Potential set up

Wrong kind of light for plants, wrong spectrum or something, use the search feature on the site and look for halogen lights, been loads of ppl ask about em over the last few years
 
No....please don't do that to your plants...if your gonna spend 40 just get more cfls and splitters, you'll be better off
 
Moon Goblin is right, halogen lights will bring nothing to the grow table except the potential for a fire, they are one of the hottest, most inefficient lights ever designed. They can just about catch sheetrock on fire.

You would do well to steer clear of any halogen light.

Peace

Asmallvoice
 
Not only do those lights not provide a plant healthy spectrum they also run hotter than the hubs of hell. Great in a cold garage to work on cars.
 
Check your local craigslist for used low bay shop fixtures. Usually they have a used 400 or 600 watt bulb. Either HPS or MH. They usually sell cheap. Here's a good link below how to use these as grow lights. Do it yourself easy. I did two and use them to veg. Both mine are used 400 watt MH. I wired the ballast remote, used the plastic bowl reflector they came with, sprayed one silver and one white and they work fantastic.

https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/164853-how-use-industrial-low-bay.html
 
robert030188 said:
but heat will be unbearable
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Yes, it was definitely hot in there. Luckily, my family likes the house cool, and we keep ac on 74, plus, I have the window open on nicer days. I have one ceiling fan on high right now, and I will get at least one more fan in the room.

Other than the lights being hot, they will work fine wont they? gotta be better than 4 23 watt 2700k bulbs like other people grow with...
 
halogen is no good, foil and mirrors are big no-no, but you go head and do it your way just dont burn your house down...peace
 
brimck325 said:
halogen is no good, foil and mirrors are big no-no, but you go head and do it your way just dont burn your house down...peace
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if i had a way, I wouldnt be in the newbie section of the forum.

How do you say foil is a no no, if half the set ups i've seen on here, had foil SOME WHERE.....


stop telling me the lamp is no good, if your not going to explain why...... what is wrong with it?
 
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