curious618
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So....are blurples good for anything?
First time grower, do I have enough light?
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Bushbaby11
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Scrap the led mate, you've got air con and fans, go down MH/HPS route, i use a 600w for my 1m square tent but have a digital ballast so turn it down to 360W until they ar3 big enough to deal with higher light output and the heat that comes with it and i pull 10oZ a plant in DWC
I'm sure they'd be fine for starting vegetable seeds indoors and getting them to the point they can be transplanted outdoors after a couple to few weeks.
curious618
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Will my charcoal inline fan and two regular desk fans be enough to cool down the HPS?Scrap the led mate, you've got air con and fans, go down MH/HPS route, i use a 600w for my 1m square tent but have a digital ballast so turn it down to 360W until they ar3 big enough to deal with higher light output and the heat that comes with it and i pull 10oZ a plant in DWC
New_dudetoo
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Thanks for the advice. I just bit the bullet and ordered an HID. Impatiently awaiting the Tuesday arrival! Think I’m just going to just my blurples for seedlings nowScrap the led mate, you've got air con and fans, go down MH/HPS route, i use a 600w for my 1m square tent but have a digital ballast so turn it down to 360W until they ar3 big enough to deal with higher light output and the heat that comes with it and i pull 10oZ a plant in DWC
Gentlemencorpse
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Actually, I tried that and they were awful. The plants under my T5s and T12s did much better.
It's a situation that I would never have found myself in, but it's definitely good to know nonetheless.
Bushbaby11
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Probably not mate, get a dimmible ballast and Aircon
curious618
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The one I’m looking has a dimmable ballast. Don’t have AC though. Can’t spring for it right now
Bushbaby11
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Yeah man, i got a led on right now lol but hps will be going back on tomorrow and adding my aircon in
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Bushbaby11
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Could just buy a 250w or a 400w for now? Until you can afford a 600w/1000w
curious618
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Here’s the light I’m looking at. 600W with dimmable ballast and cool tube.
Yield Lab 600W HPS+MH Air Cool Tube Reflector Digital Grow Light Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FICG7QQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_H7fUEb5PP9JVT
curious618
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And it’s the same price as my blurple. So I guess the question is could I keep the HPS cool enough for it to be more effective than the blurple?
Gentlemencorpse
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When I first started growing again a few years back I got suckered into trying a blurple light. It lasted one grow I think before I decided I missed HID and bought a 315CMH. I didn't want the blurples to sit around so I tried to out them to work. Now they just sit around.
Same thing. Much better under my cruddy t5 than my cruddy blurple.
curious618
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Ok. I found a 400W HPS w/ a dimmable ballast. Could run it at 250 though veg then crank to 400 for flower.
Bushbaby11
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Bang on mate, depending on temps etc, i personally would out 600w MINIMUM in there but that's just me and my experience lol