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ya I put it under a dome, help a lot!

thanks guys

I'm sorry this tread has turned into this... anyways... I'm gonna go see what they got at Home depot and see from there... Does anyone know what kind of ballast is in the HPS sunlight 150W? Let's not fight over it, smoke it! Dabot

Hi guys, thanks for all the responses... I'm still a bit confused due to so many opinions! Here are a few questions to try and wrap my head around this! So first the bulb : So I now understand there is at least 2 different kind of HPS bulbs, "standard" and "horti". Is that the "scientific"...

That's awesome, didn't realize you could buy HPS light at the home depot! For SURE going DIY! Is there anything I should be looking for? Is there different types of ballast? I read that some ballast pull a lot of power, how do I know which one is more efficient? Is there different types of HPS...

Ok thanks, I will let it dry out and do a flush. As for the PH of the water, I was told that when growing in soiless mix the best Ph is between 5.2 and 6.2. Is that wrong? I've been watering with water at around 6. Dabot

I don't think it's over watered, I've been watering it only when the soil is dry... I have a mix of 50% pro-mix and 50% Perlite so it drains pretty well. And yes there is holes at the bottom of the pot... I think I might of burned it because the last 2 times I watered i added some 20-20-20 Jack...

ok so not sure what I did wrong this time... plant is not looking good anymore...

exactly what I'm looking for! but the site you gave me is not a store...

Hi guys! I'm looking to buy a sunlight HPS 150w in Canada. I saw a tread about this already but it was from 2009 and the sites listed seem to not ship to my address... Any idea? There is a hydroponic store around my work, but they sell it for 150$. Looking for a bit cheaper and now that I've...

Nice to meet you BudBellfy! I wish I was in Hawaii right now! It's getting pretty cold up here in Canada! Dabot

It does right? I really hope so to!

here's some pics, seems to be doing better, there is still black dots at the tip of the new leafs....

Yeah, you are probably right, it would probably even be cheaper then buying a bunch of CFL's and sockets that are not cheap either... I'm gonna go to hydro store next to my work tomorrow see what they got! Online it's like an other 40$ for shipping...

ya I've been using 2 per plants...