Recent content by BillZ

solo, I was asking what distance would work best when starting with seeds and with clones. You are saying 8" to 12" above the soil surface for the seeds. I went with 12" and they seem to be doing fine. First time starting with a T5 and going to try to go the distance. By "medium" I am...

If one is using a T5 HO 4FT 8 Bulb fixture when starting with seeds in a grow tent what is the proper or best distance for the light to be from planting medium top surface. I say medium because folks start seeds in seed trays, little Jiffy Pots, 3 oz Dixie cup (these work great when using the...

Lush, Your answer confuses me as the lights promoting here are made using Cree's LED per your product specifications then isn't it just a matter of Cree simply making a fixture to house the same LED's they make in an acceptable array meeting industry standards for artificial grow lights?

Just an idea being passed along. It's not rocket science but rocket scientist and professional growers do it. It's all done using the KISS method of keeping it simple stupid. You can use a simple spreadsheet and create what I'm calling a Plant Growth Tracking Chart to track each individual...

Just curious after reading some of your posts and then moving to your website. You are using Cree's LED's in your panels if I read your data correctly and that makes me what to ask do you know that Cree is about to put out their own panels for the grow market. I see you are in Michigan - I...

Not knowing your closet layout but having used a closet that was 2.5'x5'x7' (depth, width, height) that was on the second floor of our house and since heat rises it can become more of an issue to deal with. Anyway, with the measurements I listed I know I wanted to cycle my airflow through once...

I picked up some old style bakelite sockets 660W/250V rated 4 bulb per sockets from a lamp supplier in Chicago for $2.65 each. That's 660 watts total or 4 150W CFL's per if you wanted to use them...lots of heat with that much too! I use 23W bulbs in the sockets so each fixture provides 6400...

nightoker, You can check out ebay for lights. If you are serious about only growing 1 or 2 plants that means you are looking at a small space like 2' x 3' or smaller? For something like that you can pick up a T5 HO 2' 4 bulb fixture for about $60 (8,000 lumen), 6 bulb cost $80 (12,000...

In preparation for my next grow I did a little more digging (had to say it that way) on soils available locally (RTP, NC region). Here is what I've found available around the community leaving me with the notion folks should call verify pricing and availability of brands and private labeling in...

I am trained in computer science and engineering. I have used both the hex and binary systems for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division - all by hand. Older computer systems used these numbering systems to represent everything... and we didn't have fancy debugging systems like are...

Hosebomber, so what to 97% of the world using the metric system. The seller and originator of this thread - they are talking about selling in the US market, having product located in the US and available to ship in the US reducing shipping lead time and thereby allowing a price reduction in...

400w. there has two. one is yellow 128x3w: D is :470x305x145mm. another one is 5watt 80x5w. D is :340x340x110mm . so which one you want? You know if you're stocking in the USA and trying to sell in the USA why not start using language easily comprehended in the USA cause the metric system...

Looking at your website on ebay the specifications are really listed as to the size of the unit. What's the dimension of fixture for the 400W single unit?

My closet I'm using is 5' wide x 2.5' deep x 6' high. For exhaust it is a 120 CFM 4" Duct Fan in top right corner of closet. For inflow I cut the bottom 1/2" off the door leaving a 5/8" high by 30" wide sliver under the door. The bedroom has HVAC duct and kept at 78 degrees. I exhaust the...

75 cuft. 4 foot fixture 8 bulbs. Now what's the air temperature generally outside the cabinet? I ask because even in my home the grow closet is upstairs and upstairs is always harder to cool than downstairs. Then again, no one lives upstairs as the children have grown and gone. I keep the ac...