I am soooo excited to be involved in the cultivation process. Just accomplished a lifelong dream and began the process of setting up a grow tent. I purchased the 5x9x7 Gorrilla tent and The 12 bucket Grow Flo hydro system. I went with the Stealth Box 3 carbon filter and a Hyper 8' fan plus 4 circulation fans. I Have (2) Gavita 1000 W lights, which brings me to my question. Is the EL-1 controller a necessity with these lights?
Dream of a lifetime
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cannacrazy
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Not that I don't know, but I don't know. How is that hyper fan working?
tsirku! Great to have you with us. I don't know about your light set up.. sorry. I would suggest starting a grow journal. A journal allows all of our experienced growers to find your grow and offer helpful advice. I can honestly say that without all the help I've gotten all of my plants would have been dead long ago... instead in another month or so I'll be smokin' them! 
And... just so you'll know.... this is the number 1 site on the web for all things cannabis! YAY! Good Luck. 
cannacrazy
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Tell us about your gavita lights. Were they worth the extra dollars? Double ended? I was checking out some plasma lights. Ouch. The price punched me in my sack.
Welcome to 420. Your setup sounds great, so I'd get a journal going if you can!
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Hey! Hope all is well and the photosynthesis is abundant! Had a setback. Had to have a professional come in and install a new shower pan. Bunch of tile demo and replacement. He did a fantastic job and I am now able to set up my system. I just finished putting up blinds and cleaning the room. Setting up the tent in a few...
I feel like a kid at Christmas time! As far as the Gavitas go, I did a ton of research on these lights and I think I got one of the best. Un-boxed them and tested them last night and they are SWEET. I am concerned about my 9' ceiling though. They do run hot. One good thing that came from the delay.. I stumbled onto (2) 400 Watt Solar storm LEDs. If the Gavitas get too hot I will be able to replace one or both with the LEDs. That is plan G anyway. Was gonna go with the Stealth box 3 until I realized the cost of filter replacement. Just gonna go with the 8x24 phresh filter. And to answer the query concerning the 8" Hyper Fan... I could use it to power an airboat! I will post pictures as I progress. 
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Got them on sale at GROWERS HOUSE. They are the 600-1000W Adjustable e series DE with 220v or optional 120v cord purchase($18 each). $478.00 per light. I stumbled onto (2) 400w LED Solar storms for$600.00. Talk about a steal. $1000.00 lights! The LEDs are out of the world as far as cost goes. Got a PPM meter and CAP CO2-4e multi-meter in the deal. I found the manuals for both online. I think it is going to be a challenge to get the CAP monitor dialed in. Was thinking I could run my lights and fan off this unit. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Until next time.. Have a good one.
