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hi everyone! im currently growing a nirvana maui waui. the estimated finish time for it is 9-11 weeks (65-80 days) of 12/12. today is 10.5 weeks (75 days) shes under a 400W hps and is receiving around 85W per sq foot. temps are around 58F night, 72F day. basically my questoin is...

thnks weasel. so could you give me more details. I would like to harvest her ASAP how much do I need to leave in order to reveg? can I cut off all the buds, and just leave main branches? shoud I make sure to leave big fan leaves? also, once it successfully reveges, how do I go about making...

hi everyone. i have a question here. i tried looking around for an answer, but couldnt figure out how to search correctly. bascially, i need to know if and how to get seeds from a mature, ready to be chopped, female plant. i have a plant that came about by accident, from a hermied...

Does anyone here know if a 250w hps in a COOLTUBE will run same temps as a marsII 400 or a 96x5? If so, i think i finally got my answer To run my marshydro 96x3 alongside a 250hps cooltube Btw, even though sara is a sales rep, u gott hand it to her, that when reccomending their mars...

Thnks sara for ur input So do u really think adding a 96x5 to my current 96x3 will also outperform an be better than adding a 150, or 250w hps instead?

thnks eveyrone for all the feedback. im starting to think about perhaps just selling my light, and buying one of the new pro lights. in particular, the cree 128. or perhpas the epistar 160 will the performance of the cree 128, actually be better than a 96x3, and a new 96x5 combo? both...

if i would add a 250w hps, i could definately keep the temps under control now in the winter, however, in the summer, i would probly need to upgrade my exhaust system, which is another expense. if i add just a 150W hps, then my room should be able to handle it in the summer. however, which...

thnks stoney roads (and aphrodisia and others for input) if my main concern is quality, and not quanitity, is it still reccomended to go for a 250w hps combo with LED? or is that only if i want the "quantity" aspect of the hps? the main thing pulling me to stay all LED's, and not mix in an hps...

thnks for the reply! thats a big help. the 5-8 degrees increase is about whta i get with my 96x3 reflector. so im asuming the marsII 700 would be probly around 11 deg increase any clue how much increase a 250w hps gives? my room is vented with a 170CFM fan i see that i wont need a mars 700...

hey aphrodesia. thnks for ur reply. what do you think would be a better option for quality? the 250w hps is much easier for me to buy. but im also worried about heat problems in the summer. does anyone here know if the marsII 700 runs hotter than a 250w hps?

hey there everyone. i wrote this same post a few days back, but being that it was around holiday time, and i only got one reply, i figured to post again, maybe some people who could help advise, didnt see it ;) hey there. im looking to upgrade my rig and was hoping to get some advice. im...

thnks for that chart. i found that chart online and found it very helpfull also. the question though is about footprint. being that i dont have a lightmeter, i was hoping to find out from peoples experience whats the best distance with my 400w hps to cover a 2x3 footprint evenly things are...

hey everyone i have a quesiton which may sound simple, but i just wanted to make sure im understnading the research ive been doing correctly. as u can see from the qeustion, im a newb in growing, and a complete newb in hps im lighting a 2x3 foot room, with a 400w hps. (no cooltube, temps...

Ok. So assuming i went for the route of mixing, how would u best mix a 180w draw LED with hps? Wouldnt it be best to mix that with a 150w hps instead of a 250w hps? That way the hps wont be stronger than the led? Ive been contemplating to try and figure out how its done. If u hang the...

thnks for the replly. what i ended up doing, was i took out the LED and run only the HPS. also i switched lights on schedule to night time, to make things balance out even a little more. lights on heat is around 79-81F, lights off is still around 60 :( but at least its not a 25deg fluctation...