Touchmejesus
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Hey there, I have been growing since last year and both of my harvests have been pretty weedy. I didn't weigh them properly but the buds were about as big as a peach core, or a coke bottle cap and i got 5-6 per plant. Don't get me wrong it was great stuff, but it only lasted me 2 weeks. I have been using 150w cfl bulbs - 2 per plant for the first 2 and 1 per plant for the 4 after and I am seriously disappointed (except for the first 2, just slightly disappointed). SO I had a thought this morning why not go hps, the heat from the 4 cfls is probs the same as one hps right? So i'm looking at a 250w and a 400w, obviously 400w will give more lumens but how many more? How much extra heat can i expect? the temp of the room is usually between 15-19 celsius and the grow area gets up to 30 if i don't open a window and its sunny outside, but usually its about 26. How many plants could it support? i think my space is about 0.6m wide, 0.4m deep and 1 metre tall. I'll probs go for 4 either way. How hot does a ballast get? How does 12/12 work with hps? How many watts of cfl would work for veg? I'm looking for low cost, so If I setup a rig of 1 150w cfl in reflector could i veg 2 plants on 18/6?
Cheers in advance
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Cheers in advance
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