true that region makes a difference, but I do live in Vancouver which is technically a semi-rain forest (except this year)
Dude, look in the local buy and sell website. Pick up a used hps for next to nothing. I got three 400w for $60
Search "Used High Bay Shop Lights". Nearly always 400-watt with a bulb.Sometimes MH and sometimes HPS. Heavier than hell.Separate the ballast and the reflector and then wire with a minimum 12/3 cable wired properly. I bought 2 in Alaska and left the new cable long enough I stuck the hot ballasts outside. The enclosures are weatherproof until you separate the two parts. Simply make a cover for the opening where the reflector is removed and seal it with silicone. Keeps the grow area a lot cooler.
$140 for a 600W HID setup is pretty cheap. low_baller on ebay or Amazon, yo. I know how hard $140 can be to find, but I just wanted you to know the price for lights doesn't have to be extravagant.
Yeah, and if you have at least a decent light, it makes it so much easier to deal with all the other things that go with the territory.
Yeah that's how I keep clones running or to start seeds. Lmao, not good for getting good quality stash.
I stopped talking lumens like 2 weeks ago. the bulbs I have now are 3 26w bulbs, they will do just fine for a couple small plants with an added 4-6 hours sunlight almost everyday.
I vegged 9 plants under CFLs and they're now flowering under 1000 watter, I wanted good quality medicine for all my time and money spent. Next run will be approximately 2 weeks CFL seedling stage, 6-8 weeks 400 or 600 MH, depends on were I setup my veg, to see the growth difference as I've been keeping a written, photo, and video log of this run. Seems all the videos I've seen with MH in veg are noticeably bigger than mine and others under CFLs in veg.
i would like to through out there if you use an cfl clone led for veg and hps for flower i found is the best for kw/h per gram for all stages
Yes this is for personal use. And I will be flowering under a completely diff setup. I knew I would get away with vegging under these 26w, but not for flower. Thank you for the one helpful response. I would give you a like but is seems I cant
Haha, that's true, and YouTube has proof of the results of inadequate lighting at harvest time. I was so scared after watching them, I immediately started shopping around for better lighting. I never wanna raise a lady with more legs showing than skin(bud). One small/medium nug every 10"-12" is not worth my time.
A small bud every 10-12in? I have done some good research on Mars hydro leds. I mean....go watch the videos on YouTube and check out the Mars hydro grow thread. They are the best cheap leds. The one I'm ordering has 8 bands led and consumes 140w.