Recent content by hydrogro420

spend the extra 20 bucks and get a mh/hps ballast, or dont use MH at all...

cool vids, Im new to RIU but ur journal caught my eye. how many weeks in are you and what strain(s) are you growing? I would be really interested to see how much weight you yield off this grow vs. say a 400w HPS next time, add also the change in electricity cost. You should at least gain...

Also, u may wannna get a couple 4' flourescent fixtures for vegging, then swap out the HPS for flowering, thatd save a ton right there

BigV makes a point, even tho on a cloudy day, UV rays still pass thru clouds. Indoors you are simulating the sun, the way i figure it, a light schedule like you are talking about would throw the plants off considerably (imagine if all of a sudden the sun switched to an 8-4 schedule) not to...

are u growing hydroponically or in soil? Im 2 weeks into my first hydro grow and so far, theyre still doing fine in the 1.5" rockwool cubes i started them in, no roots poking out of the bottom. I have the cubes sitting in 6x6 pots of hydroton, i bought 4inch rockwool slabs that i was planning...