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am i right that to utilize high co2 (1200+ ppm) you need to be at like 85+ degrees F if thats right cooling might not be that big of an issue if you're just supplementing a sealed environment that's a different story though... if that's the case don't set it much higher than what the plants...

don't you have to jack your temps up to the 80s to get any use out of more than ambient co2 anyway? as in.. the chemical reactions taking place only happen fast enough over 80 to use any extra co2 unless this is just to supplement a closed environment

I thought that's what i was doing.. maybe i'm mistaken for my purpose for being here... hmmmm so are you an electrician or lighting expert of some sort... wouldn't want to take adivce from an illegitimate source???

i keep reading that you can run lower wattage bulbs in higher wattage ballasts... anybody with some electrical knowledge want to chime in?

good work figuring this out... show those nay sayers whose boss

different fungus strains grow in different conditions and the magical ones grow at very similar temps to what is best for a normal grow.. the 90+ temps that make co2 beneficial would kill most magic varieties though.. they grow (in the mycellium stage) fastest at around 78 degrees iirc and they...

i'd set a timer for the total on period you'd like... 5 am to 9 pm or whatever... then put a light sensor between the timer and the lights (or relay) and then the light will only come on with the timer says it's on time AND when it's dark out actually.. you may have to "hack" the light sensor...

sounds like you got this under control... someone may have some comments but it sounds good to me

you probably need all three parts of the HS... not speaking from experience though

if you put a 600w in a 250 ballast the ballast is probably dead as for the lower wattage in a higher ballast i dunno because i have a thread asking just that question here

Intervention!!!!! sorry at first there were so many things wrong i couldn't comprehend it all at once

hold on... what are you doing with the light cycle why on off twice a day... on at one time.. off at another... 18 hours on 6 off... 20 on 4 off... 24 on not one for a few hours... off again.. on again... off again... did the earth start rotating faster or something... one light cycle per day...

white poster board... white paint... camping emergency blanket... something

you need more light... obviously a budget build so I'm not going to do what everyone else does and say get a HPS but i am going to say go get more bulbs... 6500K for veg... 2700K for flower.. and more of them

I'm no electrician... I just know dollars... and 1 nice 1000w ballast costs less than 2 nice 400w ballasts and i know that coming off the lead is just a hot (at some voltage and hz) and neutral and a ground... easily spliced into two cords (with plugs even) for two separate lights wattage is...

I'm pretty sure I've read that you can use a 600w or 400w bulb (HPS) on a 1000w ballast and it'll work fine. As in you can always go down but not up or you'll burn up the ballast. First, is this correct so far. If that's correct could I wire two 400w lights to one 1000w ballast? like at the...

that's a science project right... a proof of concept of some sort??? it looks liek somebody stuck a halogen inside a incandescent

now you're on to it... haha... thanks for the good wishes... have no worries... i'm very patient these days... in imaginary land i even seem to be doing alright in 2 of 3... imaginary trial run... hehe

unfortuantely for me the closest hydro store exists in another state... not that i'm stuck in my state or anything... but i don't have "weekends" anymore... work is work... home is work... pot is almost work... trust me i'll make a trip when i have a good enough list (and a pocket full of...

you are on top of things my man... you are an inspiration haha