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IC3M4L3

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shiftyuk said:
i got a 250w cfl in a reflector...and a 200w cfl hanging loose horizontally,both are blue spectrum:fire:
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so 450 cfl over 8 plants? that sounds rite'ish i think but im not 100% savvy on them,,, u planning on doing the whole veg with them? id give it a day or 2 and get the HPS over them
 
shiftyuk

shiftyuk

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IC3M4L3 said:
so 450 cfl over 8 plants? that sounds rite'ish i think but im not 100% savvy on them,,, u planning on doing the whole veg with them? id give it a day or 2 and get the HPS over them
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i was planning on doing 4/5 weeks under cfl's...then bang in the 600hps (not air cooled hood) so kinda wary about the heat at the moment.
gonna use hps on 12/12 cycle
 
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IC3M4L3

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shiftyuk said:
i was planning on doing 4/5 weeks under cfl's...then bang in the 600hps (not air cooled hood) so kinda wary about the heat at the moment.
gonna use hps on 12/12 cycle
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up until this grow i had only used a normal refelctor,, ul be rite mate,, u should have tested it before u started and checked temps,, a 600 with a 5 inch rvk in my room keeps the temps bang on with my new aircooled hood its aroun 24-26 so thats sweet.. dont do 4 weeks under the cfls mate,, just put the hps over em and do 12-12 from NOW,,
 
PUKKA BUD

PUKKA BUD

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Ice don't fuck about takin the ballast to bits an swoppin it just take the reflector an lamp holder off an extend the 2 cables that run to the holder or take them out completely an wire some new in will be much easier mate..
 
rollajoint

rollajoint

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Grabbed myself a pack of kalishinapple kush from trichome jungle =) hoping to find te kalishinapple pheno that fucker can grow some colas for sure. :) who wants to see the mrs dressed up last night going out ? Hahha
 
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jimmygreenfingers

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IC3M4L3 said:
i use dual spec hps,the sunmaster ones,, best i think, anyways,, i always thought u couldnt use a MH bulb on a hps ballast,, i now here thats just a maketing ploy to make u spend more SO from now on im gunna use a 600MH for veg and HPS for flower

i use cfls for kjeeping them in mu clone box u need much more cfls than that buddy for that amount of plants,,smaller pots would have been easier to regulate the feeding

JIMMY u use one of those filter damn i bet u get sum hi water bills buddy,, we just got a gps watermeter fitted had no choice, they dont even need to come out to get my meter readings now just satelite shit,, just another example of big brother watching u,,wouldnt suprise me if they put mics in em to be fucking nosey,the cunts

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lumatek-High-Par-Digital-HPS-600W-Bulb-/170928561229?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item27cc22dc4d

digital bulbs?
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No mate they aint digi bulbs, clever words by a dodgy seller. Digi bulbs will only work with digi ballasts they wont work with the old magnectic type. There just standard hid bulbs by the look of them. These are the dogs bollox, manafactures can send the ballasts to be tested to these guys and they will see how will they work with there bulbs. Im upgrading all my ballasts first (ive two left to do) then il get a load and run them. Lumatek ballast came out as one of the worst with these bulbs so ive gone for hacienda ballasts as they are the best ballasts to use with this bulb that i can get in the UK.

http://www.norfolklights.com/pulse-start-metal-halide-lamps-p-2117.html
 
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IC3M4L3

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mines the white ballast su get not old but not digital neither,, ima get a digi one i think,, ther cheaper on lekki aint they>?

so what we sayingwith these 600 watt bulbs, they put as much lumens as a 1k mnormal hps?,, i take it youve red up on them
 
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jimmygreenfingers

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Anyone whos looking to upgrade should give hacienda a look. They are less than a ton for a 600 although they aint dimmable but who cares lol and you will have the best ballast should you wish to run thos digi bulbs.
 
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jimmygreenfingers

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IC3M4L3 said:
mines the white ballast su get not old but not digital neither,, ima get a digi one i think,, ther cheaper on lekki aint they>?

so what we sayingwith these 600 watt bulbs, they put as much lumens as a 1k mnormal hps?,, i take it youve red up on them
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Ive done a bit of research on the digi ones as thats all im intersested in lol so ive read reviews and seen a few guys who have used thos bulbs in the link i posted, they love them. They last longer and put out a far better spectrum than bog standrad hid bulbs do. They def look the way forward too me and like i say with a digi ballast and digi bulbs i think offer the best value for money for indoor growing.
 
rollajoint

rollajoint

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Mate I can't remember what I'm growing half the time haha can't remember getting up this morning lol what you thinking of running if you leave her go ?
 
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jimmygreenfingers

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She has her good points spoon, smells great and yeilds good and fast finisher but as i was saying other day hard core tokers might want something stronger. I chop just after 7 wks tho and never run her upto and past 56 days so shes probably better if left. Think the longest ive ever let her go was 53 days and she was pretty dam fine i might let her go over 8wks this time if i can be arsed. Ive got exo up rolla and ive germed some c99 pineapple pheno as ive heard some good stuff from her also got some dippy on the go from BB.

Theres a lanky pheno with the PE thats shite tho, i had two out of a 5 pack and they aint worth a wank.
 
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