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Kronika

Kronika

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DO3SHA said:
Oh I forgot you have a tent so 500 is good enough to get a 400w fan and ducting, look into the dimmable ballast you will burn through bulbs a tat faster with a dimmable but if a 400w is too Hott you can dim it down and you have control of how much light
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Thanks babe. I'll check into it. As much as the T5 setup intrigues me, I really think that the HID would be the best way for me to go. (Although the electric bill still kinda worries me.) I'm hoping that with the ac unit being literally right next to the tent I can rig up an intake fan or something to suck in all that yummy cold air to help with temp control.

You've been very patient with me and extremely helpful. Again, thank you very much! ;-)
 
DO3SHA

DO3SHA

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Kronika said:
Thanks babe. I'll check into it. As much as the T5 setup intrigues me, I really think that the HID would be the best way for me to go. (Although the electric bill still kinda worries me.) I'm hoping that with the ac unit being literally right next to the tent I can rig up an intake fan or something to suck in all that yummy cold air to help with temp control.

You've been very patient with me and extremely helpful. Again, thank you very much! ;-)
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Your welcome and a 400w with fans I don't see more than 35$ a month on electric depending on what you pay per kw where I am it's expensive so it could be cheaper for a 400w.
:)
 
Kronika

Kronika

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DO3SHA said:
Your welcome and a 400w with fans I don't see more than 35$ a month on electric depending on what you pay per kw where I am it's expensive so it could be cheaper for a 400w.
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I could live with a $35 or so increase as I could easily explain that away. The 600w would have been awesome but the hike in electricity would have certainly been noticeable to my landlord which kinda blows the whole 'stealth grow' concept to hell.
 
DO3SHA

DO3SHA

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Kronika said:
I could live with a $35 or so increase as I could easily explain that away. The 600w would have been awesome but the hike in electricity would have certainly been noticeable to my landlord which kinda blows the whole 'stealth grow' concept to hell.
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400 it is?
 
kpmarine

kpmarine

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Kronika said:
I'm hoping to cap out the cost around $500 or less if I can. I can get a 400w HID and an inline fan/filter combo for about that price. The room that I will be growing in stays about 65 degrees. The only real issue I have with buying a HID is the rise in my electric bill. I so totally want to just drop an extra $100 and get one of those damn induction lights! lol



Sorry. Maybe I typed that out wrong? What I meant was that I wanted to initially get a 4' @8 bulb but the prevailing wisdom on the boards say to get 2 of the 2' @8 bulbs for ease of tilting/adjustability - which makes sense, I suppose. The problem with getting two of the 2' @8 bulbs is that it would cost double the amount of a single 4' @8 bulb, not to mention the added cost of additional specialty bulbs. I was aiming for an 8 bulb setup because the tent is 5x4x2 and I didn't know if a 4 or 6 bulb setup would give me enough coverage (a single 4' @8 would fit in there perfectly), but 16 bulbs in total is a bit more expensive than I had hoped but still fits within my cash limit. My biggest issue with having that many bulbs is the same reason I decided against CFLs; I just really and truly do not want to have to deal with dozens of lights.

Anyway, I dunno if any of my inane babbling makes any sense. I'm stoned and confused and having a blonde moment.. and I really want a popsicle. Look over me.
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I still think you misunderstood me. lol Purchase 2x 4', 4-bulb panels, instead of 1x 4', 8-bulb panel. That's what most T5 growers would advise, that I know of, to include myself. 2x 2', 8-bulb panels would be way too expensive to be worth it. 2x 4' 4-bulbs will accomplish the same thing, with 1/2 the bulb costs, that the 2-fooers do.
 
Kronika

Kronika

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DO3SHA said:
400 it is?
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Yep!

kpmarine said:
I still think you misunderstood me. lol Purchase 2x 4', 4-bulb panels, instead of 1x 4', 8-bulb panel. That's what most T5 growers would advise, that I know of, to include myself. 2x 2', 8-bulb panels would be way too expensive to be worth it. 2x 4' 4-bulbs will accomplish the same thing, with 1/2 the bulb costs, that the 2-fooers do.
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Yeah, I totally misunderstood you. lol
 
Kronika

Kronika

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But in my defense the cheese and the Grey Goose are working their magic on me. I'm also engaged in an epic eBay bidding war. Oh, and that whole 8 bulb thing? I just wanted to be cool like DO3SHA but I failed terribly. Too many bulbs, not enough brain cells. Story of my life.
 
kpmarine

kpmarine

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Kronika said:
But in my defense the cheese and the Grey Goose are working their magic on me. I'm also engaged in an epic eBay bidding war. Oh, and that whole 8 bulb thing? I just wanted to be cool like DO3SHA but I failed terribly. Too many bulbs, not enough brain cells. Story of my life.
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Lol It's not for the faint of heart, I will say that. :p
 
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Fortheloveofgreen

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If I may chime in, I started growing on one 4 x 4 T5. switching from the "red bulbs" and "blue bulbs", and had a nice harvest even with stretched plants and all.

I recently bought a 4 x 8 t5, and alternated the 4 red bulbs I had with the blue bulbs it came with, and moved my 4 x 4 t5 to the vegging area.

I am very pleased with the t5. It keeps my room MUCH cooler than the 4 x 4t5 and CFLs I had supplimented it with..

Here's my Mars OG about 2 1/2 weeks into flower under the 4 x 8 t5. The colas are starting to fatten, and are about the width of my thumb now..


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Buzzo

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Looking good guys! I can't seem to find any of the new Ultra Growth Wave bulbs from Wave Point. Can anyone recommend a good site for these?
 
DO3SHA

DO3SHA

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Buzzo said:
Looking good guys! I can't seem to find any of the new Ultra Growth Wave bulbs from Wave Point. Can anyone recommend a good site for these?
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Shit you could use these for veg and flower the nm is pretty good on both sides of the chart
 
Dr.J20

Dr.J20

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Buzzo said:
Looking good guys! I can't seem to find any of the new Ultra Growth Wave bulbs from Wave Point. Can anyone recommend a good site for these?
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I'll second this hard, but i've been looking for a week now and i can't find any of these at any of the usual suspect sites
be easy
 
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