Fixing to do a PC setup, need advice on a few things x:

Frawsti

Frawsti

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Hey all :D, im about to start my second batch ever and the PC setup looks extremely appealing to me. There's a few things i was wondering about, though.

First, are there certain strains that naturally grow shorter? I dont understand how even in a full tower, people keep their plants itty bitty.

Second, lighting. I was thinking of doing LED's, because of the power usage. However, whats the growing difference between LEDs/HID? Would HID offer me shorter plants? Also atm im using t12 florys, how much more electricity would a HID use vs 4 6ft flourys?

My last question is regarding my grow medium, is there a generally used grow medium that just naturally fits in stealth set ups?

thanks so much(:
 
bamfrivet

bamfrivet

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I wouldn't worry about HID lights with a PC grow. You wouldn't be able to fit the ballast in there with the plants lol. The traditional PC grow is done with CFL bulbs up at the top, either in a strip or on Y connectors. I am not sure about how LED would work because I know very little about them.

Indica strains are shorter. You can keep the plants short by topping/FIMing them and doing 12/12 light from seed. That forces the plant to flower as soon as the plant can flower and keeps it as small as possible.
 
Frawsti

Frawsti

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bamfrivet said:
I wouldn't worry about HID lights with a PC grow. You wouldn't be able to fit the ballast in there with the plants lol. The traditional PC grow is done with CFL bulbs up at the top, either in a strip or on Y connectors. I am not sure about how LED would work because I know very little about them.

Indica strains are shorter. You can keep the plants short by topping/FIMing them and doing 12/12 light from seed. That forces the plant to flower as soon as the plant can flower and keeps it as small as possible.
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When you order seeds online, is it safe to use your own address? And what would be a easy to grow strain I could start with?

Also I'm using a full servo tower so I should be able to fit a HID bulb pretty easily I think?
 
bamfrivet

bamfrivet

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Frawsti said:
When you order seeds online, is it safe to use your own address? And what would be a easy to grow strain I could start with?

Also I'm using a full servo tower so I should be able to fit a HID bulb pretty easily I think?
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Im sure you could fit a HID in there, but the light will still be to close to the plant. 150 HPS you want to keep like 2-3 feet away from the plant, so you wouldn't really be able to use it.

As for seeds, I am unsure about ordering them online. I just grow bag seed, so hopefully someone else can help you out with that question.
 
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