sudodaemon
Well-Known Member
First grow went great with CFL's, now I'm buying HID lighting...
Already purchased a 6 inch inline fan (500cfm) with carbon filter and speed controller, venting hot air into my attic.
Now I'm on to purchasing my lights and reflector.
For a ballast I was going to go with a 400w Quantum Ballast. I keep reading debates between digital and magnetic... I think I'm going with digital because the price difference is minimal if at all, and I'd like less heat. Still debating but that's where my mind is headed in relation to a ballast.
Now the air cooled hood. My closet is 2ft deep, 7ft wide, and the ceilings are 9ft tall... I'm not expecting one light to fill that entire space, I was going to use the center of the closet so I'm guessing a 4 ft wide area in the center will be for the plants. I've been reading nonstop about air cooled reflectors. And like many other things in the growing world, it's all subjective. I've looked at the Radiant 6 inch, The C.A.P LumenAire 6 inch, looks like there is a knock off of the lumenaire too, xtreme lumenair 6 reflector. I've looked at the Easy Cool 6 as well... So many, and the prices range a lot too.
Does anybody have an recommendation for my size closet and which reflector would be best? Right now I feel like it's hit or miss, some people love certain hoods, and others complain about the glass not being tight against the hood and causing leaks, etc.
All opinions welcome, not trying to spend over $120-$150 on a hood, but I also don't want shit so if I have to spend more I will... And obviously no BIG hoods because I only have 2 ft of depth to work with here.
Already purchased a 6 inch inline fan (500cfm) with carbon filter and speed controller, venting hot air into my attic.
Now I'm on to purchasing my lights and reflector.
For a ballast I was going to go with a 400w Quantum Ballast. I keep reading debates between digital and magnetic... I think I'm going with digital because the price difference is minimal if at all, and I'd like less heat. Still debating but that's where my mind is headed in relation to a ballast.
Now the air cooled hood. My closet is 2ft deep, 7ft wide, and the ceilings are 9ft tall... I'm not expecting one light to fill that entire space, I was going to use the center of the closet so I'm guessing a 4 ft wide area in the center will be for the plants. I've been reading nonstop about air cooled reflectors. And like many other things in the growing world, it's all subjective. I've looked at the Radiant 6 inch, The C.A.P LumenAire 6 inch, looks like there is a knock off of the lumenaire too, xtreme lumenair 6 reflector. I've looked at the Easy Cool 6 as well... So many, and the prices range a lot too.
Does anybody have an recommendation for my size closet and which reflector would be best? Right now I feel like it's hit or miss, some people love certain hoods, and others complain about the glass not being tight against the hood and causing leaks, etc.
All opinions welcome, not trying to spend over $120-$150 on a hood, but I also don't want shit so if I have to spend more I will... And obviously no BIG hoods because I only have 2 ft of depth to work with here.
