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  1. John Public

    Thermostat for fan control placement?!?

    I wanted to delete this message because it didn't get any responses, but couldn't figure out how to just delete the whole post. JQ
  2. John Public

    lookin for sum new grow buddies in infortwayne in

    I'm in New England, but wonder the same thing about buying seeds. It's obvious folks here are doing it, so I'll probably just go ahead and give it a try once I get my closet done and working. I got some bagseed, and have a buddy who grows outdoors giving me some seeds. Who knows what this...
  3. John Public

    Light questions

    Got my little electric greenhouse in the mail today. Gonna use it to germinate seeds and maybe grow small plants. Also picked up an attic fan thermostat control. Not hard to wire, just wonder where in the vertical space (where I'll be moving ballasts up and down) to put the fool thing! Goona...
  4. John Public

    Light questions

    Man o man, that is a neat set up you got there Zagg! Hey, I'd be happy to just get some bagseed to grow and bud out. Many, many moons ago (maybe 20 years) I ordered seeds out of the Netherlands. I may give it a try again, maybe with Nirvana, see how it works. I'm gonna maybe do the...
  5. John Public

    Light questions

    Thanks for the suggestions, that's what I need. Your closet is what I want mine to be like! Nice looking bunch of plants. Is that a flowering plant in the right rear of the 3rd pic? Are your ballasts external? Mine will be with the lamps. What do you use for a floor in your closet? I'll...
  6. John Public

    Light questions

    Heck of a day. Did the best I could, but no more today, back is killing me, right thumb joint is not in good shape either. The wiring has been run, the fan is in and "light sealed" and no more holes need to be drilled. You can see where the yellow wire comes down in the corner. The top wire...
  7. John Public

    Light questions

    Well, busy day, but got a bit done with the closet. Had to move some overhead wiring boxes so that I could hide the power for the closet, and at the same time have access outside the closet to the junction boxes if ever necessary. Got the floor done, outside dimension 38 X 58. Will build 4...
  8. John Public

    Light questions

    Well Victor, I picked up all the construction materials I needed this morning to build this closet, with the exception of the door. With a roll of electrical wire, it cost $145 and the door will be about $60, not including a lock set. I'm broke, so the door will have to come hopefully next...
  9. John Public

    Days to Germination for you?

    I'm just in the process of getting ready to grow. In my case, it means I have to build a space for my plants, and that starts today. Because I have very few seeds, and live in a constantly cold house, I really don't want to screw it up, so I ordered a small electric greenhouse for germinating...
  10. John Public

    Light questions

    Custom fixture time. Removed the socket, capacitor, and ballast from one of my $10 parking lot MH lamps, used one of the old brackets to form a new fixture. Each light will have its own plug too. I'm gonna do this with each of my 4 lights so they mount to a common bar that I use to raise &...
  11. John Public

    Where can i get cheaper hps ballasts!?

    Boy, good for you folks. I hate buying stuff over da net for this hobby. Cash beanies is what I like, even tho cash be hard to come by. I got blasted out this a.m. just buying one 150W HPS bulb ($20 at Lowe's - CASH) and then finally found a 175 MH bulb for $40, only to later find out Home...
  12. John Public

    Light questions

    Lights are disassembled, brackets off, tested a couple of them. Gonna buy a 175w MH bulb today, test the two MH fixtures. They are what I need initially, though I will start any seedlings I can get from this bagweed under a couple floro grow lights in a 4' fixture. 3 of the 4 used lights I...
  13. John Public

    Light questions

    Well, a few lookers, no answers. I picked up those lights today, came out of a parking garage. Scored 'em for 10 bucks each. Budget grower me. 2 175w MH, 2 150w HPS. Got some work to do to get them usable, figure I'll use two MH for growth, 2 HPS for buds (someday). Hooded up one HPS, came...
  14. John Public

    Light questions

    I got 4 used lights today, two 175W Metal Halide and two 175W High Pressure Sodium. How many could I stuff in a closet 32" deep, 56" wide, and maybe 88" high? How far away from the plants do these lights need to be? Can you use both at once, or just MH for growth, and HPS for flowering? Am...
  15. John Public

    CFL rigging?

    Can I buy bigger cfl's local, or do you gotta order them? I looked at Lowe's yesterday, not much there that seemed like it would work, but I didn't bring any reference along with me. I want to do this such that I don't waste much $, cause there ain't much to waste. So I'd rather pay now and...
  16. John Public

    CFL rigging?

    D., I'd love to see some pics of your set-up man. How do we do this? Can you put them here? Gotta head out for work, can't check this stuff out on my work computer, have to wait till I get home later tonight. JQ
  17. John Public

    CFL rigging?

    It's been about 25 or 30 years since I grew anything indoors, gonna give it a try again. Used to do good with fluorescents, want to give these CFL's a go. Bear with me, I am not too computer literate. I got a 32" by about 56" space I am gonna build an insulated closet downstairs. I sized it...
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