250w HPS Club And Help Guide

Doobieus

Doobieus

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Sorry guys my partner's father is in the hospital, was taken in 4/21. Been helping her take care of her mother, as after 6 strokes she can't take care of herself very well. So that's why I have been MIA since 420, I will try to find some time to log in later. Maybe I can clear up/help out on some things. Hope everyone had a great 420!!
 
fucked

fucked

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Can someone recommend me a fair priced/decent quality 250W set up? I recently bought a 400W dimmable that I had planned to run on 50-75% for my cab, but the ballast fan is far to loud for my "semi-stealth" grow. So I'll probably be returning it or pawning it off somewhere...

I figure this would be a good excuse to go with a 250W from here on out (like I originally planned). Digi/mag doesn't matter much that much to me as long as it runs fairly cool and most importantly is quiet. The 400W ballast was louder than my cooling fans...

Oh yeah, the cabs definetly big enough for a 250, so thats not an issue.

Thanks
 
Matchbox

Matchbox

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Doobieus said:
Sorry guys my partner's father is in the hospital, was taken in 4/21. Been helping her take care of her mother, as after 6 strokes she can't take care of herself very well. So that's why I have been MIA since 420, I will try to find some time to log in later. Maybe I can clear up/help out on some things. Hope everyone had a great 420!!
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ah no worries keep off the site and spend your time more wisely lol we'll pick up any slack :D best wishes and all!

fucked said:
Can someone recommend me a fair priced/decent quality 250W set up? I recently bought a 400W dimmable that I had planned to run on 50-75% for my cab, but the ballast fan is far to loud for my "semi-stealth" grow. So I'll probably be returning it or pawning it off somewhere...

I figure this would be a good excuse to go with a 250W from here on out (like I originally planned). Digi/mag doesn't matter much that much to me as long as it runs fairly cool and most importantly is quiet. The 400W ballast was louder than my cooling fans...

Oh yeah, the cabs definetly big enough for a 250, so thats not an issue.

Thanks
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most ballasts don't have fans in.... don't know where you got that one... digitals and magnetics tend to just have a molded plastic casing with lots of 90* bumps for surface area and therefore cooling or a metal case with some vents in it...

check ebay? I got mine off there for £60 including ballast, bulb and reflector. and your going to want the ballast mounted outside the cab anyway else the heat it puts off will heat your cab even more along with the bulb.
 
fucked

fucked

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Matchbox said:
ah no worries keep off the site and spend your time more wisely lol we'll pick up any slack :D best wishes and all!



most ballasts don't have fans in.... don't know where you got that one... digitals and magnetics tend to just have a molded plastic casing with lots of 90* bumps for surface area and therefore cooling or a metal case with some vents in it...

check ebay? I got mine off there for £60 including ballast, bulb and reflector. and your going to want the ballast mounted outside the cab anyway else the heat it puts off will heat your cab even more along with the bulb.
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It was a 400W dimmable ReVolt ballast. I had heard pretty good things about it so I pulled the trigger on it. Its got cooling fins like you described, but it also has a fan.

I was leaning towards digi because I heard they ran cooler and quieter so I picked that up. But, I guess I should have just bought the fanless lumateks or something. What brand are you using?

Thanks again
 
Matchbox

Matchbox

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fucked said:
It was a 400W dimmable ReVolt ballast. I had heard pretty good things about it so I pulled the trigger on it. Its got cooling fins like you described, but it also has a fan.

I was leaning towards digi because I heard they ran cooler and quieter so I picked that up. But, I guess I should have just bought the fanless lumateks or something. What brand are you using?

Thanks again
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When I had a 400w I used a compact plasticy ballast, no fans... On my 250w I have now I just have a cheap ass metal cased magnetic I have no idea of the brand, don't really care so long as it runs the light lol. On a 250 it runs silent and between digital and magnetic (unless you have a really shit magnetic ballast) the heat difference is minimal and not really worth it for the price imo.
 
Grazzmon

Grazzmon

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Matchbox said:
check ebay? I got mine off there for £60 including ballast, bulb and reflector. and your going to want the ballast mounted outside the cab anyway else the heat it puts off will heat your cab even more along with the bulb.
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Both of my ballasts are DIY.. I purchased the ballast kits really cheap on Ebay. My 250 fit in a power supply case from an old PC and I mounted the 400MH Ballast in an old PC tower case, even wired the case fans (the ones that have LED's) and it just looks like a PC running in the room.

Grazz.
 
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HuckleberryFinn

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Here we are in the begining of week 8 (from seed) and 4 days after the flush, think the aggravating stops!

This is the Pakistan
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And the Afghan

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Think they are hungry but the soil is still moist so they should wait 3-4 days more...
 
I85BLAX

I85BLAX

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HuckleberryFinn said:
Here we are in the begining of week 8 (from seed) and 4 days after the flush, think the aggravating stops!

This is the Pakistan
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And the Afghan

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Think they are hungry but the soil is still moist so they should wait 3-4 days more...
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Nice huck!!
 
Grazzmon

Grazzmon

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OK.. so, one of my MM plants (the one the tester came from) is coming down today. I think she has decided it is time (pics), the other one is still going strong so it will have most of the light for a while.
(I noticed that the buds look very ripe in the pic, must be the way the light is because they only have a little amber)

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Still going..

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Grazz
 
Grazzmon

Grazzmon

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Pulled the one MM out of the cab, since I'm not ready to final flush both of the girls I figured a bucket flush over night with clearex couldn't hurt. It also gave me a chance to get the majority of fan leaves off so everything I trim tomorrow can be saved for other stuff :D.
Here is what she looks like atm, I took the top of this after vaca so add at least a foot :D

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Grazz
 
ace720

ace720

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whats up everyone im still here, i got a couple more pics of my HUMBOLT in week 4. i havent kiiled it yet so i guess thats goodIMG_0325[1].jpgIMG_0321[1].jpgIMG_0322[1].jpgIMG_0323[1].jpg and i got a THC BOMB and QUERKLE about to go tooIMG_0326[1].jpg:hump:< this little thing funny
 
cbtbudz

cbtbudz

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Grazz amazing plant. looks like it will be a nice yeild! enjoy.


So what is every1 doing with the trim?i have done icewater hash and edibles and tincture after trying 1 made from a rui member.i think i am going with dryice hash i have been saving my trim for at least the last 5 harvest.
 
Grazzmon

Grazzmon

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cbtbudz said:
Grazz amazing plant. looks like it will be a nice yeild! enjoy.


So what is every1 doing with the trim?i have done icewater hash and edibles and tincture after trying 1 made from a rui member.i think i am going with dryice hash i have been saving my trim for at least the last 5 harvest.
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CBT, I did dry ice the last grow, well it was trim from a couple grows, it was the first time I tried it and it is amazing how much you get. The one thing I found was that I got the best results from dry trim, probably written somewhere not to use wet trim but I didn't look :(.. The wet trim hash was green and damp but the dry was a nice golden color. I ended up making some iso with the green stuff that turned out really nice so I learned something and got some nice candy :D
 
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