Those will not work as they are for photography. they are designed to mimic the color of the flash. A HPS kit would serve you much better.
The photo below is for example only by going ahead and buying a air cooled hood and remote ballast it gives you the ability to better battle heat problems...
Not that it helps to answer the question but I use to use fox farm and had problems like this among a horrid of other problems. I finally switched to General Hydroponics and ill never go back to Fox farm the GH has been stable and predictable throughout 2 grows now with no plant problems or ph...
My guess is you are in the south where Asian beetles (kudzu bug, Brown lady bugs) are slowly taking over They look like lady bugs but they are not red they are more brown with black spots.. they are said to eat Kudzu but I've seen them on the news where a homeowner said they were eating his...
Re: Random plant is growing in my backyard!!!
If its legal where you are let it grow and see what happens they are in essence a weed so it will thrive outdoors.
I had spider mites once went and got a hot shot no pest at the local box hardware store hung one in the mother chamber one in the flower chamber under the plants within 48 hours i had to look hard to find a mite now i keep one in the room all the time and no mite problems. i tried neem oil but...
I had bad PH fluctuations when I was using Fox Farm. I switched to General Hydroponics and have never looked back. PH stays stable for me across the board no matter what stage of growth or feeding stage im in.