Walterwhiter
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Didn't have enough on the card moved money over and said fuck it and got the 600w 15 bucks more be kinda dumb not too same deal just 600 dimmable
With a dimmable rig you can dim down or go all out. It was a 15 dollar difference with the open hood model. Probably about the same with the closed hood. What is the grow area on a 600 watt any ways?Would the experts here recommend getting the 600 watt over the 400? Is there a large difference in yield etc?
A 600 will cover 9-13 sq.ft and it can "potentially" yield wayy more, however yield isn't something that just comes from the light itself.With a dimmable rig you can dim down or go all out. It was a 15 dollar difference with the open hood model. Probably about the same with the closed hood. What is the grow area on a 600 watt any ways?
I'll play with the dimmer a Lil starting with either white widow or blue mystic from nirvana I've already been waiting 3 weeks for the widows all seeds fem +20frebies super excited about the widows though. Probably starting off with just two fems and two random unless they come close together and I'll pop another two and watch my random closelyA 600 will cover 9-13 sq.ft and it can "potentially" yield wayy more, however yield isn't something that just comes from the light itself.
Experience,genetics,phenotypes ect make just as much of a difference as the lights do.
Also keep in mind more light = more heat, a 600 aint no slouch
I prefer incandescent lampsderp, just looked at the pix again and see there's a hood included.. not my fave kind of hood, but for the money, it'd get you through a grow or two before you can get the money together to get a better one..
looks like a better option. for safety reasons you want some kind of enclosed fixture.https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Horticulture-GLK400CT24E-Digital-Dimmable/dp/B00547I5I8/ref=sr_1_10?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1471747373&sr=1-10&keywords=hps+grow+light+400+watt
There is this one too not to hijack your thread. I have been looking at this one and it seems reasonable plus you get the cool tube, which from what I read is the way to go. Only ten dollars more than the other. So one guy said something about better bulbs, do you recommend hortilux?
I was in a ReStore place today and they had some MH bulbs, 100W, 250W, and a 400W for 2 bucks each. I was tempted to buy the 400W bulb just for the hell of it.looks like a better option. for safety reasons you want some kind of enclosed fixture.
Thinking heat would be manageable with closed hood and correct vent system to cool it? I know is an extra like 200$ for fan filter and all that bs.. but I'm hoping the investment was worth itI have been using mine since the end of sept. And have had no issues. The cheapo timer even still works. No rf issues.
Heat....is a bitch though. I'll be cobbed out by June or running a pure sativa this summer
I did two runs with the Apollo bulbs without any issues. My current run is with a much more expensive Ushio bulb, I haven't noticed any gains. Maybe slightly more trichome cover.appolo's aren't bad ballasts, but i'd probably only buy the ballast and not the bulbs, and spend a bit more and get a better quality bulb.. i know you're working on a budget, if it's that tight, those bulbs probably aren't that bad, but if you can afford it, i'd go with a better bulb like i said..