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    This product saved my season.

    I bought an HID thinking the heat would be enough to keep the cold winter (its not even winter yet) temps away. Boy was i wrong. My temps ranged from 50F to 95F. Yup, big problems. Instead of tearing my hair out setting up a heating and cooling schedule i bought two Lux Win100 Thermostats. One...
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    Ditching my HID, but is this LED good for this tent?

    I believe it draws around 80-90w. I only have one plant growing right now so i think i can get away with it for this one grow.
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    Ditching my HID, but is this LED good for this tent?

    I bought an HID but i think i'm going to ditch it and go back to LED. I have a 135w Blackstar lighthouse hydro and i was wondering if its good enough for a tent thats 3ft wide, 2ft deep, and 5 ft tall? of course all mylar reflective inside. I'm only going to do 2-3 grows max in it. If its not...
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    Managing temps in a tent during winter.

    I just had an idea in the shower i'm just gonna throw out there for an opinion. Instead of having an hps as my light and heat source and having a cooling exhaust fan on the thermostat, maybe i should switch back to LEDs which produces almost no heat, set the exhaust fan on a timer to dump the...
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    Managing temps in a tent during winter.

    i think i'll give the thermostat a try. i dont have internet in the area to use a fancy system like that. makes sense to have the fans only go on when it passes a certain threshold. i just have to hope that the heat does not dissipate too fast once the lights go out.
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    Managing temps in a tent during winter.

    i have no idea how that option slipped my mind. i cant really find what people around here are using but i see nothing but great reviews for the LUX Win100.
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    Managing temps in a tent during winter.

    I have a 3ft wide x 2ft deep x 5ft tall tent that i have in an attic that experiences very significant temperature fluctuations. It has a 400w non-vented hood which i purposely got to keep it warm in the winter. Its dimmable so i can run it at 200w or 300w as well. The tent also has a 400cfm 6''...
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    best indica dom strains for first indoor

    +1 for white widow
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    Lets make a journal! LED, CFL, maybe even HID in one grow.

    Okay so I've been hesitant to start a journal because i usually pop reg seeds and i'd hate to upset everyone (including myself) to make a journal and eventually find out they're males. I like to keep things very simple with my grow, temperatures being my only enemy. I tried germing an unknown...
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    Room temp is 84 help

    i would peak in the low 100s during summer. pretty insane but i had a tonnnn of ventalation and it seemed to do fine.
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    day 51 flower does this look normal

    doesnt flowering cause the leaves to do that since its putting all its resources into flowering? as far as the temps causing that i think its unlikely. ive had a grow that dipped as low as 45F (7C) and peaked at 105F (40C) and it grew quite well although i'm working on stabalizing those temp a...
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    CFL's vs 250 or 400w HPS..?

    i have a 135w blackstar in a very similar tent.. 36x20x63. for your application i think leds would work. mine is in a big empty loft that gets really hot in the summer and really cold in the winter. the led i have grew two plants somewhat nicely but once they get big the lower leaves get no...
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    Is my math right? LED and electricity usage.

    oh, im not sure if thats depressing or not considering i get a good amount of growth from it. im starting a new grow soon and i'm hoping its enough for just one plant. but if not i'll probably supplement it with cfls since i have a ton left from my cfl days. 5 cents is what im showing from the...
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    Is my math right? LED and electricity usage.

    I just calculated what my leds cost per month and it seems really low ( i know leds are efficient but didnt think they were this efficient) So I have a 135W blackstar led. For arguments sake because of the fans and everything on it lets say it draws 150w. Also presume i am doing 24/0 and 12/12...
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    Plants taking forever to flower under LED.

    So do LED panels always glow when theyre connected to a digi timer? i used one for a 24hr blackout hoping it would jumpstart flowering. i guess i mistakenly stressed it by triggering 24 hours of veg?? hahaha EDIT: Also, i think i am seeing little balls at a few nodes at the top of the plant. I...
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    Plants taking forever to flower under LED.

    I'll check for light leaks, i have this tent.. http://www.amazon.com/Aviditi-PTU-68-Reflective-Hydroponic-36-Inch/dp/B004U6WCMY/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1378666721&sr=8-10&keywords=grow+tent it has vent flaps on the back and sides about 6 inches off the bottom, thats the only place i think...
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    Plants taking forever to flower under LED.

    well growth wasnt much of an issue. They have tons of ventalation so high temps would cause to to perspire but it had enough water to avoid drying out. They were in very small pots and barely a foot tall then when i moved them to 2-3 gall pots they exploded and got to about 2 1/2 feet tall. I'll...
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    Plants taking forever to flower under LED.

    I put 4 23w cfls in there now. FFOF for soil 2ft tall I topped one of the two plants that were in there but i removed that one because it hermied Im using quarter to half strength FF tiger bloom and big bloom The one that hermied did show female but when i transplanted into a bigger pot and...
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    Plants taking forever to flower under LED.

    Its been 5 months since my Nirvana white widow has been sitting under a 135w blackstar 12/12 and it has yet to show pre flowers. Thats quite a bit of time for me to figure out if its even a male or a female. Does it usually take this long to show preflowers under LED? I saw preflowers after...
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    HPS vs CFL ??? Which is TRULY better??

    i've never grown with an HPS yet but i would suggest staying with the HPS. The problem with the cfls you found is that its on ebay, its probably not a legitamite reputable company, and more than likely just someone with the electronic know how to wire a few lightbulbs together to try and tap...
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