250w HPS Club And Help Guide

hempstead

hempstead

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xCanadabisx said:
Thank you for the reply! I appreciate it.

So this Amazon set, and the Ebay set....do you think they are an ok product, or are they junk components?

Thanks again!
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I have never owned one or saw one so I can not judge them. I use a Lumatek 400 dimmable to 250 and it has been working great for over a year and it runs in the veg tent so it works hard. Used it to flower before too and works great but I just wanted more power. heh
 
father&son

father&son

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hey guys hows it growing.. been growing four the past 6 years off an on i had a 600w at my last place but i rented from my parents witch my dad also grows his own.but now im at a new place a 2 br house my land lord is pretty cool but works for cyfd and me having my family is it safe to run my 250w i have or will the elcrtic bill rocket up because the elc is encluded in my rent thanks guys and hope u can help so i can get my grow on i have them under 2 t5s but i need the hps thnaks
 
NatureaFinest

NatureaFinest

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Hey bro. I'm not sure how much ur electricity rate is where u live but for me it only costs 11.67 a month to run in veg 18/6 and 7.78 in flower. To check yours all u have to do is wattage x number of hours on x electricity rate divided by 1000. That will give u cost per day then just multiply by 30 or 31. Hope this helps u man
 
NagualX

NagualX

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Hey i decided to create a new account after two years in the "real world." Ive been growing as a general hobby off and on for about six years, mostly off mind you. I'm just poppin in to say hi. I just purchased a 250watt HPS elctronic ballast/socket/reflector/yo-yo kit from a canadian supplier on ebay which was approx $131.00 canadian. My space is a mylar grow tent (2'X4'X5.5') which, although seemingly small, is actually a fairly large area in terms of the goal that i have set out to achieve; To house from 3-6 well topped/LST'D stellar dames. The geneteics are from 3 sources, Greenhouse SeedCo's "Kalishnikova" (*Named after the clunky automatic assault rifle that bears its name The "Ak-47") which contains, you guessed it AK-47 gentics with a cross from Greenhouses White-widow strain. The second is Nirvanas ak-48, which are two year old seeds if i remember correctly. The 3rd is from my personal bagseed collection from my teen years (about 6-4 year old seeds). The bagseeds i collected and used were ALL from what, in my opinion, were self pollinated female flowers i.e whenever i found a single seed, or several seeds in my bag i would first look for the tell tale banana peel growth pattern nearby (usually appearing quite yellow and withered coincedentally.) The two strains i choose were a unique smelling skunk/citrus heavy batch that i found waaay waaaay back (for me) and a strange kush genetic that literally takes on a piney almost fir-tree esque smell when late in flowering. I threw in one random male/female seed which is definitely related to the afghani family as well. The bagseeds are all 1-2 weeks old and are almost ready to go under the two-fifty. The Kalishnikova is germing as we speak as is the ak-47 (I use a moistened paper towel inside this old crustal bowl with a crystal top that i leave slightly ajar. I place this ontop of my black light fixture for warmth.) I have some pics of my grow space before i installed my lighting, and i have a picture of the neat packaging of the Kalishnikova from GHS. I will update asap and i will try to keep the pictures comming on the regg. Oh yah btw last min info Exhaust; 8" blower/exhaust system hooked to scrubber which connectsto an intake opposite of the exhaust fan ( Bottom right/ Top left) and i use a small ten inch rotating fan which i point towards my reflector/canopy in an upwards horizontal direction towards the exhaust. My relfector is 16"X11" and my bulb is the eye hort 250hps. Soil grow, my own lil mix. The seeds were all placed in 4 inch jiff pots until clots show, then i transplanted them into 5 litre pots (some are in 2L pots as a test group.) My home made Veg cab is literally tiny. 1'X2'X2' is fackin small. I use one 40 watt cfl, and the entire inside is laced with mylar which i picked up from Michaels. I really gotta cram those 5L pots into that space, but suprizingly the utilization of light is actually working. I will switch to a 2 foot tube once i pick one up from the superstore, this will help me to utilize the vertical space and to help create and even plane of light ( and with heat lol as i have a small passive intake and a strange sort of "fan pointed at hole in the wall" outake. I will keep ya posted. 250w club why not!
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Greenstuff

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Hello everyone.

Nearly finished putting my grow box together, its 2x2x6, lighting is 250w HPS for flowering, exhaust fan is a 4" TD250/100 Air flow 150m3/hr. Filter has an Air Flow of 175m3 per hour. The only problem I have is the passive intakes, I'm not sure how many and what size I should put them at. Would anyone have an idea?

Thanks.
 
Guru96

Guru96

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medicalgrowman said:
I have a dr60 with a 250w and it gets up to 90F in there even with my 200cfm fan.
I plan to either adapt an air cooling duct to my 250 or buy an air cooled hood when I can afford it.
I already modified it to be remote ballast. In other words, whatever you do, your highest priority
should be to keep the temps under control.
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I have the same setup im using a DR60 with a 250w and my temps are never above 85F, best thing you can do is http://forum.grasscity.com/do-yourself/184802-diy-best-cool-tube.html here.
 
NatureaFinest

NatureaFinest

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Can someone please tell me what their average yield is? Someone told me when first started 2 os a plant with as little as 2 wks veg. That just aint happenin for me. If someone does get that please tell me what bulb, medium yall were usin thanks in advance guys
 
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