redrum83420
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nice looking plants i only have a 400 watt mh. cant find a hps that i can afford right now. was thinking about ordering a 400 watt hps ballast kit from htgsupply.com its only $70 with shipping i think.
Sorry im no electrician. Do you need to? I would not wanna try it myselfi have a 400 watt mh magnetic ballast i got from a friend. i was thinking about ordering a 400 or 600 watt hps ballast kit, and wiring it into the mh ballast box with a switch to go back and forth between them or build a box for it.
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the cheapest ive found for full sectrum bulb for a mag ballast is $80. i'll do this grow with just the mh most likely. i need a better inline fan more then a new light. i dont think the two 160cfm inlines are going to do the job once i add the active carbon to the drier vent for smell control. cheapest 6" inline i can find is on ebay for about $100 with shipping and its a 530cfm.hps dual spec bulbs are good to veg with
when i can have a real grow room with space i'll have both mh and hps durring the whole grow.mh only buds are frostier, but not as thick.
From what iv read this is the way to go. Best of both worlds. If i had space i would have 3 lights. 1 MH and 2 HPS with the MH in the middle. That would be dopewhen i can have a real grow room with space i'll have both mh and hps durring the whole grow.
sounds good to me. dont worry my memory sucks to lol. part of it is from getting hit by a truck when i was a kid tho.That shows how good my memory is. Ah well i will be here when ya next ones about
thats what i was thinking small hps for veg and small mh for flowering. the small ones used for side lighting hanging verticly.From what iv read this is the way to go. Best of both worlds. If i had space i would have 3 lights. 1 MH and 2 HPS with the MH in the middle. That would be dope