Is it too late too add 400 hps?

swissfrog

Member

• Mar 14, 2010

• #1

2 grow, with 4-65w cfl's (2700k)
1-15w growled
2-65w (6500k)
I am growing in a small closet, but was wondering if it is too late to add a 400w hps. these pics are three weeks into flower so this wen. will be 5weeks which is when my light will be here

 

sickstoner

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• Mar 14, 2010

• #2

No way dude go for it you'll love what you get from it. just watch your heat!!! cool tubes are worth it home made ones are better do a search

 

swissfrog

Member

• Mar 14, 2010

• #3

Rite on, the one i bought is a switchable ballast with a cool tube.

 

Jerry Garcia

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• Mar 14, 2010

• #4

It's never to late to add more light.

HPS is the way to go. But you NEED an air-cooled hood (preferred) or a cool tube (inferior but effective...just less effective) if you are growing in a small space.

I use a Sun System Super Sun II reflector with a 360w hps conversion bulb (operating on a 400w MH ballast) and my plants love it!

 

swissfrog

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• Mar 14, 2010

• #5

so as long as i add fans too my cool tube it would be air cooled. correct?

 

sickstoner

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• Mar 14, 2010

• #6

swissfrog said:

Rite on, the one i bought is a switchable ballast with a cool tube.

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switchable nice Mh for vegg Hps for flowering

 

sickstoner

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• Mar 14, 2010

• #7

swissfrog said:

so as long as i add fans too my cool tube it would be air cooled. correct?

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get at least 200 cfl unless you get a carbon scrubber then you might need highter cfm

 

swissfrog

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• Mar 14, 2010

• #8

U just lost me there sickstoner

 

Jerry Garcia

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• Mar 14, 2010

• #9

Yes, an inline duct fan ($30 at home depot) pulls 250cfm and is sufficient to cool a 400w hps in a cool tube.