The Best Deals Thread. Post Best Deals And Lowest Prices Links

MeJuana

MeJuana

Well-Known Member
Booster fans do suck heed the warning folks. I bought a 250CFM booster fan for active air exchange, didn't even try to work I thought active air exchange was a joke.... I bought the fan I linked up there and with the speed controller I have to have it on 1/2 power when the lights in the flower side are out or it takes the veg side to 63F too... hehehe The good news is 1/2 is ok for lights on for the flower side too the two rooms are balanced.. The 49 RH is the room I just walked in and closed the door to take the picture.

No way would I use a booster fan on my cooltube, my cooltube is right on the cola of a plant right now lol I mean touching it that is the idea of a cooltube, you need good airflow that light system is 1000w 600w 1000w on a 465CFM hydrofarm inline fan

Point of my post is that I have screwed with booster fans they suck, steer clear! Anyone wanna buy one? lol
(Picture below shows balanced temp, 1 single 530CFM inline 6 inch fan on 50% works but before 1 x 250CFM booster fan didn't work at all. Rooms are 8x5 both sides, two 6 inch ducts with elbows painted black on the inside, this rooms are equal in size, they are 2 flower rooms during winter.)
 
purplehazin

purplehazin

Well-Known Member
captain insaneo said:
want to make a bet, i have one of those on a cool tube rig and it did fucking great i was running a250 watt hps and cmh on those
Click to expand...
:) Yeah I'll bet you $5 E-dollars that a booster fan wont work as well as an inline fan of the same CFM rating. Save all the money you want; performance will suffer.
 
morfin56

morfin56

New Member
Price $13.00 Qty


New! Shatter Proof Maxum™ F32 T8 Lamps For use with electronic ballasts only. TCLP Compliant

FDA, USDA & OSHA Compliant
Coating forms a complete seal
Glass, phosphors & mercury are safely contained in case of accidental breakage
Length: 48 inches
Diameter: 1 inch
Wattage: 32 watts
CRI: 91
Kelvin: 5000
Lumens: 3250
Pin Configuration: Bi-Pin
Hour Rating: 34,000 hours
Order 4 or more cases and receive free shipping. *Offer valid for the continental US only, shipping charges still apply for other items.

QuantityDiscounted Price 6-24$12.00 (each) 25-99$11.00 (each) 100+$10.00 (each)



http://www.ultraluxlight.com/shatterproof_t8_181_prd1.htm
 
purplehazin

purplehazin

Well-Known Member
I dont like those as the ballast is built into the reflector, so there is unwanted heat in the grow area. Easier to get a remote ballast and bulb.
 
S

solardavid

Member
i totally agree with purplehazin heat loss is money and shorten the ballast lifetime yes remote ballast are better ,i just the ballast kit ie 1000bulbs,ebay, ballast .com fifty % cheaper mount the transformer put a small fan on it, lasts about five years for me ,150 watt hps,or 400 watt hps. just built a 400 watt hps includind bulb for 80.00 us$ hope that helps
 
CruThikRyderz

CruThikRyderz

Member
Starting a small indoor garden. Like 2-4 plants. Wheres a good place to get lights & what size should i get? Been searching this thread but theres so much to go thru.
 
nugglicious

nugglicious

Member
150W HPS Floodlight – $39.90 + $10 shipping.

http://www.e-conolight.com/floods/small/small-hid/e-hc1h151z.html

its not a grow light, and is designed to be mounted on a screw-in post. I just used screw loops from the hydro store screwed into the sides, and chains to hang it. You also have to wire the plug itself, and again, i used a 120v ballast cord from the hydro store (but you can also use any three-pronged extension cord), cut the end and matched the color wires together with the light. Took 5 mins. Total cost = under $70 US.

Also, if you wanted, you could take the components out and attach a grow reflector.
 
1mikej

1mikej

Well-Known Member
if you like t5 lights lowes and home depot sells 3 sizes 2, 3 and 4 foot and all color ranges the ballests that hold 2 28w bulbs goes for less than 30 bucks and they come with bulbs and they run cooler than the highoutput 55watt t5 so they can be placed closer to plants. obviosly you need twice the bulbs to equal the 55watters but more light sources is better than 1. so if you buy an equal amount of total wattage you will get a better yeild becuase you will be able to spead light around more even put some on the sides. less shadows. also you can wait for a sale and really score big on a bulk purchase
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top