Originally Posted by richinweed Originally Posted by Mountainman86 So I've come to the realization that I'm most likely going to need a cool tube for my 250 in my box. Any plans or pictures of cool tubes on 250's that you'd suggest? real cheap...put slats on the sides..like a dresser draw....get a peace of glass cut that slides in..it can be "slid in" in several places to allow 4 growth...seperates light from grow space...vent accordingly..
Originally Posted by richinweed back in the day we used to modify garage door openers to carry 3 lights back and forth along a track while the cycle is on, 1000 in the middle and a 400 on each side, getting between 8 and 10 5 foot plant between the runs....the three bulbs on tracks took place of 5 bulbs in a 5 on the dice config.thus saving alot of power , I never noticed any dif in quality or quantity over the 5 lite set-up....in the mid 80 s this was a vert set up to me.
------------ 400 * * * * * ======= 1000 * * * * * ----------- 400