Basic single grow

[Lowdangler]

Well long story short I bought a HPS system from Apollo horticulture now how far up should I hang the lights?

 

[Flagg420]

If your cool tube reflector is connected to an inline fan, with a 400w, u can prolly get right down to like 6-10" during flower. If you wanna play safe, esp. during early flower when buds can shoot upwards in a day super fast) go with like 1ft from canopy/top. (CAN use just a booster fan if its rated for higher temps, but will need to have lights a bit higher)

IME Apollo bulbs are actually really decent for being so low priced... Also, the add-on wings.... .... ....I got 2 sets leaning against a wall... ask around see if I'm alone on this one, but they seem to be more of a heat magnet than a light thrower.....

(And they leave the option open for some fun vert setups!)

 

[Lowdangler]

If your cool tube reflector is connected to an inline fan, with a 400w, u can prolly get right down to like 6-10" during flower. If you wanna play safe, esp. during early flower when buds can shoot upwards in a day super fast) go with like 1ft from canopy/top. (CAN use just a booster fan if its rated for higher temps, but will need to have lights a bit higher)

IME Apollo bulbs are actually really decent for being so low priced... Also, the add-on wings.... .... ....I got 2 sets leaning against a wall... ask around see if I'm alone on this one, but they seem to be more of a heat magnet than a light thrower.....

(And they leave the option open for some fun vert setups!)

I apologize for being stubborn earlier but I do appreciate everyone's opinions, I painted the room I built yesterday white and I'll light seal and put a door on soon, I currently have a desk fan blowing in there and believe it or not it keeps the temps lights on and off around 75-80 degrees. I'm just using soil moisture control still from MG I know it's a no no but no going back now, I don't add any nutrients because of it, but I'll be getting the hps set up Saturday or Monday setting it up then I'm excited too see the difference... Ill continue to use cfls for side lighting as well.

 

[Herb Man]

Well long story short I bought a HPS system from Apollo horticulture now how far up should I hang the lights?

Oooooo weeeee, well now were really cooking on gas.

And you know when your cooking on gas how hot it gets?

Well now your gonna need an inline fan carbon filter kit, to get that hot air outta there.

 

[Lowdangler]

What does my yield look like it could possibly be? A lot and I mean a lot of the plant has many branches capable of buds so I'm hoping the 400w makes it better.

 

[ayr0n]

I'm building a room for it drywall and 2x4s

just got done doin' that lol. Fucking hate doing drywall -.- not because it's hard, but because to do it right it takes a long time. mud, wait to dry, mud, wait to dry, mud, wait to dry...waiting game was driving me nuts

 

[Lowdangler]

Yes well all I have to do now is put a door in and somehow In close the roof cuz right now light sneaks through were the door is going and a little crack were my power cord is connected too it's a work in progress though, any suggestions ideas come on fellas I about to get this show I the road give me all you got!

 

[moving_shadow]

I'm basically going to use duct tape to seal my grow area, its a cupboard so theres gaps everywhere.

 

[Herb Man]

Pop down the DIY store tell them your setting up a dark room that has to be dark and they will set you up.

 

[slowandsteady]

I'm basically going to use duct tape to seal my grow area, its a cupboard so theres gaps everywhere.

Light leaks thru the grey kind of duct tape. I use the aluminum kind

 

[moving_shadow]

thankz for that, I was going to purchase the white kind but if it leaks through the grey it will leak through the white I guess

 

[Lowdangler]

I'm just going to mud and sand it so it looks like a closet and not like a grow room you know what I mean less suspicious in a townhome environent

 

[Lowdangler]

Almost finished with the grow room painted all flat white

 

[Herb Man]

I like how you had a nice discreet light behind you so you could cast your silhouette into the centre of the pic.

Good stuff.

 

[Lowdangler]

The 400w hps is going to show up tody and I'll be setting it up

 

[Lowdangler]

Under the 400w

 

[Herb Man]

Under the 400w

And you painted the floor too.

Good move.

And remember I told you, you're gonna need a carbon filter kit to scrub that hot air and get it out of there.

Shop around.

But first you will need a tempreture/humidity gauge, get a couple.

 

[Lowdangler]

I hAve a blue OG kush seed I want to start soon under some 6500k cfls

 

[Lowdangler]

I do not use nutrients will this effect my yield what would you guess my yield will be

 

[Lowdangler]

And you painted the floor too.

Good move.

And remember I told you, you're gonna need a carbon filter kit to scrub that hot air and get it out of there.

Shop around.

But first you will need a tempreture/humidity gauge, get a couple.

Right now I don't think heat will be an issue considering there is big gaps between the wall and the drywall I put another fan in there to circulate the air inside and a mini desk fan bringing in air and aimed toward the plant. I was a little drunk last night and made a big mistake installing the new timer it came with, forgot you had to push the slots down all the way for 12/12 and only did one notch on the 3am and 3pm, luckily I woke up only 4 hrs it was supposed to be off and shut the light off, it's back on schedule I know it will have a minimal shock but after a few days of being on the right 12/12 it should recover. The buds are beginning to grow upward looking forward to the swell that is coming!