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Ok, basically what you can do to wire one light socket is to take a cheap extension cord (the long 8' ones that allow you to plug 3 cords into it) and cut off the female end (not the plug-into-the-outlet end) strip the cord and you split the wiring inside evenly (if there are 14 total copper...

Hi all. I've been using CFLs (6 42w per 3 plants) and plan on vegging them for another month, maybe 2. However I plan on getting a HID light at some point. Here is what I have to consider... I live in the middle of nowhere, so you-know-who driving around with IR cameras is pretty much not...

I am doing six plants that I have collected from really good shit I smoked a while back...was some green goblin and ak47. Anyway...I have been following SeeMoreBuds' Buds For Less book (great book btw, must read for any newbie grower) and I must say, (6) 42 watt CFLS (the ones rated at 150w...

Hi all, just an update to my first grow, basically I had started germinating in peat and let the seedlings get too tall because I didn't have their final homes set up at the moment (low funding at the time) and my CFLs were too far away. However now that everything is set up correctly I have...

Hi everyone. Just a quick question about a grow I'm doing that follows seemorebuds Bud For Less book. I'm using the miracle grow, which has the 5 point something ph, and i see that he adjusted it to be about 7.4 for initial growing and then dropped it down... well, I'm sorta confused. i went to...

Ok, so what do you think....would I be able to run 12 43w CFLs by putting two "Y" splitters on the "Y" splitter? Basically I'm assuming that because the socket is rated for 600w max, theoretically I should be able to run (4) 43w CFLS off of one light socket using this method Diagram: Y =...

Ok. Side note: tried to unwire one of the wires from the socket while extension cord was still plugged in. Shorted out wiring in room and electrocuted myself. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Anyway.... I was thinking that eventually I wanted to try something. I noticed on your fixtures you have 6 lights, 2...

Hey. I went and had some red oak planks cut, about an inch or so thick. I had the two longer pieces cut at about a foot long, and the middle cut about 5 inches. I was wondering though, did you use porcelain or plastic outlets for the fixture?

I want to build that light fixture he has in his book Buds For Less, however he didn't give specific dimensions of the cuts he used for 3 of his wooden pieces, or what kind of size of the wood pieces themselves. I was going to go to Home Depot and ask for these to be cut but realized that I...

Hi all. I have some seedlings that have been vegging for about a week. They are getting really tall and have their first set of "real" leaves. some have the second set coming in. only problem is that they are getting really tall, like about 8 inches now, still sitting in their peat pellets, and...

Ok, so...here is my next question. On the subject of venting exhaust from a HID light, is it possible to do so without venting OUTSIDE of the house? Example: grow room is adjacent to another room. grow room has no window. If everything is left open (ie: no tent/cabinet, etc) and I have some fans...

Hi all. I was doing a lot of looking and have come to the conclusion that CFLs are probably best for my growing purposes. Here's the deal. For ONE plant, to get a good size, say, 3-5 feet in height, would (5) 105 watt light bulbs; two 30K Spirals, and three 65K Spirals be enough? I was going to...

Hello all, just a quick couple of questions... I've noticed that 9/10ths of all hydroponic kits online are made with sterilite containers, only a few are made from either heavy duty buckets or some uniform white/black plastic which seems to be made for growing. I guess what I'm asking is that...

Hi all, I have a few questions... **Plan on doing micro-grow, quick yield on 4 - 6 plants, 9 weeks or less** 1. I have a small, have underground area (basically this is a split level house built about 30 years ago, the back foundation of the house was built on a slightly sloping ground so the...

ok so i plan on getting a hps light then. im considering getting one that is switchable between mh and hps. im looking at growing fast, about 9 week to harvest because i dont plan on moving the plants out of the bubbleponic system so they wont each be getting that big individually...maybe 2...