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  1. Ghostfox

    DIY COB Questions & Future Build Thread

    All I need to know at this point is if this board is the same as this Mean Well. Obviously one is 50W and one is 60W but do they perform the same function?
  2. Ghostfox

    DIY COB Questions & Future Build Thread

    Could I mount my LEDs inside of a grow hood on the top effectively and just have two hoods in the room instead of 4 fixtures? It would be cheaper and much easier to air cool.
  3. Ghostfox

    DIY COB Questions & Future Build Thread

    With everyone so concerned about the cheaper China LEDs, a few solutions come to mind. I've reworked how I want to set it up. Four fixtures for flowering room with four LEDs each and I'll move the HID in there to the vegetative tent. This means I now need a total of 16 LEDs across four fixtures...
  4. Ghostfox

    DIY COB Questions & Future Build Thread

    According to the manufacturer the 100W China LEDs are 10,000 - 11,000 lumens each, so running at 50W that would be approximately 5,000 lumens each. So even with $10 Vero 18s at 4,000 lumens running at 50% for 2000 lumens it's still significantly cheaper to run China LEDs and replace them if they...
  5. Ghostfox

    DIY COB Questions & Future Build Thread

    I mean I can spend $16.25 per Cree 2530 or I could spend $26.33 for ten of the China LEDs. It would cost me $455 to run Cree as opposed to $79 China LEDs. This means I would have to have nearly 150 China LEDs burn out and be replaced to make even the cheaper Cree lights worth it. I'll stick with...
  6. Ghostfox

    DIY COB Questions & Future Build Thread

    Hello all and thanks for stopping in. I've been reading on do it yourself COB LED grow lights for the better part of two days now and have been trying to piece together exactly what to order for both a 4' x 8' flowering room and a 4' x 4' vegetative room. I'm looking to completely ditch my HID...
  7. Ghostfox

    Seedsman & Attitude Review

    I don't see any reason why a prepaid Visa wouldn't work. As far as the company is concerned it's a Visa card, they don't know what kind. I advocate purchasing through Bitcoin if you can, most seed banks that take it offer a pretty hefty discount if you pay with it, I think I got something like...
  8. Ghostfox

    Seedsman & Attitude Review

    Every Kalashnikova Auto showed exceptionally fast germination times but in the end none of them managed to sprout. I had nine other seeds in the exact same conditions that sprouted just fine so I emailed Seedsman support and they offered to give me some Seedsman brand seeds for free or some...
  9. Ghostfox

    Why the "White Ash Test" is Bullshit

    I can go into my grow room, cut a bud off a non-flushed plant in DWC being fed synthetic nutrients, throw it in my bong without drying it or curing it at all and get nothing but white ash left in the bowl. Sure, it's a bitch to light and smokes like shit but it leaves white ash 100% of the time...
  10. Ghostfox

    My Budget 800w DWC Maxibloom Grow

    Day 60, very tops look good but buds below aren't swelling and connecting to make decent colas so I went ahead and backbuilt the entire GC plant as it's the worst with this. Got a matured GC x PE seed off the PE and have it germinating now.
  11. Ghostfox

    Brand New 1000W Ballast DEAD?

    I've read a lot of your posts, you're very angsty and your post wasn't necessary. That being said, when I'm forced to choose between buying a cheap lighting kit or letting all my plants die it's pretty obvious which one I'm going to choose. The hood I got is great, obviously the bulb and ballast...
  12. Ghostfox

    My Budget 800w DWC Maxibloom Grow

    Trichome shot from the Green Crack. Hoping they'll be ready to harvest around November 14th but the trichomes seem pretty clear with small heads so we'll see. Picked up some CalMag that I'm dosing at 1ml/gallon. PPM's sitting at ~700, pH 6.0. Will do a two day FloraKleen flush followed by a two...
  13. Ghostfox

    Brand New 1000W Ballast DEAD?

    Blew a TON of replacement fuses yesterday, the vendor got back to me though with a shipping label to return it. Ended up cutting the s-style plug off the end of the hood and wiring it straight into a 400w magnetic ballast so I could at least run something in there.
  14. Ghostfox

    RECIRCULATING DWC ANYONE?

    I just switched from 3 DWC buckets to 6 RDWC buckets. There are pretty much two options, top feed or undercurrent. They're about the same price if you're keeping it budget, but the undercurrent is definitely more if you decide to spring for 3" piping. I use a 3/4" feed and 1/2" return with a...
  15. Ghostfox

    Seedsman & Attitude Review

    I actually lost the Cheese seed somewhere in the carpet by my desk, but at least the Attitude order came in today completely unmolested! Attitude uses great stealth, would recommend to anyone. Even the dispensary I go to orders seeds through them.
  16. Ghostfox

    auto questions

    Don't need to water them at all in the swamp, just plant them right by the water. Some people float them on rafts and do a DWC type thing where the entire swamp is the reservoir.
  17. Ghostfox

    Brand New 1000W Ballast DEAD?

    Ordered the 1000W kit linked below, received Oct. 20th and it's worked fabulous. Until today, Nov. 3rd. http://www.ebay.com/itm/121137894194?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&var=420153152046&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT It worked perfectly yesterday and was working last night when I unplugged it...
  18. Ghostfox

    auto questions

    Going to go ahead and guess Florida, as I moved from there to Colorado not too long ago. Swamp growing is pretty popular down there, or at least it was in my area. You'll be fine, they're not looking for that shit out there.
  19. Ghostfox

    auto questions

    Does your paranoia have a logical basis? Are you growing legally on land that you own in accordance with state laws or are you just throwing some plants out in a wooded area near your house? If the helicopters are flying over looking for weed, they'll spot it no problem at all from 100ft and...
  20. Ghostfox

    auto questions

    I don't know about eight. If I was working in a room that size and growing exclusively autos, I'd start with two in there and add two more every three weeks so I always had fresh stuff coming in instead of waiting for each cycle, but that's just me. I think six will be decently packed when they...
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