my first 400 watt grow

[redrum83420]

nice looking plants i only have a 400 watt mh. cant find a hps that i can afford right now. was thinking about ordering a 400 watt hps ballast kit from htgsupply.com its only $70 with shipping i think.

 

[shrigpiece]

What ballast do you have at the mo? Some ballasts can do Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium. 400 Watt hps lamps are only £20 in england Converts to $40 i think. At least your all set for vegging though.

 

[redrum83420]

i have a 400 watt mh magnetic ballast i got from a friend. i was thinking about ordering a 400 or 600 watt hps ballast kit, and wiring it into the mh ballast box with a switch to go back and forth between them or build a box for it.

 

[shrigpiece]

i have a 400 watt mh magnetic ballast i got from a friend. i was thinking about ordering a 400 or 600 watt hps ballast kit, and wiring it into the mh ballast box with a switch to go back and forth between them or build a box for it.
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Sorry im no electrician. Do you need to? I would not wanna try it myself

 

[TrynaGroSumShyt]

it would be difficult. i would just get a hps an use cfl's for veg.

 

[redrum83420]

i like the 400 watt mh for veg. keeps the nodes nice and tight together.

 

[del66666]

hps dual spec bulbs are good to veg with

 

[redrum83420]

hps dual spec bulbs are good to veg with

the cheapest ive found for full sectrum bulb for a mag ballast is $80. i'll do this grow with just the mh most likely. i need a better inline fan more then a new light. i dont think the two 160cfm inlines are going to do the job once i add the active carbon to the drier vent for smell control. cheapest 6" inline i can find is on ebay for about $100 with shipping and its a 530cfm.

 

[shrigpiece]

MH are the wrong spectrum for flowering plants although you can use it if ya like, don't expect great results though. Personally i would try to find yourself a hps. peace

 

[redrum83420]

yea i know hps is better. ive seen a couple videos on youtube that were mh only grows, and they looked just as good as the hps grows. i have to buy a better inline fan or im going to have heat issues again from air restriction from the air scrubber.

 

[shrigpiece]

Fair enough, its just as important to have good airflow. Whens ya next update?

 

[TrynaGroSumShyt]

mh only buds are frostier, but not as thick.

 

[redrum83420]

just did a pix update on my water farm. next pix update for the soil will be this weekend, after a friend comes an takes 3 clones from each plant.

 

[redrum83420]

mh only buds are frostier, but not as thick.

when i can have a real grow room with space i'll have both mh and hps durring the whole grow.

 

[shrigpiece]

That shows how good my memory is. Ah well i will be here when ya next ones about

 

[shrigpiece]

when i can have a real grow room with space i'll have both mh and hps durring the whole grow.

From what iv read this is the way to go. Best of both worlds. If i had space i would have 3 lights. 1 MH and 2 HPS with the MH in the middle. That would be dope

 

[redrum83420]

That shows how good my memory is. Ah well i will be here when ya next ones about

sounds good to me. dont worry my memory sucks to lol. part of it is from getting hit by a truck when i was a kid tho.

 

[redrum83420]

From what iv read this is the way to go. Best of both worlds. If i had space i would have 3 lights. 1 MH and 2 HPS with the MH in the middle. That would be dope

thats what i was thinking small hps for veg and small mh for flowering. the small ones used for side lighting hanging verticly.

 

[shrigpiece]

I got hit by a ford capri. lol. Bang my head all the time, no hope for me i thinks

 

[TrynaGroSumShyt]

cmh lights do very well also..