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    A couple of Scrog question

    Thanks in advance.
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    Watering plants

    I am a new grower and do not want to under or overwater my plants. I am going to pick up a soil moisture meter today. My question to all you experienced growers is do I water when the meter says needs water or do I wait till it says dry. Or I can get the meter with the gauge on it like a...
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    Temps and humidity question

    Hi Everyone, I am wondering what the the best temperature for my room is would be. What setting should I set my A/C - Heater to kick in. I am currently running my room empty just to test everything. Right now I have my A/C cool setting set at 75 and my heat set to turn on at 68. Also my intake...
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    Cold climate ventilation question

    Hi everyone, Just wondering what you growers who live in cold climates do in the winter for intake air? My room is 12x24x8 and would probably get cold pretty fast drawing in the cold air from outside when the lights go out . I have a 3 ton A/C-heating unit but think it might be hard for it to...
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    Light for clones question

    I am waiting for my clones to show up and am not sure about my light set up. I have 600w metal halide for veg. Is this ok for my clones or should I get some T5s? I would like to know which is better for the clones. Thanks
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    Fan placement question

    I have a 10 inch fan pulling hot air through 5 air cooled hoods with 600w hid lights and a carbon filter. It goes filter, hood, hood, hood, hood, hood, fan, exhaust. Is this ok? I have heard that fans work better when pulling air. Is this true. Also worried about overheating my fan by pulling...
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    Transplanting clone question

    Hi everyone, this is my first grow and I am waiting for my clones to show up. From what I have read I can transplant them into one gallon pots after they get 2 to 4 inches of roots. My question is when I do this and put them under my MH lights do I need to give them a period of darkness first...
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    What light for my clones?

    I am picking up my clones in about a week and was just planning to put them under my MH light and turn it down from 600 to 400w. (switching to hps for flower) Is this ok? I have noticed in a lot of the posts that some people use cfl lights for their clones. Thank you
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    a couple venting and cooling questions

    Hi everyone, I have 2 rows of 5 600w hid lights. I have a carbon filter at the beginning of each row then a 10 in. 700cfm fan then the 5 air cooled hoods in a row then vented outside. I am thinking of moving the fan so it is just before the outside exhaust hole or should I just add another fan...
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    Ventilation question

    I am just about finished setting up my first grow room. I have 10 600w mh/hps lights with air cooled hoods. I have the lights in 2 rows of 5 with a carbon filter at the beginning of each row and exhausting the air outside. It is a 12x24 room with an 8ft cieling and I have a 3 ton A/C heating...
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    Carbon filter and fan question

    I'm not sure of the best placement of my fan and carbon filter. I have a 10in 700cfm fan on top of a carbon filter. I was going to leave it like that and run my ducting in this order. Carbon filter. fan on top, ducted to 5 air cooled hoods with 600w lights in straight line, then vented out of...
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    cooling question

    Will an 18,000 btu mini split cool a 12x24 room with 12 600w lights with air cooled hoods? It is not a sealed room, I will have two exhaust fans. Thank You
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    Need help to find thread

    I am looking for a thread I saw a couple weeks ago. It was a SCROG grow room and the guy had an aisle in between his rows he could go down on a stool with wheels and his tables were also on castors. Thank You
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    Hood choice question

    I am running 10 600w hps lights in a 12 x 24 room. For cooling I will be using a 24,000 btu mini split A/C. I also have 2 750 cfm ehaust fans hooked to 10in carbon filters. My question is should I be using air cooled hoods, cool tubes or just the bulb with a large reflector. Thanks, in advance
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    Need SCROG advice

    Just building my room now. 24ftx12ft and 9ft high and want to do a 40 plant scrog grow in dirt using 8-10 600w hps lights. Not sure what strain to use. Was thinking BC Chronic. Any thoughts on this? Also is scrog the best way for a new grower to get the highest yield from each plant? Thank you
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    Need seed choice help

    I am doing a 40 plant legal grow and want to know which seed strains will give me the highest yield and best buds. I am growing inside in dirt with 600w hps lights in a climate controlled room. Also would like to know a reputeable place to buy the seeds from. Thanks
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    Cool tubes

    I will be using 8 x 600 watt hps (may move up to 1000 watt later) in a 12 x 20 room in a northern climate. I will also have a 24,000 btu mini split A/C. Do I need to use cool tubes? What are the disadvantages to using them. The summer temps around here average 75-80 degrees but can be a little...
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    LED light help

    I'm still not 100 percent sure what kind of lights I want to use. Has anyone ever heard of or tried Hydro Grow lights? Everyone selling LEDs makes all these huge claims about their lights. Not sure who to believe. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks
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    A/C cooling question

    I am in the process of setting up my first grow room. Size is approx 12x20. I will be doing a 40 plant SCROG grow in dirt. I am planning on using 10 x 600w cool tube hps lights. What will I need to keep the room temps at 75-80 deg? I was thinking a 24,000 btu ductless mini split a/c would be...
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    Need light choice and set up help

    Hi everyone, I am doing a legal grow with 50 plants. I am trying to figure out which type of lights and set up I should use to get the maximum yield. I am prepared to spend whatever I need to make sure my room is done right. I have a space of about 20ft x 10ft. in my garage. I was wanting to use...
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