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    4 days flowering 1st grow 250w hps

    Hey guys first time growing...i'm growing in a 1x3x3 stealth cabi conversion. These are just bag seeds from a bag of good popcorn. I topped em the day before i flipped to 12/12. How they looking so far? I attached a couple pics of my cabinet and plants...you can see in one of the...
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    Seed Banks?

    So i let the fans run all day and the humidity didn't get above 70% which is still high for flowering but hopefully i won't get any mold
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    hortilux blue

    I can get a 400w mh bulb from http://www.1000bulbs.com/400-Watt-T15-Metal-Halide/38437/ for like $19 shipped. Is the hortilux blue really worth the $180 price tag? I mean could it possibly be that much more effictive?
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    quick lighting question

    yeah got my cool tube made already :fire:
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    quick lighting question

    any input?
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    quick lighting question

    I have a 400w light i'm planning on using to grow in a 4ftx2ftx8ft closet...what would be the best type of reflector to cover a rectangle area vs a square reflection like most of the hoods do? I'll be lining the walls with reflectix...
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    Seed Banks?

    i will run the fans through lights out and see if it helps I guess i could do that but i'm not sure it would help...the first night i got that meter it was lights off so i wasn't able to put it in there....the next morning i checked the min/max that it had recorded and it stayed between 45 and...
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    Seed Banks?

    thanks i'll keep them in mind and check out the link
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    Seed Banks?

    haha true...but would running fans to keep the air circulating constantly help with the humidity?
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    Seed Banks?

    hmm i might just be screwed then...currently growing in a cabinet conversion and i'm out of space...would running my fans constantly instead of having them turn off when the lights go off help?
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    Seed Banks?

    awesome guys thanks for the input... I have a totally off topic questions. My current plants are 3 days into flower and i *finally* bought a humidity monitor that records max and min temps and humidity. I checked it today after one cycle of 12/12 and i got for temps 70 min 81 max and the...
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    lower leaf problems

    lots of things could cause it pics would be helpful possible that they just arent getting enough light to survive....could also be some type of defiecency
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    Seed Banks?

    Sorry i'm sure this has been asked multiple times but the search feat on the forums never works for me :( I hear good things about big bud ak and sour diesel... I will be starting a new grow in about a month and was just curious what strains you guys recommend. is there a seed back other...
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    Ventillation/Temp Formula

    After lots of reading I fould a formula for heat transfer that I think will be helpful for alot of closet/stealth growers The formula is: Q = V x P x C x dT where: Q = Amount of lighting (kW) V = Volume of air being ventilated (m3/s) P = Density of air (assume 1.2 kg/m3) C = Specific heat...
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    PH up/down

    Awesome thanks guys
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    PH up/down

    another question: I'm growing in soil...using 2 parts schultz potting soil 1 part vermiculte 1 part perlite and a bit of dolomite lime...the dolomite lime is supposed to balance the ph of the soil if i've read everything right. Does this mean that when i mix up nutes and water that i don't need...
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    PH up/down

    Is the ph up/down suitable for adjusting soil ph? Or would i be better off getting ph up/down from a hydro store? Same thing? thanks
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    flowering question

    those pictures were taken the day after i transplanted them and i soaked the pot till water came out the bottom, don't know if that had something to do with it. I was over watering for the first 2 weeks just picked up a mositure meter. They have perked up alot the last couple of days. I had heat...
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    flowering question

    I've read that you should wait to flower until you see alternating nodes. I'm currently growing in a stealth cabinet conversion. the plants are only about 7 inches tall at the moment but they got root bound in the smaller 1 gallon pots somehow so i had to up to larger 2 gallon pots. The tops...
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    Second Grow First Time Closet HELP!!!

    Haha yeah i linked the wrong one...http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=251965-83666-1230&lpage=none
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