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  1. J

    Faulty lamp or ballast?

    Cheers mate they had a few grows under them. I suppose a year use with mulptlw grows ain't bad.
  2. J

    My grow journey!!

    Just beautiful seeing the girls under hps light
  3. J

    My grow journey!!

    Boom, just purchased another 600 watt magnetic ballast kit. Soon I'll be pumping 1200 watts in my 4*8 def be alot better then the 600 I have been running.
  4. J

    My grow journey!!

    My new order tonight: New set up will be: 2x600hps watt magnetic Ballast in my 4x8 flowering tent 1x600MH watt digital Ballast in my 1.2x1.2x2 veg tent
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    My grow journey!!

    Oh yeah got my 600 watt magnetic ballast kit in the mail, already set up and ready for when lights come on. Will be ordering another one tonight and extra 600 watt MH lamp. Plan is to run two 600 watt hps in my 4*8 for a total of 1200 watts hps over my girls. Anyways here are some pics of my...
  6. J

    Faulty lamp or ballast?

    The new lamp is a cultiv8 600watt hps lamp, are they any good? Previous lamps were a 600W Philips SON-T HPS Grow Lamp
  7. J

    Faulty lamp or ballast?

    Well I bought a replacement 600 magnetic ballast, should arrive today. Bit scared to test this new lamp in my digital ballast just to see if it only needs a new lamp.
  8. J

    My grow journey!!

    Yeah addictive for sure, my gf gets the shits with me. She says I spend to much time with them lol... They do need tlc ahah
  9. J

    Faulty lamp or ballast?

    Thanks mate actually didn't know that. Maybe from dimming alot through summer put strain on the ballast Abit .
  10. J

    Faulty lamp or ballast?

    Ok cheers, may have to invest in decent lamps then. They were powerplant brand same as my ballast.
  11. J

    My grow journey!!

    Thanks mate appreciate it. Put alot of time and effort into this hobby.. hoping for my biggest harvest yet with these girls.
  12. J

    Faulty lamp or ballast?

    Yeah kinda hope not but if it is, it's got warranty so be able to get it fixed.. the kit cost me $245
  13. J

    Faulty lamp or ballast?

    Not sure mate ran both horizontal for months with no issue. What a average life of a hps or MH lamp?
  14. J

    Faulty lamp or ballast?

    Ordered a 600 watt magnetic ballast kit arrives tomorrow, just would be good if need a new lamp as now I'll have 2 600 watt kits to flower with. I don't wanna try my new bulb in my digital just incase it breaks it
  15. J

    Faulty lamp or ballast?

    I have 2 lamps hps and MH both 600 watts they strike run for Abit then shuts off. Continue to do so and won't stay on... Black marks in the arc chamber since this happened... Borrowed a working 400watt MH bulb dimmed my ballast to 400watts it strikes runs for about 20 seconds and shuts off...
  16. J

    Max number of plants in 4x8 area

    What's a list of light your using? I got a 4*8 tent and only got one 600 hps centred for the time being, will be adding another and have 1200 watts of hps over y total 4*8 tent.
  17. J

    My grow journey!!

    Here are some updates switched to 12/12 on the 20/6 so now 32 days in flowering. Got a total of 10 in 300mm pots and 2 in 200mm pots.. Going for a perpetual grow just scored a 1.2*1.2*2m tent I use for my veg/cloning tent only running a 130watt cfl. My hps and MH lamps failed so only using my...
  18. J

    My grow journey!!

    Moved away from sog style growing. And back to 5 gal pots. Current grow is 3 days into 12/12 Did alot of topping and lst on these girls. Growing same strains from clones they are almost a year old now. Got a 4*8tent still only running 600 watt hps/mh Will invest in another 600 soon...
  19. J

    Pot sizes for sog

    1-2 weeks
  20. J

    Pot sizes for sog

    Hey guys. What pot sizes do you guys use for sogs and your yields.. I'm running 200mm pots sog pulling from 14-25 grams roughly.. I'm considering running 140mm pots for sog and by this I will be able to run more plants and may get better yields.
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