250w HPS Club And Help Guide
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nvhak49
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The two shops I went to yesterday want 260$ for a 400w ballast plus a bulb so I'll just stay with the 250 thru this grow and see how it does, cuz I don't want to spend that much for a light that's just crazy. Maybe later on I'll get. 400w hps or get a LED panel.
nvhak49
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What do u mean the starter holes are to big? The hole u make to put seeds in soil or whatever your medium is should be first knuckle deep on your pointer finger than lightly cover it don't pack it. Have you gotta taproots out of your seeds yet?
Enwhysea
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Did you ask if they had used gear? And try craigslist bro yod be surprised what you can get on there
nvhak49
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Ya true I'll keep my eye out on craigslist and eBay too.
Enwhysea
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ill post an update tonight i changed my ventilation setup this weekend im not venting all scrubbed air out a window im still trying to figure out how to bring cool air or ( fresh air ) into the tent without increasing the temps. im using my 4 inch outside the tent blowing air into the tent its sitting on the floor so im sure its not really all that great we will see soon i havent seen my girl in 2 days.
nvhak49
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Oh dang I hope u can figure out how to get that to work for ya man. I just took out my 250w HPS and put back in the CFLs cuz I'm sending back the 250w ballast and bulb and exchanging it out for the 400w it's grown a lot and good bud sites popping up, I'm sure switching back to the CFLs will slow down growth but I have about 460w of CFLs but it'll be worth it once the 400w HPS gets here and I'm pretty sure I can get away with not having a cool tube cuz was running 69-70 with the 250 in it with my air scrubber, exhaust fan going and just a passive intake so I'm sure once I turn on my intake fan and dial it in just right for the tent it'll be around 75-80 in the tent with the 400w and my girl will like it a lot more too I'm sure! I'll post some pics soon!
nvhak49
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How much of a heat difference have u notice since u changed to a 400w?
Enwhysea
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pre flowers or small bud starting to form ?
before I gave her a much needed trim. 
after her trim I hope I didn't take too many offWith this new setup I'm finding it harder to keep cooler the old way was better to me.
As far as the temp difference you're probably looking at anywhere from 89- on up without a cool tube. Mine has been getting so hot lately idk what to do
nvhak49
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you girls are looking good man, oh dang pretty hot than, I'll see what happens with mine i should be getting a 400w hps bulb and ballast today pretty stoked. I'll take some pics of my plant today it got me pretty good buds growing so far and wide colas are getting fat I'll be to lst it again. Glad this site is back up.
nvhak49
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nvhak49
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I'm not to sure how you prevent airy buds but usually thick colas mean it getting big to support big buds, that's from what I read anyway!
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Enwhysea
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My body said just get that light closer but I'm still dealing with temperature issues
nvhak49
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Oh dang really that's a bummer, I just put my 400w hps in my tent, just with the flash wing no cool tube running at 78-80
degrees, with just a 6" in line duct fan with a scrubber on it and passive intake vents on the bottoms of the tent and small fan blowing at the tops of the plant. But my tent is also in my garage and it's usually 50 or so in it. Here's some pics of my girl so far stoked to have the 400w in there now I've just gotten lst it cuz it's getting tall again my next grow I'll scrog for sure!
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nvhak49
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I'm sure only having one plant under a 400w you won't have any problems with airy buds.
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