my first 400 watt grow

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.
 
What ballast do you have at the mo? Some ballasts can do Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium. 400 Watt hps lamps are only £20 in england Converts to $40 i think. At least your all set for vegging though.
 
i 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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del66666 said:
hps dual spec bulbs are good to veg with
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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.
 
MH are the wrong spectrum for flowering plants although you can use it if ya like, don't expect great results though. Personally i would try to find yourself a hps. peace
 
yea i know hps is better. ive seen a couple videos on youtube that were mh only grows, and they looked just as good as the hps grows. i have to buy a better inline fan or im going to have heat issues again from air restriction from the air scrubber.
 
just did a pix update on my water farm. next pix update for the soil will be this weekend, after a friend comes an takes 3 clones from each plant.
 
redrum83420 said:
when i can have a real grow room with space i'll have both mh and hps durring the whole grow.
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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
 
shrigpiece said:
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
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thats what i was thinking :) small hps for veg and small mh for flowering. the small ones used for side lighting hanging verticly.
 
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