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I've got a tray full of tomato seedling right next to my clones :)

I snapped a main stem and just used electrical tape. Resist taking the tie off to check to see if it has mended, just let it do its thing and it will be ok.

I also water once a week. The ladies start to go limp just a tad on the 7th day, but then they get their water. I have them in FF soil, 5 gallon smart pots.

Is it in a hood with glass? Air cooled? Those things make a difference. I have mine in a hood with glass, not air cooled and its about 18 inches away with no problem. I have also heard if you put your hand where the top of the plant is and it starts to get really warm its too close.

Around 590 kwh for veg Around 390 for each light in flower. Multiply that by .09 and you get 123.3. Not sure how many people at your house, environmental conditions etc, I live in California and my house is around 700kwh to run. If you add that, your bill should be 186.3 Do you get any...

I recently bought a 600w Belgian made HPS bulb that is made by Sli. My hydro guy said it was good, but I don't really think he knows what he is talking about and it was the only 600w bulb he had in. I paid about 85$ for it. Anyone use this bulb, know about it, or know if that is a fair price for it?

You are a genius, thats exactly what Lumatek said. So for anyone who has this same question, this is what lumatek said. The 1000 w dimmable ballast is great because it can use 1000,750 and 600 watt bulbs. The settings on the side are 100%, 70% and 60% and run respectively 1000w, 750w, and 600w...

I really want to know because I am debating selling my 1k ballast and bulb and buying a 600w ballast and bulb, or if I would be fine just dimming my 1k.

Were you running them at 100% or trying to run them at a fraction of that? Anyone know what kind of power these guys use when they are dimmed?

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I have a 1k Hps hooked up to a 1k lumatek electronic ballast. It has setting where I can dim the bulb. I don't want to use 1k worth of energy, and want to know if it would be efficient to dim the light to 60%. I want to know if there are any negative effects of dimming the bulb. Is the same...

In California the more you use, the more it costs. So you get allotted, in my case, 390 kw hours a month. If you go over that, you get 100kw hours at lets say 120% your base kw price. My base is 11 cents. Once you go over the second allotted amount, they raise it up to 200%, so 22 cents a kw...

I think I had 790kwh in the 4th tier, at .44$. Its unbelievable. I guess they lower your electric baseline in the winter assuming you heat your house with gas. I just don't see how people can run more than 1 1k without having thousand dollar bills.

I live in California, grow "legally" and have got a 1k hps. My bills the last couple months have been 400 and 600. I wouldn't be worried, I'm not. Its going over baseline that fucks you. They lower your electric baseline in the winter and raise your gas because they assume you are heating your...

I have a a similar grow space with a 1000w HPS. I was having major humidity issues, 80%, and I had great ventilation. I bought the http://www.amazon.com/Soleus-CFM-40-40-Pint-Dehumidifier-Humidistat/dp/B00009RAVO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1262905013&sr=8-1 off of amazon and it works...

Nice, whats the strain?

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So I was introduced to the concept of baseline energy allowance when I flipped the 1000w HPS on and my next energy bill shot up from 160 to 600. My baseline is 390 kwh a month. If I calculated it right, having the hps on 12 hours a day for 31 days is around 400kwh, not to mention the veg room...

Are you in my attic? I tried to grow in my attic and couldn't get a handle on the temperature fluctuations, no a/c or heating unit, so I had to move the operation. Yours looks great though, nice job. What do you do about water? Do you take them to a source or haul in water?

I say blessing in disguise is right. Its way easier and cheaper to add humidity than remove it imho. What size pots are your plants in? Switch them to the largest pot you are going to put them in and saturate the soil, that will slowly add humidity to the room. When I put my ladies in 5 gallon...