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    Heat problems, 911!! Please help me!

    Oh yea, the fans are about six inches in diameter, sorry I don't have the stats on the cfm but they were just some I had around the house. The total enclosed area was about 2'x5' but now is completely open. I just don't want to lose my girl. So I think that covers all the info but if you need...
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    Heat problems, 911!! Please help me!

    Okay, right now I have 2 23watt 6500k cfl's on each plant. 2 plants total. the heat went from below 70, maybe 68, to about 85 or 90, depending on how close to the lights. I did have one more 23 watt 2700k bulb and a 2 foot broad spectrum floro but I pulled those in hopes of lowering the...
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    Heat problems, 911!! Please help me!

    Hey all, my temps just went up about 15 degrees and was way too hot. My plant is wilted and I don't know what to do. The soil is moist still so I don't know if it would cause root rot or just damage more if I tried to water. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I removed like two lights that...
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    How to lower output of hid lighting???

    i would actually do that, tell me more
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    How to lower output of hid lighting???

    I need to lower the output of my 1000w ballast, how can I do that? Anyway possible. +Rep for all thoughtful considerations. Thank you in advanced my friends.
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    Dimmer switch on a 1000w light fixture???

    I had a 1000 watt light fixture that created way too much heat than I could dissipate and I wanted to know if I could use some sort of dimmer switch or if there was some way to lower the wattage going to the fixture that could lower the light output, thus creating less heat. Is this possible...
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    Heat problem, Please please help

    Hello, I currently have a 1000w mh setup and it is putting my entire room at over 100 degrees. It is burning hot in there and I had to cut it off because it was heating up the wood above it up so much I thought it would start a fire. I need help because it is not my house and I cant afford...
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    Please HELP, 1000w mh fixture and too much heat, help with heat

    Hello, I currently have a 1000w mh setup and it is putting my entire room at over 100 degrees. It is burning hot in there and I had to cut it off because it was heating up the wood above it up so much I thought it would start a fire. I need help because it is not my house and I cant afford for...
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    Does it matter what brand of bulb for 1000w fixture???

    Hello and thanks to all for viewing. I just got a mh and hps capable fixture off ebay that came with a metal halide and high pressure sodium bulb. i guess it will work fine for now but is there any real difference in these regular bulbs compared to like one of the super blue hortilux or any...
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    Help with lighting set up!

    thanks bro, goin with a 1000w mh and hps
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    Help with lighting, what are best?

    What are the best lights, only growing like 7-10 plants. I have heard a lot about flouros and cfls but are mh and hps better? or t5? Please help, and how many watts would you suggest? Thank you in advance. + rep to alllll!!! EDIT: I am using a closet so I can add fans, room is not too...
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    Help with lighting set up!

    I have had one grow, so I am still a noob and I need some serious advice. I just got 5 feminized w.w. and 5 fem. blackberry and I need to invest in lights, I have heard so much about t5 and cfls, but would it be best to go with a ballast kit with hps and mh capabilities? And what type of wattage...
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