400w Club-Show Off Your 400w Pride And Joy

Yeah. I've come to discover that CFLs used with HIDs can make all the difference in the world. But I think I posted that in the wrong thread. Yours look like theyre doing fine without them. still, could never hurt.

awesome, no i love the input thank you. If I were to go this way and grab a CFL light what wattage should I get? Im not looking to drop to much more money so hopefully not to much wattage lol

I'm about to start a grow under a 400 hps in about a week hopefully gonna be growing sum aurora indica

They arent that expensive. You can get little clip light sockets with reflectors for under ten. As far as wattage, dont exceed what the socket recommends. Use Y adapters to add more bulbs. And the 'recommended' color is 6500K for veg and 2700K for flower. I like to mix it up. See my sig for example. I didnt add the HPS till flowering in mine though

hey valuablevariable wut do you mean partially sog how long did you veg for?? im just starting my hps grow and using clones to harvest once a month and could use some advice in the right way to maximize my yeild and you look like you know a thing or too lol + rep and thanks for any help you can give

just turned my 400w baby to flower heres a couple pics

Hey just getting my lighting equipment together. I have a 3X2 foot area powered by what you see below (all 400watt). Coming soon is a CAP lumesun reflector to finish it off...

RJGrowOp said:

Hey just getting my lighting equipment together. I have a 3X2 foot area powered by what you see below (all 400watt). Coming soon is a CAP lumesun reflector to finish it off...

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Welcome to the site. +rep for making the step towards self sufficiency.

so today i made a few additions to my family the purp was getting lonely
from left to right: chemdawg, Sam the Skunk Man Original Haze, and cali mist

I guess mine can fit in here.


My first grow setup. No clue what I am doing yet so just growing some mystery seeds.

Spent ~$1.2k at the grow store so far, and about $300 at Home Depot (50% parts, 50% tools I needed)

Flower Room:

• 34" x 40" x 6'
• 6" Lumenaire Reflector
• 400w Hortilux HPS Lamp
• 9" Hi-Velocity Fan
• 4" Fresh Air Intake
• Room to add a few side CFL fixtures later, I hope

Veg Room:

• 40" x 48"+ x ~24" tall (under stairs)
• 6" Lumenaire Reflector
• 400w MH Lamp
• 150w Min-Sun HPS Ballast/Lamp (to help cover larger area)
• 4" Fresh Air Intake
• 2 x 400w Switchable Ballasts
• 6" Exhaust Fan 435 CFM (WYE to each hood)
• 9" Hi-Velocity Fan
• Surge Strips, Timers, etc

I would personally use one of those extra hids in the flower room. But you definitely look like know what you are doing

assasinofyouth420 said:

I would personally use one of those extra hids in the flower room. But you definitely look like know what you are doing

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Not really, but I am a quick learner. It has been a bit of a hap-hazard process and I can see that now, thank you. I am pretty sure it is going to get some more adjustments and/or new fixtures later. I was considering a couple of CFL type fixtures on the sides/corners of the flower room for more wattage and full spectrum.

I was afraid of going with a 600w in the flower room because the washer uses the same circuit, but we ran laundry today and no problems. I am thinking now it will probably be best to shift the 6" hood in the flower room to the side a little with the addition of some new hooks, and move the 150w unit in to the flower room so I have 550w of HPS in flower and 400w of MH in Veg. I have enough height in the veg room, once I clean up my exhaust lines, that I can raise my light up and get enough coverage for vegging with the one fixture I think.

I could also just remove the 150w and upgrade the flower room with a 600w HPS ballast and new lamp (If I want to spend another $250+). I am sure there are times when I am going to need to start flowering with an HPS in the shorter room if my flower room is still full, so the 400w HPS lamp wont go to waste.

Pics of my first FIM which ended up with 3 top growths.

Hey I'm going to be growing sum aurora indica under one 400 watt hps and i have everything down but the best flowing nutrient Can anyone help me out on what would be the best flowering nutrient on aurora indica growing in soil? I was thinking about getting the fox farm 3 pack

If your worried about blowin circuits, add up all the watts you are using, including lights, pumps, fan... anything plugged into the circuit. Divide that by 110 (230 if in UK?). That number is your amps. If its over 15 theres a good chance youll trip the breaker.

sweetswisher said:

Hey I'm going to be growing sum aurora indica under one 400 watt hps and i have everything down but the best flowing nutrient Can anyone help me out on what would be the best flowering nutrient on aurora indica growing in soil? I was thinking about getting the fox farm 3 pack

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Im using the Fox Farm Liquid trio right now....its decent stuff for the price. My criticisms are that they aren't 100% Organic, its hard to manage ph with them, and its easy to over-do them. But...im getting decent results.

If you're talking about the Solubles...Ive never used them. I hear they work just as good as any other expensive flowering supplement...And i do mean expensive ($100 for the solubles).

I'd look into some of the General Hydroponics' "General Organics" line. They have a supplement called "Bio Bud" that im looking into.

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I'd look into some of the General Hydroponics' "General Organics" line. They have a supplement called "Bio Bud" that im looking into.

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These are the nutes I am using, as suggested by the local shop where I got my gear.

Last night was the first day of 12/12. *No photoshop cool filter on these pics, like I tried using last time.



It had one day of 15/9 when finishing my flower room. I have to shift em around today and redo part of the exhaust line, and add some hooks to the flower room so I can move the 150w HPS over there.

Here is the smaller topped plant.



Here are some of the accidental FIM.

thanks letricbud ya i was talking about the fox farm liquid I don't really have 100 bucks to spend on the solubles. I'm also looking into jack's classic bloom booster, its cheap but I've seen good results from using only Jack's during flowering. I just got to decide on jack's or the fox farm trio. Also seen very nice results from the fox farm trio

cool grow, i am using a dr80 grow tent, i am using ionic nutes and wondering if you have to add a big of grow nutes to counter the nitro problem how muc do you add when using the bloom aswell? its 7ml to a litre of water so i put 14ml into 2litres how much veg nutes could be added to it 1ml? 2 or what? anyone please, thanks, here is my grow 4 Big Bud

heres my First grow with a Dr80 Grow Tent, 125RVK Fan, 5"Ducting 400w hps Cooltube seems to work really well, temps are fine never under 70F and never over 76, i got 4 clones off a friend, they are Big Bud!

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3 JillyBeans
3 Elite Ultimate Chem 08's
Two 12gal Igloo Marine coolers w/ 3 plants each
400w Hortilux and Sun System Yield Master II Supreme hood.
Ambient temps 82F - 83F
Rez temps 64F

Harvested the only Indica dom pheno JillyBean last night.
Total wet weight = 172.39 grams
2 more to go over the next 2 nights.
The 1st and 2nd pic are the same 4 colas, which was the Indica dom JillyBean.