250w HPS Club And Help Guide

TommyJ

Active Member
All right I thought Id come here with this question. Im going to be constructing a 3x3x5 grow bow in which I plan to put a 4in inline fan in attached to a carbon filter. Would a passive intake system be enough to get good air flow and also keep the temps in a reasonable range. I plan to also have a small desk fan for the plants themselves.
 

STZ

Active Member
I guess im in the club...I have a self ballasted 250w that I use along with fluoro's in all the various forms (T5, T8, CFL) to veg plants for my light dep and my outdoor. Never used my 250w to complete a cycle but im sure I will some day :)
 

hempstead

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All right I thought Id come here with this question. Im going to be constructing a 3x3x5 grow bow in which I plan to put a 4in inline fan in attached to a carbon filter. Would a passive intake system be enough to get good air flow and also keep the temps in a reasonable range. I plan to also have a small desk fan for the plants themselves.
I have a 4x2x5 tent with a 4 inch fan and filter and just rely on passive and it works great. There is definitely negative pressure in there because the walls all get sucked in a little.
 

Phase420

Active Member
Im starting to build a 3x3x7 and going to be useing a 250 w HPS! my question for everyone is "Should I get a cool tube or Should I just get a light?"
 

Wretched420

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Im starting to build a 3x3x7 and going to be useing a 250 w HPS! my question for everyone is "Should I get a cool tube or Should I just get a light?"

cool tube dude your gonna want it later if you want to go bigger and plus sometimes it can get real hot depending on your enviro temps and circulation...:eyesmoke:





ALL looking good nice to see some familiar faces still rollingbongsmilie!!
 

rainz

Active Member
hi everyone, im pretty new on the growing scene and im currently on day 41 of a trial run lol. I have a 250W hps and i am LOVING IT!!!! whats even better is i got it for free!!!! LOL what a result..... anyway i have 2 easy bud from ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS ( i have a few pics in an album but dont know how to get the link up, im using a PS3 atm so i apologise in advance until my lapys fixed) i was just wondering has anybody else in the 250W club tried these seeds?? it seems like nobody has lol but to be honest i think its going great for my first time theres buds EVERYWHERE and it stinks woooohoooo, sorry if i seem over excited but man i love weed and this is MY WEED lol im currently growing in my old wardrobe i have 2 4 inch fans intake/outlet on top an bottom and have my 250W plus a "turbo fan" aiming at the plants. If anyone has any input i really would love to hear it THANX EVERYONE AND HAPPY GROWING!!!!!
 

Phase420

Active Member
cool tube dude your gonna want it later if you want to go bigger and plus sometimes it can get real hot depending on your enviro temps and circulation...:eyesmoke:





ALL looking good nice to see some familiar faces still rollingbongsmilie!!
I decided on the cool tobe in case I end up doing a fridge!

7' tall is unnecessary when using a 250w HPS, they will never be able to penetrate that deep
Its just 7 foor tall, so it look more like a waredrobe closet and I fiugured it would help with ventilation maybe be that tall. I was hoping to put my carbon filter in above my light to. Also i was going to keep the plants 8 inches off the floor in the closet, so i could put a tray under it so i can water and now have to take the plants out.
 

TommyJ

Active Member
I dont mean to be throwing a bunch of questions out but I just finalized my plans for my box but cant decide on ventilation. I was going to do a 4in inline like i stated before. But the box is going to be in my bedroom out in the open, so i didnt want to be kept awake by the noise. Do you think I could get away with computer fans as the exhaust?
 

tom__420

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I dont mean to be throwing a bunch of questions out but I just finalized my plans for my box but cant decide on ventilation. I was going to do a 4in inline like i stated before. But the box is going to be in my bedroom out in the open, so i didnt want to be kept awake by the noise. Do you think I could get away with computer fans as the exhaust?
Not a chance, I would be a little skeptical using the 4in....
Run the lights during the day if you don't want to be kept up at night
 
Just starting to get the supplies for a closet multiple 250 grow room, the only problem is the 250 was my original idea for a smaller 7 foot high by 3 foot wide box thing. but decided to possibly go full closet and work with 6 plants. what would the recommondations be, right now since its my first, and i want to do aeroponics, i just want to start with like 4 plants and one 250 hps with some homedepot cfls.
 

Wretched

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Just starting to get the supplies for a closet multiple 250 grow room, the only problem is the 250 was my original idea for a smaller 7 foot high by 3 foot wide box thing. but decided to possibly go full closet and work with 6 plants. what would the recommondations be, right now since its my first, and i want to do aeroponics, i just want to start with like 4 plants and one 250 hps with some homedepot cfls.

4 plants aero under a 250w i would start them early give em a good vegg but try not to get them to tall before flowering i dont know what strain your running but the all tend to stretch in flowering.. but yea bro doesnt sound bad at all
 

Wretched

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I have 10 plants in week 5 of flowering so 4-5 week left, each plant is 15-16inch tall. Strain is Cheese and id be happy with 2-3oz in total.
rotate them plants i would do because i know for a fact that some aint getting the light the other are.. unleess your in beer cups lol..
 
Ya man, I have a 5ft by 3 foot open closet, so im going to wall up the 4ft opening, and leave a 18in, doorway into it. then i can run all my exhaust and stuff right up into the attic, with hopefully a homemade carbon filter scent reducer so my sister in law doesn't happen upon the glorious scent. As for the strain, I'm undecided. I dont have any bag seed. So I think im just going to pick up some clones from a person.
 
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