Growin' chillies by the window....in scotland

thedaz

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Fullmoon kid said:
From what ive read Daz and seen the price difference between the smaller lamps is negligable.If im not mistaken i seen 400w and 600w hps for the same price last night.Pretty sure its the 400w or 600w ill go for as im not using a cramped closet , but if 250w will get me the same results with less plants thats the one.Im the only toker in the house and being from Scotland i dont know many peeps here so i wont be selling or even mentioning my grow.
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yeah man , i think im gonna go with the 150watt im just reading a thread and his is going well so far :) ive not read all of it though:) yeah the only people who knew i grew were my best mate and my brother, because they both grow aswell :)
 
Fullmoon kid

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thedaz said:
:) sog? :)
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Id like to do a sog Daz but a few plants yielding enough to keep one guy going is all i need.

OhGr , when you say the ballast isnt remote , does that mean one that is remote is going to run cooler ? What kind of results do you get with 150w and 2 or 3 plants ?
 
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OhGr said:
I have a 150watt hps. This one to be exact. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320541729872&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

That seller is awesome. My bulb that came with the hps broke while it was shipping and he sent me a new bulb free of charge.

The only problem with low wattage hps like the 150 is that the Ballast is not remote. The Ballast is the thing that creates the most heat. The bulb itself doesn't throw off to much heat.
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cool, im gonna have to find a UK seller:( but if i can find the sun system one over here ill probs get it :)
 
PinchedNerve

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You guys are makin me want an HPS, but for now its fun in the sun. FMK you just made me go look at my attic and now I'm coughing up fuzz balls:). That is a awsome attic though.
 
OhGr

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Fullmoon kid said:
OhGr , when you say the ballast isnt remote , does that mean one that is remote is going to run cooler ? What kind of results do you get with 150w and 2 or 3 plants ?
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Yea, if the ballast is remote that means it can be outside the grow room while the light is inside. That way the temps stay down better and the grow room runs cooler. And my hps works well for my veg even though it's meant more for flowering. I veg with Cfls.

And 2 plants under a 150watt hps runs better than 3 under it. Rule of thumb is 100watts for the first plant and 25 to 50 watts for each additional plant.
 
thedaz

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PinchedNerve said:
You guys are makin me want an HPS, but for now its fun in the sun. FMK you just made me go look at my attic and now I'm coughing up fuzz balls:). That is a awsome attic though.
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haha, yeah i know what you mean. During this thread ive changed my mind on lighting 3 times : CFL>LED>HPS :) speaking of fun in the sun, how are your church's going?
 
PinchedNerve

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The church died a while back it dried out:(. But those two I showed you guys are Green-O-Matics and they are doing great now that its been solid sun, they got their first tie down the other day I'll put up pics later.
 
Fullmoon kid

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PinchedNerve said:
You guys are makin me want an HPS, but for now its fun in the sun. FMK you just made me go look at my attic and now I'm coughing up fuzz balls:). That is a awsome attic though.
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Thanks PN , its extremely private too , nearest neighbor is 1/4 mile through dense woods so ya know..Im using the sun too , ive 4 now outside in various stages , ive no way of knowing yet if i have a female.just too early.
 
Fullmoon kid

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OhGr said:
Yea, if the ballast is remote that means it can be outside the grow room while the light is inside. That way the temps stay down better and the grow room runs cooler. And my hps works well for my veg even though it's meant more for flowering. I veg with Cfls.

And 2 plants under a 150watt hps runs better than 3 under it. Rule of thumb is 100watts for the first plant and 25 to 50 watts for each additional plant.
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OhGr said:
(off topic) Sigh, I just had to flush my mutant plant. I don't think it went over well. I needed a place to vent. lol. :roll:
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Hah ..no such thing as off topic here mate , its all good.This is extremely good information you are giving us noobs as well as EP , very good of both of you , guys..i think we all need to rep OhGr.
When flushing OhGr , this is fresh water rinsing through whatever medium used ..ie..soil..?What went wrong ?
Im definately going to go buy the fox nutes right now.
 
PinchedNerve

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Thats a bummer, I'm still considering wether or not to germ a big plant and place it in the wild. Its between Rock lock, Sharksbreath and Bubba. Prolly which ever finishes earlier.
 
Fullmoon kid

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Ill get pics of mine in the wild today , the one hiding out in the maters patch is getting sizeable , the others are potted for now for easy hiding if needs be,i might transplant them into the ground but if im gonna splash cash on nutes maybe i shouldnt.
 
OhGr

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Fullmoon kid said:
Hah ..no such thing as off topic here mate , its all good.This is extremely good information you are giving us noobs as well as EP , very good of both of you , guys..i think we all need to rep OhGr.
When flushing OhGr , this is fresh water rinsing through whatever medium used ..ie..soil..?What went wrong ?
Im definately going to go buy the fox nutes right now.
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Haha thank you. Well when I was pouring the water in, there wasn't enough holes in the bottom of my one gallon pot. So the water sorta over flowed. In the middle of the flush I had to take a knife and cut more holes in the bottom. It was messy. Plus my knife blade which is about four inches went all the way into the bottom of the pot. So I don't know if I may have hit the plant's root system.
 
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