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    The strain I like gets too tall

    I like to put my res on a small table and there are two bars at the top of the closet at a little over 6 feet. That means with hang down space for 2 T5 panels, the plants are in the lights at 3 feet. Even if I put the res on the floor it only adds another foot. The last 2 grows I have struggled...
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    Looking for 250 watt HPS system - heat problems

    Canon, Thanks much, a lot of good ideas there! Great pics too. I was planning to put the ballast outside the closet in the bedroom. I'm not sure what you mean by constantly opening and closing the door. I would leave it open during lights on and close it when off. The only real security issue is...
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    Have prices for good bud gone down in the last year?

    I don't know, I haven't bought any. Would you say what I happily paid $300 an ounce for a couple years ago is still worth that in the same market?
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    Looking for 250 watt HPS system - heat problems

    Anyone bought anything from BGH lately? The website shows the shipping for this as $58. No way it should be more than 20.
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    Looking for 250 watt HPS system - heat problems

    The BGH website says that with their digital ballast you can run a smaller bulb, but of course not a larger one. The standard magnetic ballast won't do that as I understand it.
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    Looking for 250 watt HPS system - heat problems

    That's very interesting, thanks. As I look at that, it seems the digital ballast would be worth the difference. And it is dimmable to 50%. Something else I notice is that for only a little more, I could go to a 400w digital ballast and run a 250w bulb. Then to control possible heat issues, I...
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    Looking for 250 watt HPS system - heat problems

    Thanks! I don't have a problem with smell. I have an ozone unit in the bedroom the closet is in and it handles it well. So if I added some fan action on the floor blowing into the closet and some at the top blowing out, that might do it? Do you see any point in getting a cool tube reflector and...
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    Looking for 250 watt HPS system - heat problems

    I've been growing with T5 HO because of heat issues. it's a closet and I really wanted to avoid having to vent it mainly because there is no place very feasible to vent it to. But now I'm tired of stretched plants and airy buds and would like to try HPS. Do you think if closet doors were open...
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    What's up with these new sprouts?

    I wasn't sure that it was mold, just worried because it is only on 2 of 6. These are only 36 hrs old so no nutrients yet, water is ro with pH6. No green yet so light isn't really needed but I do have a single 90w led/ufo about 20 inches over them. Temps are mid 70s. Humidity was up to 55 but I...
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    Mold on new sprouts?

    here's a pic - never seen this before
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    What's up with these new sprouts?

    Here's a pic. There is another like this that looks the same. I'm thinking of lowering the water level but it is at the same level as the last grow and no probs then. However, I have new boss hog airstones so maybe more bubble action. I'm stumped - never seen this.
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    Mold on new sprouts?

    Temps are mid 70s. The humidity was being kept to 55% with a humidifier but I have let it fall to about 40%. There are no nutrients in the water yet, it is ro water. I'll take a pic and post soon.
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    What's up with these new sprouts?

    I have a simple DWC setup with lots of bubbles wetting the underside of netpots. Germed seeds were set in the pots with rapid rooters and hydroton 36 hrs ago. This am all but one has formed a small sprout with the seed case still on. All good so far. But 2 of them have a white fuzz on part...
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    Mold on new sprouts?

    I have a simple DWC setup with lots of bubbles wetting the underside of netpots. Germed seeds were set in the pots with rapid rooters and hydroton 36 hrs ago. This am all but one has formed a small sprout with the seed case still on. All good so far. But 2 of them have a white fuzz on part of...
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