My Home Depot has clearance sale on security lights

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mrXgreenthumbX

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GNOME GROWN said:
u can't get 1 system that fires hps and mh at hd..but u can buy 1 of each..
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well im on a 70 dollar budget for lights.
i want to grow 2 small plants( 1-1 1/2 ft.)
and i want a light system that will do the job with wonderful results.

ANY IDEAS ANY1?
would 80w be enough? whats the cheapest light setup i can possibly get for two plants?

thanks for the reply
 
GNOME GROWN

GNOME GROWN

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before i bought my 600watt system i was running a few hd hps lights..i got a 70watt there it was 70$ with the bulb
 
GNOME GROWN

GNOME GROWN

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dude u can get like 10 cfl's for the price of 1 hps at hd..ur prob better off going with cfl's since ur on a budget
 
specialkayme

specialkayme

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were you expecting to get a 70w hps AND a 80w mh at HD for under $70? No offense, but good luck with that one. In my opinion if you are on a budget, get CFLs, yeild is less but much cheaper. If you are hell bent on an hps, look on ebay, maybe even look for the ballast sold separate from the bulb. I saw a 150w ballast on there for $20 the other day, and you can get a bulb for like $10 or so. But that is kinda like a very hard find.
 
specialkayme

specialkayme

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mrgreenthumb,

That price is outragous. Go to home depo or lowes or something, those 'reflectors' that they are selling are like $4 or something, super cheap shop light stuff. As far as the bulbs go, just get a cool white and a soft white bulb (two total), that's just about the same thing. Each one will cost like $5 or something. Total, for what they are selling, you can get at home depo for less than half the cost.
 
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mrXgreenthumbX

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specialkayme said:
mrgreenthumb,

That price is outragous. Go to home depo or lowes or something, those 'reflectors' that they are selling are like $4 or something, super cheap shop light stuff. As far as the bulbs go, just get a cool white and a soft white bulb (two total), that's just about the same thing. Each one will cost like $5 or something. Total, for what they are selling, you can get at home depo for less than half the cost.
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really?
well idk what bulbs to get and what wattage.
if i want two plants about a foot tall.

what kkinda lights do i need?
thanks for all the posts guys
 
GNOME GROWN

GNOME GROWN

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just go to home depot and buy 2 of those reflectors..and u can buy a 1 to 2 light socket "it screws into the main socket on the reflector and give u 2" buy 2 of them and "4" cfls
get 2 red and 2 blue..get the 40 watt blubs there like 6$ each!
 
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mrXgreenthumbX

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GNOME GROWN said:
just go to home depot and buy 2 of those reflectors..and u can buy a 1 to 2 light socket "it screws into the main socket on the reflector and give u 2" buy 2 of them and "4" cfls
get 2 red and 2 blue..get the 40 watt blubs there like 6$ each!
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alright thanks man!!!!
do i need a ballast for it?
or can i plug it in to the wall?

wow that really sazed me money thanks man
 
specialkayme

specialkayme

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it all depends on the wattage and lumens. The sun produces 10,000 lumens per square foot on an average sunny summer day. A 100 watt 'replacement' cfl (meaning it's really only 23 watts) will produce about 1600 lumens. So if you get four of them, that's about 6400 lumens. If you keep them close to the two plants, and are lighting only one square foot of space, you should be ok. You arn't looking at 'potent ass small plants', for one because they are cfls, and for two because your wattage is lower than that of the sun, but it would certainly be worth it. You'll enjoy it, as long as you take care of your girls.
 
GNOME GROWN

GNOME GROWN

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u'll be fine with 4 cfl's.its not gunna be to potent but its a grow experience for u!..but im telling u this rite now...once u start,u'll never wanna stop..just get a job if u dont already have one..and just save up some $ invest into some good lighting,venting,and nutes..and u'll be growing top of the line buds! good luck bro! post some pics once u get ur set up going!
 
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mrXgreenthumbX

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GNOME GROWN said:
u'll be fine with 4 cfl's.its not gunna be to potent but its a grow experience for u!..but im telling u this rite now...once u start,u'll never wanna stop..just get a job if u dont already have one..and just save up some $ invest into some good lighting,venting,and nutes..and u'll be growing top of the line buds! good luck bro! post some pics once u get ur set up going!
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yea i grown one before but it was in my windowsill, it never got a over a foot, i never used nutes and i got about 8grams of dry bud.
and i was emazed by how strong it was. it went threw hell and back,lol.

but thanks for all the info guys you helped alot.
well i mainly started doin this bcuz i was tired of gettting shitty weed, i thought i can do better than this, soo yeah.
is their any way i can increase the potency of my plants??

thanks for all the help:joint::peace:
 
edcocks

edcocks

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mrXgreenthumbX said:
well im on a 70 dollar budget for lights.
i want to grow 2 small plants( 1-1 1/2 ft.)
and i want a light system that will do the job with wonderful results.

ANY IDEAS ANY1?
would 80w be enough? whats the cheapest light setup i can possibly get for two plants?

thanks for the reply
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If HD still has the 100watt HPS security light for $34.50 then snag it. It puts out 10,000 lumens and will grow dense buds on a single plant. Thats probably cheaper than buying all those CFL's equivalent in lumens. It will be hotter though, but not unmanageable. I can't believe this thread is still going.
 
Maccabee

Maccabee

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Note that you may be able to find what you want on the Home Depot website, if you're OK with mail order. I see HPS and MH security lights up to ~175W there, although a number of them are back-ordered (and aren't really much of a deal over hydro suppliers.)
 
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