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I've heard of doing this before, but a friend of mine told me he does it with good results all the time. does anyone else put their plants under 12/12 light for a few days just until they show sex, then move them back to 18/6 to become mother plants? I think I have mostly good quality genetics...

depends how good you are with your tools. brainstorm, come up with some ideas, walk around the hardware store.. once you have a plan in your head, buy the parts, go home, and put it together. I made my carbon filter out of wood mostly, box shape, but carbon costs a lot to keep it going.

I've been noticing small black spiders in my room. I've flushed 2 so far. anything I should worry about? don't see any webs or plant damage yet.

a ballast is just part of a light that powers it. you want a blueish light for veging, and an orangeish light for flowering to simulate the color of the sky and sun in the fall. you can use 6400K cfl's for veging and 2700K cfl's for flowering, but you'll need a lot of light bulbs, 2 or 3 per...

shut it spammer. trying to sell your seeds

I'd help if you were local. have anything in the room yet? just say you need outlets in the room to run a drill press for your wifes craft business. don't know much about what she's doing and she's not home, but this is what she said she needs. be creative in your lies. lol. if you have an...

it's a scam. trying to make money off gullible people.

yes, if you have room in your panel to add another breaker. you might want to find someone to do it for you, or maybe get a do it yourself book.

it's a trade off. higher voltage and less amps, or lower voltage and more amps. either way you're using the same amount of power and will cost the same. adding a step-up transformer before the ballast wont save you any money, and will only add more inefficiency to the setup. so using one will...

agreed, in a perfect world, you should use 14 gage extension cords on a 15 amp circuit. I'm sure many people here have 16 or 18 gage cords on 20 amp circuits even. a large transformer like a ballast does add to the danger. the way they can short out is much more dangerous then a normal light...

what is the ph of the water?

I don't have enough experience working with the lights to know for sure what the problem is, but my first guess is it's a really cheap digital ballast and it's going bad. it would work fine until it gets hot, then starts acting up. there's not much in a magnetic ballast to cause a problem like...

is it a digital or magnetic ballast?

sorry, it's not for sale.. but if you'd like, you can have a copy for free. lol. will be posted to this thread when ready. not sure how to do the hardware side of it yet. you can buy parts and put it together yourself, but it takes some knowledge of electronics. I might be able to put them...

the one switch works all the lights or just the one after it? what are you trying to add and where?

yes, just remember to turn off the breaker before you take it apart. could you post a diagram for us please, so we can understand better.

have you checked out my program? needs some work yet. when demo mode is on, it wont try connecting to the serial ports or anything.

I would get a panel that fits 2 breakers and is rated for at least 50 amps. split off 2 20 amp circuits from that and mount outlets to the box and put the whole thing in place of the dryer outlet. that's what I would do. being in the middle of nowhere like you are, it's not so easy to get in the...

I was waiting for you to chime in. lol gypsy, I just want to make sure whatever you decide to do is safe. can't be to gun hoe with electricity. do it the right way and you can continue to live and grow. some of what you were saying just scared me.

the sub panel is kinda like a distribution box. it splits off the higher current wire to lower current circuits. it also protects the smaller 20 amp outlets and wires from overload and fire. it will also distribute the 240 volts out to 120 volts, so there wouldn't be a need for a different power...