My ballast specifically says and has a Dial for changing the wattage, its one of the newer Lumatek. And no I havent bothered ducting the other side of the tube since I didnt think it would change anything (could be wrong). This is my ballast...
First time grow, thought I had everything right after reading for months, made one big mistake. Too big of a bulb (1k Eye Horti Blue), too small of a Cooltube, too small of a closet. I am wondering if I can get this done with my current bulb, or if my setup is just screwed and I have to replace...