Things to Know About Lighting

zurces

zurces

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I thiNk i have a lps light how can i tell if it is or not? It looks like the end of a bat
? And say think because it came with my first set up and i have not changed it in 2 years.............yes i know i know
 
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all41

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hey everyone im new to the community and im a curious about the hole eletricity thing and i was wondering to light my 400w hps couldn't i light it with copper and a battery lets just say rig it myself??? im open to all info give me your opinions!!!
 
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lorenzo08

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all41 said:
hey everyone im new to the community and im a curious about the hole eletricity thing and i was wondering to light my 400w hps couldn't i light it with copper and a battery lets just say rig it myself??? im open to all info give me your opinions!!!
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wtf have you been smoking. you don't want to mess with high voltage like that, very dangerous. it would be possible with the right equipment and a large truck battery, but the battery would be dead within an hour, if not sooner. after the first day of charging and recharging the battery after going dead and the light going out for a few hours, the battery would be trashed and wouldn't hold a charge anymore. summing it up, hps lights use a lot of power. a lot more then you can get out of a battery.
 
tyke1973

tyke1973

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Very informative?Answered alot of things that i wanted to know thinking of doing a new grow room this year and thought that i might use flouresents just for cloneing and keepingmy motherplants.i agree top post nice one
 
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daniel9guitar

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I have a 400watt HPS and am just growing under that atm. Has anyone grown only with HPS? I am going to get a MH bulb, my digital ballast takes both types of lights, but I was just wondering if anyone has grown succesfully with HPS only. Thanks
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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daniel9guitar said:
I have a 400watt HPS and am just growing under that atm. Has anyone grown only with HPS? I am going to get a MH bulb, my digital ballast takes both types of lights, but I was just wondering if anyone has grown succesfully with HPS only. Thanks
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it can be done, some say it will streatch your plant but when i did it i had tight node spaceing. its also been said that you will get more females with the mh during veg, idk bout that one either, when i did it i got 3 out of 5 females......... if its what ya got use it or pick up a mh conversion bulb
 
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born2killspam

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They do make HID bike lamps designed to run off dc batteries, but the ballasts are almost always electronic.. A magnetic ballast needs AC to make it go.. Its not magnetic field that induces current exactly, a change in a magnetic field induces current..
 
hippiepudz024

hippiepudz024

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me and my friend are having a grow off, he is using a 250 watt hps and a waterfarm and i am using a 400 watt hps and 22 gallon bag of soil, check it out
 
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Rayshon A26

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as far as light for plant growth is concerned, would it be better to use ballasts or grow lamps. also which websites are legit for buying seeds over the internet, this will be my first time doing some growing and i dont wanna get caught up dealing with a site thats prohibit by law
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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Rayshon A26 said:
as far as light for plant growth is concerned, would it be better to use ballasts or grow lamps. also which websites are legit for buying seeds over the internet, this will be my first time doing some growing and i dont wanna get caught up dealing with a site thats prohibit by law
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you want a balasted hid grow lamp mh or cfl for veg and hps for flower www.htgsupply.com

ive been growing bagseed for 8 years so i cant help with where t get em
 
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lorenzo08

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Rayshon A26 said:
as far as light for plant growth is concerned, would it be better to use ballasts or grow lamps. also which websites are legit for buying seeds over the internet, this will be my first time doing some growing and i dont wanna get caught up dealing with a site thats prohibit by law
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a ballast is just part of a light that powers it. you want a blueish light for veging, and an orangeish light for flowering to simulate the color of the sky and sun in the fall. you can use 6400K cfl's for veging and 2700K cfl's for flowering, but you'll need a lot of light bulbs, 2 or 3 per plant, 100 or 150 watt bulbs or bigger. hid lights are better because they put out intense amounts of light and use less power then a bunch of cfl bulbs. metal halide for veging and high pressure sodium for flowering. you can use cfl's for veg and get a high pressure sodium for flowering, or some people just use a high pressure sodium for the entire grow, from seed to harvest. if you want a good harvest, you'll need a lot of light. if you walk out of your grow room and can't see anything then you're doing good.

I've ordered from htgsupply.com with a good experience. I will definitely buy from them again. I've ordered seeds from nirvana-shop.com too. they should both be good companies to order from, just don't have it sent to the address you'll be growing at.
 
drynroasty

drynroasty

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All41
hey everyone im new to the community and im a curious about the hole eletricity thing and i was wondering to light my 400w hps couldn't i light it with copper and a battery lets just say rig it myself??? im open to all info give me your opinions!!!,
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my friend has a 172 watt hps hooked up to his hamster wheel and he trained his 3 hamsters to take turns running for 12 hours a day during the flowering cycle. If you have time, you could do that. Or get a farret, they are smarter i heard...
 
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snickerboy1

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i have a problem useing the write light.when i transfer my clones that grow under floresents under the 400w hps they all just keep burning up,what is the answer??.thank you.
 
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