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I recently got a vented light hood that is set up for. 1,000w MH and. 400w MH. I ahave a 1000 Watt WDX Warm Deluxe Metal Halide Grow Lamp with a 3200K Color Temperature. Any recommendations on what to run with it in the 400?

Quick question... I just got a vented light hood and an inline fan. I have never used one of these before so I have a stupid question? Am am I supposed to pull air thru the hood or push the air from the other side?

I cannot begin to describe how excited I am right now. My first grow is almost done and as soon as it is, I am basically tearing my cabinet out of my grow closet and am just going to convert the closet into my grow room. I am really hoping to get some help from the people here on RIU! I think I...

Is this the proper place for me to ask why my ph has suddenly started dropping? I am using a DWC system I am on day 41 of flower. This is my first grow... Background: I did have a problem with my nutes on this first grow. I know now that I hurt her with the nutes strength I was using, but she...

My first grow is a DWC in a single 5 gallon bucket... She is gorgeous... Been in flower for 4 weeks and my path to learning just took me down a dead-end road. I have a problem I can't fix. What I need to know is... Am I screwed, or is there something I can do to help. I did a scrog in a...

I am newbie that likes to read and research. When I stumbled across this website a few months ago I realized this was were I need to be. There is just way to much knowledge and more importantly.... Knowledge sharing here to pass it up. But... You guys (in the hydroponics room especially) use a...

The AC I bought is not an AC, it is an evaporative cooler... Water cooled. Running it is driving my humidity levels up to almost 75%. So, I am not getting out of it what I hoped.... However I did buy a new little toy to go with it. A hygrometer...? Is that the right work for a RH meter? : ). It...

I am not only stoned on some... Very good dro', I have been sippin' on some 15 year old scotch tonight and I have reached the second half of the bottle... Needless to say, I am fellin' good right now! I have my first grow going right now. DWC hydro grow... I think (god knows you growing gods...

Okay, so... I am getting worried, maybe it it just newbie nerves, I don't know, but... I may have waited to long to flower. I am growing in a cabinet and she is extraordinarily healthy, thing are going great, but she is getting tall. How do I slow down the height growth and let the buds grow? I...

There have been quite a few people on this site that have really, really been helpful. So, I thought I would share a few pics of my little girl on the day I turned on the red lights. Flower stage just started! I think she is looking great!

I wanted to send out a big thank you to the people on this website. I am a newbie to growing. The existing articles here and the advice you all offer when there is a problem is outstanding! I have noticed that you guys love to help as long as the person asking is trying to help themselves...

I have been doing a hydro grow, Dutch passion blueberry. My ph is well controlled. I stay between 6.1 and 6.25. My temps are running between 24.5 c and 30... Normally right around 28.5 c. I am using sensi grow two part nutes and running at 900 ppm. She is roughly 40 days old. I have pics of the...

I am doing my first true hydroponics grown and and a few ups and downs, things seem to have smoothed out. I have a very tough little girl growing! She had a bad couple of weeks when she was very young when I had to go out of town for a few weeks and she hung in there with me and is now looking...

I could not pass up a chance to tell a funny story on myself. I spent a month meticulously building a really cool grow cabinet. Yes, I did exactly what you are thinking a newbie would do... I spent too much and over built the shit out of it. : ) I have more dollars in lighting in my dresser...

So, this is my first attempt at this. I have posted pics of my cabinet... I have a baby growing now. I planted in a rock wool cube 6 days ago. It popped its little head up and is about an inch tall. So, I moved it to the cabinet. I only have one light going right now. A 400 watt MH running at...

Hey all, I already got some great advice on this site, so I thought I would try again no that I am done testing. (I had too much light/heat before). This has a 400 watt MH running at 100% on the ballast and 8 -2' 24 watt t5 6500k "blue" lamps rated at 2000 lumens ( I have 4 red ones for later)...

I have recently built a nice hidden cabinet for growing. Dimensions are 22" x 42" x 48" my lighting system consists of 1 - 1,000 watt MH, 1 - 400 watt MH and 8 - 2 foot fluorescent 24 watt T5 HO 6,500k lights rated at 2,000 lumens each. I can currently change 4 of those bulbs to red when ready...