DIY veg area

Bogs Dollocks

Bogs Dollocks

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I'm looking to buy a separate tent to veg in but trying to do it on the cheap if I buy a half decent tent i would have to buy lower quality lights on the other hand if I buy some better lights then the tents out the window....any ideas IV been looking at the secret jardin range of small tents but if I bought one would these lights be sufficient enough to veg under T5 LINK FLUORESCENT FITTING 28W if I used x2
 

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Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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48 w's total of florescent? Be ok for propagation. What size veg tent are you looking at?

I use a small veg tent. 50cm x 50 cm x 100cm and 130 W of CFL works pretty well to veg.
 
Bogs Dollocks

Bogs Dollocks

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Any recommendations on where to look for CFLs it's mind boggling to me the amount of choices there is ... My main setup is a 1.2 tent with lumii Digi ballast 600w hps I just was looking for something smaller/cheaper for a veg area so I'm not entirely set on that secret jardin tent I'm really just looking for recommendations/ideas as to which direction I should be looking
 
Dudogrow

Dudogrow

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Recommend getting 2 more of those fluorescent fixtures for a total of 96 watts for that size space. You can buy cfls at a hardware store if you'd rather go that route.
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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Bogs Dollocks said:
Any recommendations on where to look for CFLs it's mind boggling to me the amount of choices there is ... My main setup is a 1.2 tent with lumii Digi ballast 600w hps I just was looking for something smaller/cheaper for a veg area so I'm not entirely set on that secret jardin tent I'm really just looking for recommendations/ideas as to which direction I should be looking
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That's close'ish to the same size as mine.
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Ebay is always worth looking at. this is an aussie link https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/130W-ENERGY-SAVING-GROW-LIGHT-CFL-6400k-COMPACT-FLUORESCENT-LAMP-HOLDER/272184262001?epid=2231607923&hash=item3f5f723d71:g:L60AAOxy4XNSTr32
 
Hempymann

Hempymann

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I lined a cheap wardrobe with panda film, added a 4" exhaust hole at the top, two 4" vents at the bottom on the back of the wardrobe, screw a power board in there, add some weather strip around the doors to help stop light coming out, add a few fans and CFL lights and you're good to go.

Most of this stuff I had laying around anyway so the build was very inexpensive, if you have or see an old wardrobe laying around, mabey look into it??
 
Hempymann

Hempymann

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Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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Hempymann said:
That looks nice and bright in there and the girls look really nice

I noticed the yellow sticky, have you had many issues with gnats?
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I grow in soil so always use stickie. Every pot has a small piece on top of the soil and I have larger pieces hanging around. Its a very cheap, effective way of lessoning the chancers of having issues.
I see the odd gnat, especially a few days after watering a new batch but ive never had a problem with them.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Bogs Dollocks said:
Any recommendations on where to look for CFLs it's mind boggling to me the amount of choices there is ... My main setup is a 1.2 tent with lumii Digi ballast 600w hps I just was looking for something smaller/cheaper for a veg area so I'm not entirely set on that secret jardin tent I'm really just looking for recommendations/ideas as to which direction I should be looking
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Check Ohuhu brand tents. Amazon.
 
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