Switching t8 grow to hps

Icon717

Icon717

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ok I started the grow season crappy I had three plants ended up with 2 im growing using t8 tubes I have 8 of them placed above and around my plants one is about maybe four feet tall with a lot of buds the other was stunted because I started on it with hps the heat burned it but somehow I brought it back started flowering about a month ago it has some okay buds my larger plant is in its final days I sent pics to a buddy working for a nursery in Michigan he said its got 22 days to go but what I want to know is if I can switch the above light to an HPS without fucking shit up I want my buds bigger im growing in an open space with a lot of air flow I got venting I used for the hps but it did not at I had fans everything but I could not keep the heat down for some reason I have a 600 wt and 1000wt with the appolo set up I was using the 600 could I get some advice from my fellow 420 Soldiers
 
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Buyfrommycity

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Icon717 said:
ok I started the grow season crappy I had three plants ended up with 2 im growing using t8 tubes I have 8 of them placed above and around my plants one is about maybe four feet tall with a lot of buds the other was stunted because I started on it with hps the heat burned it but somehow I brought it back started flowering about a month ago it has some okay buds my larger plant is in its final days I sent pics to a buddy working for a nursery in Michigan he said its got 22 days to go but what I want to know is if I can switch the above light to an HPS without fucking shit up I want my buds bigger im growing in an open space with a lot of air flow I got venting I used for the hps but it did not at I had fans everything but I could not keep the heat down for some reason I have a 600 wt and 1000wt with the appolo set up I was using the 600 could I get some advice from my fellow 420 Soldiers
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I'm guessing you're using a wing reflector and have poor quality intake/out take. I felt like reading this post with like reading a foreign language. Lol
U can always switch to a bigger light if you can control temps.
 
Icon717

Icon717

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I felt like reading this post was like reading a foreign Language hmm so what if it was are you racist toward someone who cant speak English get the fuck out of here bro you don't think I know i need to control the temps I was looking for an answer for help not bullshit
 
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Buyfrommycity

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Not sure I said anything about race, or even English being a better language than any other.
Pretty sure this website is English only so does that make this a "racist" website by your standards?
 
Icon717

Icon717

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im sorry I just got a lot going on I got ten people around trying to tell me what to do they are driving me crazy I need help on how to divert the heat
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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You can switch lighting. It may stall the plants for a few days since the intensity will be a shock.

How big is your space and what kind of inline fans are you using to extract heat?

You could use an air cooled hood with a proper 6" fan and ducting attached which will need to go to another area, preferably outside.
 
Icon717

Icon717

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I have the Apollo set up with the wing reflector I was using a 6 in fan with duct but I could not keep the heat down
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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Icon717 said:
the space is open not closed off
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Main thing is to get the heat out and away from the grow rather than let it recirculate.
Fan sucking air out from high up and pumping it through ducting to a window or chimney or any other way out of the space.
Its also key to make sure you place your thermometer in the right place. Placing it under the light is not the right place.
Make sure your other fans, like tower fan or oscillating fan are blowing gently across your plants.

Ideally a pic of your grow would help but if not then no worries.
 
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