midnitetoak
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So I bought a light kit from HID hut awhile ago but did not start using it until recently. It was a 400w digital ballast that worked 24 hrs a day for about 7 weeks when I was about to flip to 12/12 when I bumped it changing nutes and blew the internal fuse. I got new fuses & each one blew out again in seconds. For those who are not aware HID hut ballasts can only be used with HID hut reflectors & vice versa & I did not want to buy another ballast that blew out quickly so I ended up buying a new ballast & reflector to replace it but it took a few days.
The girls (some branches are now showing) were in the dark for a full 6 days & now look very sickly. Some leaves appear to be ok while others are severely withered and off color. Should I remove the withered leaves & let them veg longer in order to allow them to recover? What about the nutrients? Should I switch back? How long should I wait before I put them back to flower?
The ballast is no longer under warrantee but HID hut has offered a 10% discount to replace it which I may have to take advantage of so I will then have 2 light sets. This is my first dwc but this is the only real problem I've had so far. Ppms are around 600 & have been all week along with 6.0ph...not surprising they drank nothing but water during the entire 6 days in the dark. I added some more nuted water & put them on an 18hr cycle to encourage new growth. Any help or suggestions somebody could give would be greatly appreciated.
The girls (some branches are now showing) were in the dark for a full 6 days & now look very sickly. Some leaves appear to be ok while others are severely withered and off color. Should I remove the withered leaves & let them veg longer in order to allow them to recover? What about the nutrients? Should I switch back? How long should I wait before I put them back to flower?
The ballast is no longer under warrantee but HID hut has offered a 10% discount to replace it which I may have to take advantage of so I will then have 2 light sets. This is my first dwc but this is the only real problem I've had so far. Ppms are around 600 & have been all week along with 6.0ph...not surprising they drank nothing but water during the entire 6 days in the dark. I added some more nuted water & put them on an 18hr cycle to encourage new growth. Any help or suggestions somebody could give would be greatly appreciated.