i cant believe i found this in my basement - Page 2

ceestyle · #11 05-08-2008, 02:45 PM

well i don't know what the power supply thing is, but i would assume if you found the bulb with it, and it says 225W somewhere on it, it's the right ballast.

deezstraightflush · #12 05-09-2008, 03:08 AM

I have 6 single bulb florecent fixtures, im sure these are the right ones i am going to put 3cool white and 3warm white florescent bulbs in these fictures. The only problem is idk what wattage or which bulb to even look at when i go to home depot.

if you go to home depot they have daylight spectrum 4' 40watt 2 packs for 7 bucks. they also have a bunch of other styles in the two packs but the daylight has the most blue range output so i would suggest that one.

genfranco · #13 05-09-2008, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Gamera00

hey don't get hot and it's cost effective. Your light bill won't go thru the roof like it may with the HPS and or MH.

Umm... i use both hps and cfl in my grow cab... and i have to say that cfls put out as much heat as my hps after all the fans and shit....the little ballasts on the cfls that we bought at walmart get pretty hot .. and make sure that the bulb doesnt touch any mylar or stuff like that... honestly cfl is a great way to go until you can buy the hps... just my 2 cents...

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warbunnyzajac · #14 05-09-2008, 11:42 PM

it seems like the hps bulbs i have not powered mine yet, they seem to be really really hot. Its practically like a street lamp lol... and its so bright its blinding...

warbunnyzajac · #15 05-11-2008, 11:07 PM

Westside Wholesale, Inc. - Cooper Lighting 400W HID (Metal Halide) Lumark Floodlight with Trunnion Base - Bronze this is the link to the actual unit that i have found. Its been a few days since i could find it. From the amount of lumins that it puts out, how many plants do you think i could put under it? thanks guys...

ganjagoddess · #16 05-11-2008, 11:56 PM

I would use it to cover a 3 foot by 3 foot piece of ground. So however many you can fit under there spaced out whatever you think you are gonna need based on your vegging.

genfranco · #17 05-12-2008, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by warbunnyzajac

Westside Wholesale, Inc. - Cooper Lighting 400W HID (Metal Halide) Lumark Floodlight with Trunnion Base - Bronze this is the link to the actual unit that i have found. Its been a few days since i could find it. From the amount of lumins that it puts out, how many plants do you think i could put under it? thanks guys...

Metal halide is used for vegging period.... your want HPS for flowering.... HOnestly i have been doing both with my hps with great results.. The cfls i only use them for the clones and stuff ( 4 weeks max ) .......Thats what you would use it for... clonses and a mother..... and that is nice.. if you dont want it ill pay for shipping and take it off your hands hehehehhe

good luck man

Actually.. i just saw a picture of it and dont want it thanks... hehehee.. those things are good for heat... I mean it was free so you should try it... It might work great for you..... But remember.... its for vegging.. if you try and flower with that thing you will be very disappointed witht he quality of the final product.

But dont worry... by the time you get some moms going.... 4 weeks or so.... you'll be able to save up for a light.... If your not growing allready .. you probably spend at least 50 a week... and if your like me more like 150.... LOL.... So take a week or 3 break and get your bad ass light for your ladies!

ceestyle · #18 05-12-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by genfranco

Metal halide is used for vegging period.... your want HPS for flowering.... HOnestly i have been doing both with my hps with great results.. The cfls i only use them for the clones and stuff ( 4 weeks max ) .......Thats what you would use it for... clonses and a mother..... and that is nice.. if you dont want it ill pay for shipping and take it off your hands hehehehhe

good luck man

Actually.. i just saw a picture of it and dont want it thanks... hehehee.. those things are good for heat... I mean it was free so you should try it... It might work great for you..... But remember.... its for vegging.. if you try and flower with that thing you will be very disappointed witht he quality of the final product.

But dont worry... by the time you get some moms going.... 4 weeks or so.... you'll be able to save up for a light.... If your not growing allready .. you probably spend at least 50 a week... and if your like me more like 150.... LOL.... So take a week or 3 break and get your bad ass light for your ladies!

actually from the bulb on the previous page and his description, it has to be HPS. he must have found the wrong one on the web.

genfranco · #19 05-12-2008, 11:36 AM

Oh ok ... I was going off the link

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Originally Posted by ceestyle

actually from the bulb on the previous page and his description, it has to be HPS. he must have found the wrong one on the web.

warbunnyzajac · #20 05-20-2008, 09:52 AM

well i posted in my journal but i guess to many posts going on in there... and i dont wanna make new threads... just wanna see if i should do anything else to my plants. 1 is already growing nicely, another is about to penetrate the dirt. these are pictires... i planted the germinated seeds at exactly this time same time yesterday. 12:39 my lights are going off in like 4 hours .... pictures: yesterday night : CIMG1145.jpg this is a picture i took in the today in the morning... and i bought a few 24" flourecent bulbs like this: they are brillo solar f20 tubes: CIMG1149.jpg im thinking of using these if my plants get bigger or for my flowering season because my helical bulbs seem to work for now... thanks for the help guys.

pictures are out of order u get the deal