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    How Do I Install Light Sockets For My CFL Setup?

    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...
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    Reliable brand for hid lighting

    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...
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    update on lights

    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...
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    Plants stretched but seem to be doing fine...

    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...
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    Question about adjusting water ph using miracle grow - following Buds for Less book

    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...
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    Question for Garden Knowm and those who have read his book

    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 =...
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    Question for Garden Knowm and those who have read his book

    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...
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    Question for Garden Knowm and those who have read his book

    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?
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    Question for Garden Knowm and those who have read his book

    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...
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    Really tall seedlings, getting taller.

    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...
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    Would this be enough?

    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...
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    Would this be enough?

    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...
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    Sterilite hydro - UV degredation/melting questions

    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...
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    Need difinitive answer to LED question.

    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...
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    Ventilation question

    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...
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    Ventilation question

    I am currently in the process of setting up a grow room. Doing hydro, using bubbleponics with 16 gal res and ph controller bucket. Decided to use CFL lighting to reduce heat output and of course keep electrical costs down. I really don't want/cant vent from the grow room, which is about 10' x 5'...
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    Question about male/female plant pollenation

    Hi all, just a quick question I had. I would think that the closer the plants are together, for example, all attached to the same Tupperware top on hydro system would be more likely to pollinate each other, than say...each single plant growing from its own 5 gallon DWC bucket. I know that a 5...
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    Good setup for hydro?

    Whoops, forgot to provide link... 10 PLANT DRIP HYDROPONICS SYSTEM + HYDRO CD HYDROPONIC - eBay (item 200159341728 end time Mar-01-08 18:43:56 PST) On the same note...which is considered best? Ebb and flow Drip Constant bubbling ???
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    Good setup for hydro?

    Below is a link to a hydro setup on eBay. Would this be something appropriate to use? Also, what do you guys recommend....a bunch of smaller plants or a few large ones?
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    LED lighting and easiest nutrient method for hydro

    Hi all, I had a quick question about lighting. I have a 225 LED panel from a friend. I checked out the manufacturers website and it looks like it's a really sweet light. Super efficient and produces only the spectrum needed for growing. Will this be enough for the entire length of growing or...
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