Recent content by AssDan

I got most of my lights from aquarium specialty last night. I was very busy and working hard and didn't have time to do an entry last night. I found a hydroponics store within a reasonable distance, so I bought Ona gel and an airpot. I upgraded my fan and put more activated carbon on my filter...

Ok guys, I saw some results from using aquarium lights. They are not even the good ones I ordered. I thought my plant was in late flower. After I introduced new lights, I found new growth. I know everyone here is probably familiar with the performance of these lights, but I'm new to this still...

I picked the worst time to be away from my plants for a few days. 4 days these plants went without supervision. I was surprised by what I found when I got home. My words earlier were very true. "I'm not sure I'm ready to get results that good." Turns out my cheap ass setup does not have good...

Just when I think I've got a decent amount of knowledge under my belt, I read this thread and realize how little I really know. I hope this isn't off topic cause there's a lot of good stuff on topic here, but how do you know when your compost is ready to use? I've had my pile going for years...

My ignorance of CFLs has been exposed. I looked briefly, but I have thanksgiving to attend to. Seems like all the pl/l aquarium bulbs I found were sterilizer bulbs. Sorry.

While I was out looking in stores, I saw this kind of stuff. I'm not sure how many of these are out there or what brands, but there are some. http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11740166&lmdn=Fish+Lighting I've been having trouble with the toolbar on the forum for my last...

I looked in my grow room before I left for thanksgiving. I feel quite bad that I won't see my plant again until Sunday. I'm not sure, but I think the 2 bulbs I replaced are having an effect. I've had to water my plant twice in the last 2 days. It hasn't needed water for about a week. The...

Sorry I spoke out of my depth/experience. I am reading the thread again. I didn't absorb all that I should have. Going through a second time, I understand better and I will take more away after the second read.

I haven't updated in a while, so this post may be long. #1 thing I take away from growing with a decent amount of light; the smoke is about the greatest I've ever had. They say if you want something done right, do it yourself. This is true with pot as it is with other things. I am...

The thing that turn me off from that bulb is the green spike right at the very bottom of the PAR curve. Doesn't this mean that the plant is using that green light least efficiently? Seems like the least efficient use of your wattage. What about the green looking like it goes off the page? I...

Thanks. I will get this bulb for my spectrum after my order comes in. It's much cheaper than the Fiji purple too.

I saw zoo meds at petco this weekend when I was looking at bulbs. All their bulbs have a green spike. I guess it's not that bad if you look at one of these graphs and integrate visually. The area under the curve would give you the energy right? I think that with the red and blue peaks just as...

Was that offer made to everyone on this forum? I would love to try it. I'll help you out with whatever data you need.

I'm all for the T5 forum. I second the notion that T5s and CFLs are not the same. Yes they use the same method to produce light, but I don't think the choices for par lighting are the same with CFLs. What's the point in grouping them anyway?

I've also got 4 2' HO T5s hanging over my plants in addition to the 2 bulb 4' fixture in the picture. I have 7 bulbs on order from aquarium specialty including red suns, fijis, 454, and 75.25. Mursh and the other regulars here thought I made myself a decent spectrum when I laid it out earlier in...