daytona675
Well-Known Member
hi every one !
first of all le me intuduce myself a little . i grow for fun . i have been reading here and on the web for more than a year for ways to grow infos .
i have a garden for my vegetable and a lot of indoor exotic plant .i am interseted in learning to grow better .
here i found a lot of infos but a lot of wrong infos as well.
i already had t5 ho 54w for vegging all my vegetables so i decided to give it a try for my other grow
i used to grow outdoor for fun but this winter i built myself an indoor grow room . it is like a hobby .weird but true lol
my indoor room is 4 deep x 6.5 large x 5 high
i went all the way with t5 fixture . 9 bulb 54 w ho 6500k vegging and 3000k in flowering
first grow was autos
i bought a ph pen because my water at home is always above 12 .it cost me a fortune in bottled water
i have GH nutes and mystic supplement .
i had few problem with spot on leaves and few minors problems that i resolved on at a time .
still learning for nutes schedules .
it went well but was way longer than advertised but i had a decent harvest .not impressed but was ok .
i kept as colose as 2 inch from top .
i have a 6 inch vortex fan tha t keep bringing fresh air on a dimmer.
1 fan in a corner that swing
temperature is really easy to maintain . keep it around 24-28 degre. i have a window slighly open and air intake near it .but winter here is often -20 so cold air is not a problems .
in the summer it will be harder i think .that is the reason i cant decide what to buy right now.
it is my second grow indoor and ready to switch to flowering
i am asking myself if it is worth to switch for an HPS system considering i will need to built higher roof to fit hps light ans put another fan to vent the light .
will heat be an issue .i think so but need you to confirm
but will it run cooler than hps 600w in cool hood ?????????????.if i put the casing of the hood outside the cabinet and vented will it be cooler than t5 . ballast outside grow room too
a lot of forum says it cost less to run t5ho . but watt for watt i think it is not true . 600w t5 vs 600w hps it will cost same thing no?. amp circuit is not a problem i have 2 different circuit.
is it true about same watts cost same thing . thanks for clarify that for me . i asked 2 electrician and got 2 different answer lol
so will it be more difficult to run hps in this small grow room . is it worth it ??
a lot of person says yes but they never did t5 grow .
thanks for helping me choose my next light set up .
and thanks for all the great infos on this forums !!
DAYTONA
first of all le me intuduce myself a little . i grow for fun . i have been reading here and on the web for more than a year for ways to grow infos .
i have a garden for my vegetable and a lot of indoor exotic plant .i am interseted in learning to grow better .
here i found a lot of infos but a lot of wrong infos as well.
i already had t5 ho 54w for vegging all my vegetables so i decided to give it a try for my other grow
i used to grow outdoor for fun but this winter i built myself an indoor grow room . it is like a hobby .weird but true lol
my indoor room is 4 deep x 6.5 large x 5 high
i went all the way with t5 fixture . 9 bulb 54 w ho 6500k vegging and 3000k in flowering
first grow was autos
i bought a ph pen because my water at home is always above 12 .it cost me a fortune in bottled water
i have GH nutes and mystic supplement .
i had few problem with spot on leaves and few minors problems that i resolved on at a time .
still learning for nutes schedules .
it went well but was way longer than advertised but i had a decent harvest .not impressed but was ok .
i kept as colose as 2 inch from top .
i have a 6 inch vortex fan tha t keep bringing fresh air on a dimmer.
1 fan in a corner that swing
temperature is really easy to maintain . keep it around 24-28 degre. i have a window slighly open and air intake near it .but winter here is often -20 so cold air is not a problems .
in the summer it will be harder i think .that is the reason i cant decide what to buy right now.
it is my second grow indoor and ready to switch to flowering
i am asking myself if it is worth to switch for an HPS system considering i will need to built higher roof to fit hps light ans put another fan to vent the light .
will heat be an issue .i think so but need you to confirm
but will it run cooler than hps 600w in cool hood ?????????????.if i put the casing of the hood outside the cabinet and vented will it be cooler than t5 . ballast outside grow room too
a lot of forum says it cost less to run t5ho . but watt for watt i think it is not true . 600w t5 vs 600w hps it will cost same thing no?. amp circuit is not a problem i have 2 different circuit.
is it true about same watts cost same thing . thanks for clarify that for me . i asked 2 electrician and got 2 different answer lol
so will it be more difficult to run hps in this small grow room . is it worth it ??
a lot of person says yes but they never did t5 grow .
thanks for helping me choose my next light set up .
and thanks for all the great infos on this forums !!
DAYTONA
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