Ive got a pretty good side by side going. 5x5 with a philips hps DE running at 1100w and a 5x2.5 running two sunsystem 315's, philips 3100k bulbs, vertical.
What brand of 5 x 2.5 tent did you buy? Just saw those the other day, brand was Lighthouse.. Kind of a cool size for a tent. Only thing I hate about Gorilla is their 2 x 4 isn't actually a that its smaller which makes things pretty cramped. What kind of temps do you get with 630 in there?
Ive been able to hold temps under 77 with a 8'' ac infinity fan running at 60% and it is pulling through a filter. My tent is the vivosun. These just came out.
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Have you tried the Hortilux? Supposed to allow a lot more UV through.
Phillips lamps are vastly superior. I've ran both. The horti's aren't the same exact tech, there are big differences.
Are those irrigation pipes in the soil??
Good to know. I'll save the money and just pick up another Phillips when the time comes for bulb swap.
Those are Earthboxes. There is a <3 gallon reservoir underneath the soil bed in each. I have an auto watering system installed as well.
Cheap and easy brother.
I've seen the trough-style before. on a much larger scale tho. It works well if you know your strains some don't play well with others.
Yeah i have them for a dual purpose in my 5x5. holds trellis and keeps the walls out. Im not taking the 5x2.5 apart to put them in though- small plants that dont need trellis. I like the furring strips and zip ties for that small tent i think.
Well its 4 different strains from 4 different breeders so let the battle begin! 20 gallon pot and im only looking for a couple ounce off each plant so I shouldnt have any issues, theyve got plenty of room.
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Funny you mentioned them, I just popped in two hortilux right now, too early to tell 2 week of flower, been growing this strain/ clones for awhile now, should be a good comparison, I'll let ya know.....
I did not have very good luck with Phillips bulbs, they came with the prism ballasts, both failed within weeks of each other, I switched to igrow tech but was not impressed with growth/terps, Ushio treated me good in my hps hoods so I gave their CMH bulbs a few runs, perhaps I had a bad batch and need to try Phillips again...
