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BudmanTX

BudmanTX

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Morning.....it's coffee time....fresh pot is up

woke up 42F this morning, nice and crisp, gonna hit the low 70's this after noon.....

well at least this week won't be so hectic, the Mrs's is back from a stint in the hospital......no covid crap, just general health issue...glad she's back....less stress on me........

gonna finish my taco's and head into the shop.....
 
Chunky Stool

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mysunnyboy

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Chunky Stool said:
The people I know who run DE love em, but they mostly prefer 1,000 watt.
I used to run old school hortilux HPS bulbs and for some reason 600w was always more expensive than 1,000w.
Go figure...

LED lights are awesome but still kinda pricey. DIY kits are the way to go if you are comfortable with tools and can follow directions.

I watch craigslist for grow gear and there doesn't seem to be as much legacy gear out there compared to a year ago.

Hmm... maybe it's a good time to sell some of my old hoods & ballasts.

Christmas is right around the corner...
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Me too
 
mysunnyboy

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BudmanTX said:
Morning.....it's coffee time....fresh pot is up

woke up 42F this morning, nice and crisp, gonna hit the low 70's this after noon.....

well at least this week won't be so hectic, the Mrs's is back from a stint in the hospital......no covid crap, just general health issue...glad she's back....less stress on me........

gonna finish my taco's and head into the shop.....
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:hug: :eyesmoke:
 
manfredo

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Laughing Grass said:
Do you get larger harvests in the cooler months?
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Oh yeah....because i also break out the 1000 watt Hortilux bulbs in winter. Last summer I didn't even grow indoors, and I may stick with that or go real small next summer, or maybe just go outdoor.
raratt said:
I'm running 2 315W CMH's in open hoods. It seems to be working. I'm going to rearrange my room to get more space between plants before I flower again.
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I'm running a 600 watt Hortilux blue MH in my grow room currently...I usually use blurples but I had an extra ballast so they are getting a treat, and they love it! Plus I hate having that purple glow!
Chunky Stool said:
The people I know who run DE love em, but they mostly prefer 1,000 watt.
I used to run old school hortilux HPS bulbs and for some reason 600w was always more expensive than 1,000w.
Go figure...

LED lights are awesome but still kinda pricey. DIY kits are the way to go if you are comfortable with tools and can follow directions.

I watch craigslist for grow gear and there doesn't seem to be as much legacy gear out there compared to a year ago.

Hmm... maybe it's a good time to sell some of my old hoods & ballasts.

Christmas is right around the corner...
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I would love to run 1000 watt DE's but can't do it in my current setup with 7' ceilings...Been toying with building a room in the back of my garage, which has 12' ceilings...and a separate 200 amp electric service, but no running water :-(

I have a bunch of "crap" ranging from antiques to household I want to get on CL and EBay...It is the perfect time to sell stuff! What kind of ballasts do you have?
 
raratt

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manfredo said:
no running water
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I have a hose bib about 6' behind my garage where my room is, I contemplated running a line into the garage but dragging a hose in there isn't that hard. I mix my nutes and pH the water in a 5 gal bucket, and use a fountain pump to water with. Once I get everything moved I might adapt the pump to some 1/4 inch irrigation hose and run lines to all the pots.
 
manfredo

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raratt said:
I have a hose bib about 6' behind my garage where my room is, I contemplated running a line into the garage but dragging a hose in there isn't that hard. I mix my nutes and pH the water in a 5 gal bucket, and use a fountain pump to water with. Once I get everything moved I might adapt the pump to some 1/4 inch irrigation hose and run lines to all the pots.
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I bought a kit to automate my watering, but have yet to use it. I am constantly changing things is probably why. I'm having to get more creative now my right shoulder is messed up. I was also thinking I could do a holding tank and catch rain water off the roof...we get loads of rain here!
 
Laughing Grass

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tyler.durden

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Winter is the shit for growing. The fan for my air cooled HPS hoods and the room's exhaust fan run so slow, it is almost silent in there. The sound from the ballasts and air pump is louder than the fans. In the summer with the AC on and lights' fan on high, it sounds like a jet is taking off all the time. It's also about half the cost to grow in winter without the AC, and more airflow in there gives slightly better yields. Winter's silver lining...
 
doublejj

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One of my neighbors who owns a farm down the road & has dual Italy/US citizenship, wants to return to his native Italy for a year, so I have agreed to rent his farm next year. 40 acres with 2 greenhouses. His year round farm worker will stay on the job. Pretty much a turnkey operation. So it looks like I will be running 2 farms next season. I will meet with him on thur to finalize the deal, I will try to snap some pictures if i can. Developing story, stay tuned... :hump:
 
tyler.durden

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doublejj said:
One of my neighbors who owns a farm down the road & has dual Italy/US citizenship, wants to return to his native Italy for a year, so I have agreed to rent his farm next year. 40 acres with 2 greenhouses. His year round farm worker will stay on the job. Pretty much a turnkey operation. So it looks like I will be running 2 farms next season. I will meet with him on thur to finalize the deal, I will try to snap some pictures if i can. Developing story, stay tuned... :hump:
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I dig this pun...
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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manfredo said:
I have a bunch of "crap" ranging from antiques to household I want to get on CL and EBay...It is the perfect time to sell stuff! What kind of ballasts do you have?
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I've got 4 digital ballasts - hydrofarm & lumatek 600w and a couple of 1,000w phantoms.
They're all passive cooled (no fans) and they work great.

I was thinking about selling 1,000w ballast/hood combos for $100.
Then they could spend another $65 for a good bulb and have a great rig at a very reasonable price.

I'll probably keep the 600s. They are perfect for my frankenlight, which is an adjust-a-wing reflector with sockets on each end.
Running MH & HPS together works great and cheap bulbs are fine because the spectrum is hot on both ends.
 
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