small gow help

pepy123456789

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I have been growing with CFLs I get dank weed but just not the weight I would like. My grow cabinet is 12in deep 22in wide and 40 inches tall. So I was looking to upgrade to a small HPS system and I found this http://www.growlightsupply.com/150-watt-hps-small-grow-light-p-112.html I was just wondering if you guys thought it would be worth the money. I just want to grow 2-3 plants. It says it puts out 16000 lumens its small and I am hoping it doesn’t put too much heat out. I hope one of you guys can help me make up my mind.
 

BlackUp

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You can do wat I did if ur up to the risk you can look at those industrial buildings and look for bright orange lights usually used in the parking lot, scale the building and rip them off with gloves on , throw them in the trunk and speed off lmao. I got two 150's , one 100 and two 70 watt hps lights this way. Then u gotta go to home depot and get an extension for a cut wire ( it will have a white wire, a black one and a green one) green is ground. The wires coming from the light you jacked should be white, black and bare copper. Connect the bare copper to the green and white to white black to black. Plug it in and it will be dim at first but become gradually brighter over 5 mins or so. Enjoy ur free hps lights :bigjoint:
 

growone

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that's better than 8k lumens per sq. ft. - that is plenty, some strains might find a bit too much
 

marijuananation

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yes you should go with the hps over the cfl's.
it is a much better quality and spectrum of light that the hps gives off.
Also make sure that you have sufficient Ventilation
 

Where in the hell am I?

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You can do wat I did if ur up to the risk you can look at those industrial buildings and look for bright orange lights usually used in the parking lot, scale the building and rip them off with gloves on , throw them in the trunk and speed off lmao. I got two 150's , one 100 and two 70 watt hps lights this way. Then u gotta go to home depot and get an extension for a cut wire ( it will have a white wire, a black one and a green one) green is ground. The wires coming from the light you jacked should be white, black and bare copper. Connect the bare copper to the green and white to white black to black. Plug it in and it will be dim at first but become gradually brighter over 5 mins or so. Enjoy ur free hps lights :bigjoint:
Ass holes like this are what give us a bad name.
The 150W will be far too hot in yer limited space
 

pepy123456789

Active Member
okay so i shouldint get it because it will produce to much heat in that space. if i put a fan blowing through it would that be enough to get rid of the heat?
 

marijuananation

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make sure that you have sufficient ventilation, get yourself an intake fan as well as an exaust fan, that will help to keep the grow cabinet at the optimal temperature.
Those 150 Watt Sun Systems do not give that much heat. you'll be fine.
 

Where in the hell am I?

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make sure that you have sufficient ventilation, get yourself an intake fan as well as an exaust fan, that will help to keep the grow cabinet at the optimal temperature.
Those 150 Watt Sun Systems do not give that much heat. you'll be fine.
Really? Did ya happen to check out the dimensions on the grow area specified?
 

BlackUp

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Ass holes like this are what give us a bad name.
The 150W will be far too hot in yer limited space
You gotta do what u gotta do buddy, I'm just not a pussy about it like 90% of people are. Don't hate bc I figured out a way to beat the system without shelling out a few hundred for lights...guess who gave me mine? That asshole obama haha:lol:
 

svchop889

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You gotta do what u gotta do buddy, I'm just not a pussy about it like 90% of people are. Don't hate bc I figured out a way to beat the system without shelling out a few hundred for lights...guess who gave me mine? That asshole obama haha:lol:
thats incorrect you fuck tard the government spend no money of there own your stealing from everyone :wall:
 

BlackUp

Member
Hmm... Lol whatever if your growing marijuana pretty much anywhere in the US besides certain parts of Cali your breaking the law way more then I am by taking some stupid lights off the back of a building that no one even sees or needs lol so I'm happy with my 500w of free hps lighting ;)
 

Freda Felcher

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You can do wat I did if ur up to the risk you can look at those industrial buildings and look for bright orange lights usually used in the parking lot, scale the building and rip them off with gloves on , throw them in the trunk and speed off lmao. I got two 150's , one 100 and two 70 watt hps lights this way. Then u gotta go to home depot and get an extension for a cut wire ( it will have a white wire, a black one and a green one) green is ground. The wires coming from the light you jacked should be white, black and bare copper. Connect the bare copper to the green and white to white black to black. Plug it in and it will be dim at first but become gradually brighter over 5 mins or so. Enjoy ur free hps lights :bigjoint:
You gotta be fucking kidding me! If you all havn't figured it out yet, this guy BlackUp, is a complete MORON!! Check out this thread he started a few days back. He was asking if it would "Up his Profits" if he sprayed vanilla extract on buds and sell it to his friends. WTF?! And to suggest to another RIU user to rip some light's off a building? WTF?! It's people like this that ruin it for everyone else.

Check this link for more stupidity from BlackUp: https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/284256-flavoring-bud-vanilla-extract.html
 

Freda Felcher

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I have been growing with CFLs I get dank weed but just not the weight I would like. My grow cabinet is 12in deep 22in wide and 40 inches tall. So I was looking to upgrade to a small HPS system and I found this http://www.growlightsupply.com/150-watt-hps-small-grow-light-p-112.html I was just wondering if you guys thought it would be worth the money. I just want to grow 2-3 plants. It says it puts out 16000 lumens its small and I am hoping it doesn’t put too much heat out. I hope one of you guys can help me make up my mind.
Sorry, got distracted by some idiot. Looking at the size of your grow space, you may want to get a light with a remote ballast and an air-cooled hood. Then the ballast wont be inside there heating up your grow box and if you went air cooled you may be able to do a 250 watt hps. I don't know though? In that small of a space heat is going to be an ongoing issue. I would definately at least go with an aircooled remote ballast 250w. It will pay itself back quick, twice as much light as the 150w and air-cooling and remote ballast will reduce heat drastically. Good Luck and I hope to see some results in a few months Dude!
 

Freda Felcher

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Um I just noticed the height of your grow box is going to be a problem. After you factor in the height of a light and the flower pots you are only left with 2 foot to grow. Even less than that because you cant have the hps too close to the plants or you will burn them. So you will most likely need a taller box if your going HPS. Can you build a bigger one possibly? I don't know your situation or what kind of box it is. If I were to do a box for three plants it would be 3'x3'x6' with a Air cooled 400w or 600w HPS and remote ballast. Maybe do up some 5 gallon aero buckets as well! Good Luck!!
 
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