Need Lighting Advice

GrizzSpitter

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I'm picking up a 400w mh to veg my babies under tonight, but I'm still trying to figure out what kind of light I'm using now! When it's off, it looks like a regular light bulb except with no markings and a definate purplish/blueish tint. It's bright, I'm guessing about 250w. My babies are kicking ass under it and a 150w generic grow lamp I ghetto rigged in my closet. I'm thinking about rigging these lights up on the sides of the room around the MH as a supplement. Is this a good idea? The room gets plenty of air and I have a 2 foot fan sucking heat away from the plants, the fans also big enough that the suction creates a gentle breeze for the plants. What kind of bulb might this mystery machine be, and would it be a good idea to use these lights in addition to the MH?
 

GrizzSpitter

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Come on kids, don't be shy! I know somebody's got more knowledge than I do, and I gotta get this set up right after work!
 

GrizzSpitter

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I'll get some pics up soon. My ghetto rig grow room is slowly moving on up to the eastside. Tonight I'm setting up the new mh ballast, CO2, temp/humidity and everything else I should've had ready a week ago. I'll post pics of the bulb and setup. But just to pass the sniff test; does a two foot fan square fan (the kind that are square, about 4 inches deep and sit on the floor on in a window) seem like it would exhaust enough heat? It really sucks air out of the room. Enough to the point where there is always a constant breeze being sucked back through the fan.
 

GrizzSpitter

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They'll be fine now. 400w mh + 150 full spectrum and only two plants to soak up all those lumens. Spoiled brats...they'll have little sisters tomorrow.
 
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