a fan inside right in front of the hole so it draws fresh air in. later this week im gonna go to the compuer store and get another computer fan for the inside. so ill have the exhaust fan,the fan inside, and another fan inside so the temps should drop to the high 70's even though now they are at 84 and staying there. i ran outof mylar after i did the whole insideof the cab so i spray painted the inside of the door white. will that reflect light good? the plants are growin kinda fast under this hps. i will post pics tomorrow morning when the lights come on.

[Terps]

ya flate white is good. u may want to pick up a 6 pack of 25 watt cfls and turn off the hps tell it comes time to flower, cfls were well for vegging cause they can be placed almost ontop of the plant therefor keeping the plant small and tight nod spaces.

if it were me id pick up a 6 pack of 25 watts and 6 ceiling sockets from walmart and veg with that, then turn on hps +cfls for flower and give it that extra bost of light it needs for flowering.

Stay High!!
:hippy:

[bluntman 420]

well im only going to veg for bout 2 weeks then flower. i have two 42w cfls and four 23w daylight cfls. i have a few ceiling fixtures. i just might use the cfls for now and flower with the hps. but doesnt the hps make the plant grow faster?