First grow and getting small buds

Chip Green said:

What you are likely experiencing, is the beginning stages of a patience deficiency.
The pending swell is imminent.

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I'm hoping you're right . I was just getting concerned being that many days into flower. I'm more than happy to wait.

C99newbie said:

It is a 400W CMH. I got the ballast, hood and bulb used and I was told they no longer make this bulb.

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Must be a Philips then. Runs off a 400WHPS magnetic ballast right? A buddy recently sent me a new one and I'm loving it. Using it to finish off my plants and it seems to work fine in flowering. GE makes one like it but I haven't really looked into the specs.

I have looked into the specs for the Philips and compared them to my other favorite, Hortilux Super HPS, and it was better.

This shows standard HPS spectrum in comparison so not the same as the Hort. SHPS but gives an idea.

OldMedUser said:

Must be a Philips then. Runs off a 400WHPS magnetic ballast right? A buddy recently sent me a new one and I'm loving it. Using it to finish off my plants and it seems to work fine in flowering. GE makes one like it but I haven't really looked into the specs.

I have looked into the specs for the Philips and compared them to my other favorite, Hortilux Super HPS, and it was better.

This shows standard HPS spectrum in comparison so not the same as the Hort. SHPS but gives an idea.

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It is a magnetic ballast and I am pretty sure it's a Phillips bulb. My plants have been very healthy and there is very little heat with this bulb, which was good with my small tent. Just hoping I see some growth on the home stretch.

Looking good.
I use to run one 400watt hps in my 3x3. Never got the bud structure I was after. Then ran a dual 400watt hood. Was better. But too much heat.

Now I am in

Jeweler loupe came today and all the trichomes are still very clear. So hopefully I have another 2-3 weeks.