The High Intensity Discharge ( HID ) Thread
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ImTheFireMan
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that will be perfect. it depends where you live on the electric bill, i have almost triple that in just lights and my bill is about 60-80 dollars more per month
Ian Singerdale
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I just switched to a brand new CMH (ceramic metal halide - NOT a conversion bulb, runs in HPS magnetic ballast) for my last 1 - 2 weeks of flowering, we'll see if it's as hype as everyone says for blasting out the trichs. So far there is one added benefit - looks like it runs 5-10 degrees cooler than the HPS. nice.
ImTheFireMan
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i'm a little late to the thread.
i'm running 2x600HPS
i have a 4 inch inline pushing air in, and one pulling it out.
and 2 4x4 flood and drain tables.
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i'm running 2x600HPS
i have a 4 inch inline pushing air in, and one pulling it out.
and 2 4x4 flood and drain tables.
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WeSmkDro
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if you live in a southern state .. im gonna be dead honest. Your gonna have to find a way to a/c the room. lol. heat is a bad complication when you mix hid with hot weather. good that you got an hps though : ) if your plants dont die from heat the flowers will be NICE!
WeSmkDro
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I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER INLINE TODAY ... ughhhh. dude this hobby is so fucking expensive. : ( just dropped 400 bucks at the hydro store on just a few things . great ... but i got a phresh filter : )
WeSmkDro
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youve heard the ceramic mh is better than a straight up dual spectr hps for flower? thats crazy ... i havent heard that at all ... is this new tech? the whole running cooler thing is a nice touch , i heard they cant run with electronic ballasts though ... : (
WeSmkDro
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are your lights air cooled?
ImTheFireMan
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i know what you mean, i finally got the guy to give me a good deal on the rockwools tho. i get the 6 inch hugos for 100 bucks, 48 ina box. well i did the last time. i think from now on its 120 tho lol but still. good ass deal.
yup. the inline fan sucks air from my room which in the summer is air conditioned and pushes the air onto one bulb while the exhaust fan pulls heat from the other bulb and room and into my veg and clone room, which has a carbon filter constantly scrubbing with a squirrel fan and that gets pushed out in my bathroom, then out the window.
DankShasta
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I run 2x1000k Hortilux super HPS, both aircooled, and one 600watt hortilux super HPS. For veg room I run a 400watt MH, and 160 watts of flouros.
WeSmkDro
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Hortilux ALL DAY. and nice mh for that veg room. Hows the heat from all the hps ?
WeSmkDro
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i wish i could vent out my window without having to worry about feds. sounds like a nice setup. id like to see pics. : )
ImTheFireMan
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lets see what i got...
this was before the carbon scrubber, that black pipe that points up is where the scrubber is now. the right side is the 1212 side and what you are looking at is the mom and babies room.
i'll try and get some better pics in a little bit.
this was before the carbon scrubber, that black pipe that points up is where the scrubber is now. the right side is the 1212 side and what you are looking at is the mom and babies room. i'll try and get some better pics in a little bit.
DankShasta
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Hortilux ALL DAY. and nice mh for that veg room. Hows the heat from all the hps ?
well i stay at 73-77 Farhenhiet, but thats using 4 fans, and pumping air directly from my basement, and directly out and up my chimney. With almost 1.5 K fans I am able to keep humidity and temps low. I also run my lights at night, since I'm in a setting where i don't worry about FLIR or nosy nieghbors. With the right fans and ducting there's no reason you shouldnt be able to get your canopy temps down to within 2 or 3 degrees of your ambient room temps.
Don't go cheap on fans, theres a reason they cost more than your lights! Too many people get cheap on essential shit, and i dont get that.
well i stay at 73-77 Farhenhiet, but thats using 4 fans, and pumping air directly from my basement, and directly out and up my chimney. With almost 1.5 K fans I am able to keep humidity and temps low. I also run my lights at night, since I'm in a setting where i don't worry about FLIR or nosy nieghbors. With the right fans and ducting there's no reason you shouldnt be able to get your canopy temps down to within 2 or 3 degrees of your ambient room temps.
Don't go cheap on fans, theres a reason they cost more than your lights! Too many people get cheap on essential shit, and i dont get that.
Ian Singerdale
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seriously, meng! Even just running to lowe's is like an $80 trip every time. I just consider it a hobby, don't worry about making my money back. Every little improvement is fun and I enjoy it. And the end result is sooooo worth it
WeSmkDro
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yeah ... i learned my lesson. First three things i bought were a cheap light 400 watt hps , then a cheap 4 inch inline , then a cheap carbon filter. I dont use any of those three things now ... ive upgraded. only cost me like ... TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. lol. for real though ... shits expensive. lol.
WeSmkDro
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but holy christ ... when does it stop!? everytime i finish one project ... im right back on the next ... lol. money money money.
jumboSWISHER
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damn... i started out with a few cfls and a cardboard box around last halloween lol
i thought i wus spendn to much money puttn out $400 for my 1000w......
that shits crazy hahahaha
tho, if i had thousands, id drop it ALL in my room =P
i thought i wus spendn to much money puttn out $400 for my 1000w......
that shits crazy hahahaha
tho, if i had thousands, id drop it ALL in my room =P
WeSmkDro
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yeah thats what we all share in common for sure. We all love weed and we all want a nice dialed in grow room.
Heres a little look at what just the damn light cost me
hortilux dual spectrum 600 watt hps lightbulb - $117.95
Galaxy Selectable Ballast - $399.95
super sun 2 reflector air cooled hood - $141.95
Wind tunnel inline fan for hood - $182.95
Thats 842.08 without the tax. and before the 10% discount. 758 bucks with the discount ... yikes.
jumboSWISHER
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damn... that fucker better grow u an arm n leg bak =P hahahaha