150w HPS Club: Inspirational Resource

MileHIGHclub101

MileHIGHclub101

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Right at the bulb... that makes a little more sense push the hot air towards the exhaust.... What does your set up look like cult? do you think maybe heat tubes maybe inorder?
 
cannabiscult

cannabiscult

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my set up is a 2x2 room 7 feet tall with 2 150 hps side by side with reflectors . mylar on the walls. 2 industrial blow fans on the bulbs suspended by chains. 1 regular 65watt 3 speed fan blowing up underneath the plant (i keep the plant on a 10 inch box so i get air flow underneath.)
i have a 250cfm duct fan exhausting the room into the interior wall of the house. it get about 85 at the hottest and that when its warm out. now its in the 20's and its at 55-70 at the highest. gonna turn off a fan or two
 
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hevybassplaya

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Wanted to drop a few pix of a 150 HPS op. Had posted a question regarding hanging the bulb vert vs. hrozontal in the sheild. Seems that this may have been a subject of strong discussion previously in this thread. Have seen a 1000 HPS bulb hanging op w/sweet results. Any how, am a noob on the forum, but not to gardening. Please have a look and comment, ideas, critise on this little side project. Thanks.
 

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cannabiscult

cannabiscult

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I dont see anything wrong and its bice to see sosme one get that 150 nice and low. Great job your plants will love you
 
MileHIGHclub101

MileHIGHclub101

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cannabiscult said:
my set up is a 2x2 room 7 feet tall with 2 150 hps side by side with reflectors . mylar on the walls. 2 industrial blow fans on the bulbs suspended by chains. 1 regular 65watt 3 speed fan blowing up underneath the plant (i keep the plant on a 10 inch box so i get air flow underneath.)
i have a 250cfm duct fan exhausting the room into the interior wall of the house. it get about 85 at the hottest and that when its warm out. now its in the 20's and its at 55-70 at the highest. gonna turn off a fan or two
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Sounds like a well thought out scheme ( i like the box it sits on a nice touch). my only problem is my box the 2X2X6 sits in a closet thats 5X10 and it's hard to vent the exhaust when you cant put holes in the wall.... i was trying to keep it still a closet with a little suprise in it but it might just need to be turned into the lab and make the whole closet a grow room....I'm gonna need a few more lights....i dunno if i did that id need the lights for cheap.....i look on that econolight site and its a little confusing to me.....Ru guys running your 150 with out ballast and its set up like its a street lamp out side....If so how is the wiring hooked up ?
 
fernando12

fernando12

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another quick question do you reccomend the bulb that econo lights offers or should I look for something better?
 
cannabiscrusader

cannabiscrusader

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the light comes with everything u need boss, transformer included, and bulb. take it apart and make the ballest remote or just hook a lead cord to it. Depends on your ventillation. The bulb is a bulb 150w hps id keep that one ;)
 
frostythesnowthug

frostythesnowthug

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cannabiscult said:
wow thank that means alot from a veteran ganja man. this is my first (successful) grow.
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Yeah nice plants Cult :D


el seca leche said:
btw is it ok for 2 cfls to touch each other?
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No,is the simple answer, they may not get very hot but any unnecessary or uncalculated heat applied to the glass will cause stress to build up in the glass, thus weakening it, and making it prone to cracking/exploding!!!! its the reverse procedure of ANNEALING, which is stress relieving glass.
How do i know this? i used to blow glass and make neon signs

MileHIGHclub101 said:
snow Man i lowered my lights about 8 inch and now its staying at 84 degrees how the hell can i get it cooler?
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K, Mile your temps are prolly still high as you have the ballast AND bulb in the grow space...Your ballast is prolly puttin out more latent heat than the bulb itself...I did a remote ballast procedure in this thread,with wiring specs for a number of different 150hps..
By removing the ballast you will prolly solve your heat issues, but first off, try aiming the fan at the bulb and towards the exhaust, as suggested by cult? earlier

MileHIGHclub101 said:
Right at the bulb... that makes a little more sense push the hot air towards the exhaust.... What does your set up look like cult? do you think maybe heat tubes maybe inorder?
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Yes it will help a fair bit, if it makes little or no significant difference, then remote the control gear or make/buy a cool tube
MileHIGHclub101 said:
Sounds like a well thought out scheme ( i like the box it sits on a nice touch). my only problem is my box the 2X2X6 sits in a closet thats 5X10 and it's hard to vent the exhaust when you cant put holes in the wall.... i was trying to keep it still a closet with a little suprise in it but it might just need to be turned into the lab and make the whole closet a grow room....I'm gonna need a few more lights....i dunno if i did that id need the lights for cheap.....i look on that econolight site and its a little confusing to me.....Ru guys running your 150 with out ballast and its set up like its a street lamp out side....If so how is the wiring hooked up ?
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See above , and look for the remote post in this thread or in the DIY section

fernando12 said:
another quick question do you reccomend the bulb that econo lights offers or should I look for something better?
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Yes the bulb they come with is fine, you can ocassionally find 150w son agro bulbs, but theyre not much better than a reg 150w bulb

hevybassplaya said:
Wassup guys? Just wanted to chime in, I also know of an op with 1 150 HPS and 4 large CFLS that is doing just dandy growin 4 hot stank hoes. The 150 is mounted under a large 2 x 3 stainless steel sheild. Question I have always had... Is it better to hang a 150 bulb vertically over VS. horizontal under the shield?? Any help/ideas would be great. Will get some pics and journal details to share if any of you are intrested in the op.
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Lol @ cults can of worms..
I hope i can explain the vertical vs horizontal hps riddle with a coupla pix i did for someone in another thread...

First pic is a hps bulb in a cylinder/bucket type reflector in a somewhat vertical position, you will notice how most of the lumens are temporarily trapped inside the reflector, and have a greater distance to go before they reach the plants, meaning the foot print of the lights focal point is small,and only intense directly underneath the light...

Second pic is a HPS bulb horizontally hung in a batwing reflector, again you will notice how the light footprint is larger,and more even than the HPS in the bucket reflector...The batwing reflector throws the lumens back down towards the plants, and gives a more level light intensity and a larger foot print, thus meaning you could squeeze an extra plant or 3 underneath its rays...with minimal light wastage

Third pic is a HPS bulb, hung vertically as in a BOG (BARREL OF GREEN) grow....
In bog, the plants(ideally clones or Dwarf strains) are grown around the HPS... This way the plants will receive strong levels of light from top to bottom of their structure.
LST will be necessary to avoid contacting the bulb, unless a cool tube is used, where you will still need to utilise LST but possibly a lil less regularly..

You'll get the idea...


Overhead view of BOG/colloseum

BOG/colloseum grows work reall well, and can yield massively with the right strains and it all set up correctly.
 

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frostythesnowthug

frostythesnowthug

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Excuse my shitty pics,but i'm in frankfurt airport waiting for a connecting flight to uk, and not really a photoshop sorta fella
lol


Peace y'all
Frosty
 
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