mr.magicbudz
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nah none of the home depots around here have em
Cardboard CFL grow box?
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din'e medicine
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They atleast got the bulbs. You can make a ballast or buy one from somewhere. Check out the outside lighting Isle at home depot. They should have it.
mr.magicbudz
Member
yeah i was thinking of making a ballast but i cant find anywhere that has a good way tod o it
Stgeneziz
Active Member
you can definately get MH ballast at home depot! ask someone, say its for a fish tank or sumthin!!
they sell flood/spotlights at home depot with metal halide bulbs, where I live it's close to the halogen lights, they should have them there too.... 100-150 watt though... none of that 400-600 watt shit....
online they have:
Lithonia Lighting
100W Metal Halide Flood
Model OFL 100M 120 LP BZ M4
it's 85 bucks and free shipping in the US.... it's a floodlight but i'm guessing you can get creative and set it up how you want it....
online they have:
Lithonia Lighting
100W Metal Halide Flood
Model OFL 100M 120 LP BZ M4
it's 85 bucks and free shipping in the US.... it's a floodlight but i'm guessing you can get creative and set it up how you want it....
mr.magicbudz
Member
yeah but tht shit dnt plug into a socket? im not tryna rig it 2 work i dnt trust my wiring skills, but i made my box and planted the seeds without germinating them, both of them sprouted today, shld i keep the lights on 24 hours for a couple days or put them on 18-6 from the get go?
din'e medicine
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I would keep the light close as possible and on 24/7. Just check out my new grow! 5000k 105 watt bulb in my cardboard box. 20 days old since it sprouted. Im doing the Low Stress Training. Got the training bra on, hoping for a female.
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it doesn't plug into a socket, but you can 'rig' a socket... go to the grow room design forum, there's plenty of electricians there that can help you...
all you have to make sure is that you find the right extension cord.... cut off the female side, and twist wires together, seal it up with electrical tape..... viola!
if I had the $$ i would've done that... but since I don't and i didn't want to deal with excess heat then i just use CFL's...
just take the pic of the lamp, and go into the elctricians thread and ask, how can this [pic of the lamp] be plugged into this [standard socket].... they'll answer....
good luck!!
all you have to make sure is that you find the right extension cord.... cut off the female side, and twist wires together, seal it up with electrical tape..... viola!
if I had the $$ i would've done that... but since I don't and i didn't want to deal with excess heat then i just use CFL's...
just take the pic of the lamp, and go into the elctricians thread and ask, how can this [pic of the lamp] be plugged into this [standard socket].... they'll answer....
good luck!!
din'e medicine
Active Member
Thats right!! How else you think we got where we are at today? This forum helped me out and it'll help you too. Just search and read. It takes time to get the right answer.
mr.magicbudz
Member
thanks man, but theres some weird shit goin on, my plants srpouted a couple days ago and one of them has 3 starter leaves?? ive NEVER seen this and i cldnt even find a pic of it on the internet
din'e medicine
Active Member
dONT WORRY. AS LONG AS IT GROWS GREEN AND HAS NO DISCOLORFULCATION.
mr.magicbudz
Member
i hope so dude i hope it dunt turn out hermi or morphed
mr.magicbudz
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and i just got rid of 1 of my plants, the other sprout, i now have tht 3 leaved weird plant under 4 23w cfls ina box, it was growin decent with 2 now it has 4, u think ill b good? i really appreciate the help
din'e medicine
Active Member
25 days vegging. Low Stress Training or Bending technique.
mr.magicbudz
Member
shes lookin nice man
svchop889
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it had two cotyledons on one side right? ihad one come up like that it was fine grew normal after that...might be an advantage
din'e medicine
Active Member
yea thanks. Im trying not to fuck this up.
mr.magicbudz
Member
lol me either its my first grow and im pumped to see how she does 12/12 from seed with 4-23W soft whites
DLC420
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hey man, great grow box you got going there, cardboard boxes are a good startup box but im still questioning your 2 CPU fans you have in there, cause CPU fans ive heard nothing but bad stuff about how well they cool, and if i was you, iwouldnt go with white walls id put some mylar in there 
but thats just me
but thats just me
DLC420
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oh and you can get the mylar at walmart, just buy a couple of those emergency blankets, go to the outdoors section of the store and ask them for the blankets and they'll point you in the right place, they're cheap and made of 100% mylar 
and only cost like 3 bucks for a big ass sheet of it instead of paying like 50 bucks for a 20ft roll of it like other places have, when just one blanket is normally all you need good luck on your grow man
and only cost like 3 bucks for a big ass sheet of it instead of paying like 50 bucks for a 20ft roll of it like other places have, when just one blanket is normally all you need good luck on your grow man