I was wandering about making an un used fridge for a grow box. Its your standard fridge nothing special. I think its perfect because its all sealed up. LIghting is allready installed, By the way can anyone recomend light settings for a space of this size. i think all i will have to do is fab a few holes.

Ppl have tried, most failed.. Not the best starting box apparently.. As for lighting included, hahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahah cough hahahahahahahahahahahahaah..

Which do you think gives off less heat, one 1000wt hps in a vertical, air cooled tube, or one 400wt hps+ one 400wt mh in a vertical air cooled tube? I'm running the two 400s and the heat is barely manageable (84-86 degrees F). Would i be better off with the 1000wt bulb? Buying a 600wt is not in my budget rite now.

Where are the ballasts?

the ballsts are remote, above the flowering chamber

Then I'd say the call is too tough to make, and you'd need to take area dimensions into account to pick one based on actual efficiency..

my area is 3*5*5, with the cool tube centered in the middle. Im more concerned with the actual temperature the light gives off, not the color or lumens.There is a lot of useful info here, but no one talks about the actual temps these lights give off.( in fareinheight as opposed to Kelvins)

I think you'll enjoy the buds more, and get better lighting overall with the two.. You are sacrificing some PAR photons per watt running smaller bulbs, and 800<1000, and 400W MH only pumps as many photons out as about 300W HPS too, but you also sacrifice with distance, and I really prefer buds grown with some MH in the mix.. If at all posible though, mount those horizontally.. Even the MH which is likely spec'd BU, you can do it without issue as long as that little nipple isn't at the bottom.. If it is, metal ions will get trapped in there when it cools and that will affect bulb output..
That is still enough light for that space.. I imagine most others will disagree, but I do like things to be even and mixed a WHOLE lot..

just a quick question people?, when running lets say 6x 600w watt hps, you cant plug it straight into a standard 15amp plug from an extension because of the watts???, so if i buy a a 3200watt contactor (http://www.elementshydroponics.com/item/483) does this allow me to connect it to straight to the plug socket, i mean does it have a plug on it ??? fanks for ya tymmm plus rep for answer! the first is gne

Search google for 50 am timer box

Plug it into your range outlet rated for 50 amps...

They also make a 30 amp version for the drier outlet...

Then a simple timer can activate the relay and control all of your lights...

But you need 50 amp or 30 amp 220v...

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