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  1. Nic Barlor

    Water: The Most Essential Compound

    I've looked into that, but I can't find a new RO system for under $250 or even used for under $188 where I live. Plus, my budget can't really accommodate one. :/ Once I get an EC/TDS meter + pH meter, I'll collect some rainwater and see what I'm working with. I live in a very polluted city, so...
  2. Nic Barlor

    Water: The Most Essential Compound

    Okay, I live in an apartment with a 4'/5' deep balcony, so I could theoretically put a big 200L (or a 50L) plastic drum out there and create a rainwater collecting system, but what about when it doesn't rain? The upcoming summer months here are very wet, but that still doesn't assure me a water...
  3. Nic Barlor

    Water: The Most Essential Compound

    Hi, I am looking to buy a 2-stage water deionizer that pushes my water through a carbon filter and then some "resin" filter. The seller says the water comes out at around 6.8 pH, that I can get up to 10L/h (2.64 gal/h) from the filter, and that the deionizing filter can handle up to 350L of...
  4. Nic Barlor

    LED vs. MH/HPS // which strain to start? -- can't decide.. can't decide- BRAIN ANEURSYM!

    Those look pretty dope, my man. Nice self-plug. :blsmoke: Are these SUN model reflectors better at reflecting/cooling than a cooltube with a seagull-wing reflector? (I realize the one you posted is an LED) I see. I'll bet I would be pretty happy with that, indeed, but after poking around...
  5. Nic Barlor

    LED vs. MH/HPS // which strain to start? -- can't decide.. can't decide- BRAIN ANEURSYM!

    @bseeds & @SPLFreak808 All right, so I went and did some meaningful research on COBs and I have found them to be basically the only other way to do it besides MH/HPS. I think it's too big of an investment for me right now (and if I were to import all the COBs, drivers etc, I would only want to...
  6. Nic Barlor

    LED vs. MH/HPS // which strain to start? -- can't decide.. can't decide- BRAIN ANEURSYM!

    I see, thanks! Yeah, as soon as I get all my gear, I'm going to start a grow journal that I'll link to in the future. At that time I'll post pictures of my cab (probably before/during/after). Well, I passed the info down to my friend, I hope he can figure out what's going on. Thanks for that...
  7. Nic Barlor

    LED vs. MH/HPS // which strain to start? -- can't decide.. can't decide- BRAIN ANEURSYM!

    Oh, I see now (in regards to ducting diameter). No, no, that's correct, about 1 month of veg was originally planned for. I do not have a dedicated flowering area. Would the first true node be the first true leaves that appear after the cotyledon? That's so weird how people diverge on what an...
  8. Nic Barlor

    LED vs. MH/HPS // which strain to start? -- can't decide.. can't decide- BRAIN ANEURSYM!

    So, in regards to autos, you mean to tell me that I don't have to switch their light schedule? Keeping 18/6 doesn't fuck with their hormone production or stress the plant in any way? Do you at least have to switch spectra from ~5000K+ to ~2000K?
  9. Nic Barlor

    LED vs. MH/HPS // which strain to start? -- can't decide.. can't decide- BRAIN ANEURSYM!

    Thank you for your input, bseeds. I didn't know what COBs were, but now I do. It seems there is a store in town that sells 3 different models. Could a 384W full-spectrum (no veg/bloom switch) COB LED (with an actual draw of 168W) compete with 400W HPS? I'm guessing not? Also, I was under the...
  10. Nic Barlor

    LED vs. MH/HPS // which strain to start? -- can't decide.. can't decide- BRAIN ANEURSYM!

    Hello all! _____________________________________________________ TL;DR Zero-experience noob, need advice to decide between 300W LED and 250W-400W MH/HPS setup. Grow area will be 32"x32" (80x80cm), height undecided (63"-71", 160-180cm). Tropical climate (right on top of Tropic of Capricorn)...
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