150w HPS Club: Inspirational Resource

jbleez said:

what is the ideal height of a finished plant under 150hps?

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depends on how long you veg

no, guess not. But i have to admit through some of the grow i use 6 23 watt cfls for under lighting, 5000k becuase i read it helps trich developmet. Love my 2 150s, way better then the 12 cfls i used for my first grow.

well blow me down with paris hitons most used pink elephant designed g-string i find a cluib close to my setup an im still below the dam watts limit. grrr or MEh to that! lol

I guess what im saying spex is, is there a point where a plant gets too tall to be effectively lit by a 150?

edit- could I effectively grow a 3 ft plant in a 36'x18'x 50 inches tall box?

jbleez said:

I guess what im saying spex is, is there a point where a plant gets too tall to be effectively lit by a 150?

edit- could I effectively grow a 3 ft plant in a 36'x18'x 50 inches tall box?

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The manual for my hydrofarm 150 says you want it about 10in from the canopy. It covers an area about 2x2. So what you are really working with is an area above the plants that is about 24"x24"10in deep in theory. In practice, my buds get small and thin at about the 4th node down, about foot, maybe 14 inches from the center of the bulb in the fixture. .

DB

jbleez said:

I guess what im saying spex is, is there a point where a plant gets too tall to be effectively lit by a 150?

edit- could I effectively grow a 3 ft plant in a 36'x18'x 50 inches tall box?

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my 150 came with a glass panel i can get it within 4 inches without any problem the idea with a 150/250 or less is to train your plants to work with the lights as opposed to a 400/600/1000 you make the lights work with the plants

with a 400,600,1000 you can basicly put your plants under the lights and just let them grow

my girl is about 4 ft tall but i have her tied over in half then her branches lstd down to really spread out the canopy so the 150 will effect as much as possible View attachment 2727410

spex420 said:

my 150 came with a glass panel i can get it within 4 inches without any problem the idea with a 150/250 or less is to train your plants to work with the lights as opposed to a 400/600/1000 you make the lights work with the plants

with a 400,600,1000 you can basicly put your plants under the lights and just let them grow

my girl is about 4 ft tall but i have her tied over in half then her branches lstd down to really spread out the canopy so the 150 will effect as much as possible View attachment 2727410

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4inches huh.. ill have to get the glass for the hydrofarms!

Darth Budder said:

4inches huh.. ill have to get the glass for the hydrofarms!

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yea man i have the floralux you can put your hand against the glass and its not even hot they're almost right up against the glass

see how trained she is

I wish this was as active as it once was..

I moved up to 400w hps in a 3x3 i run two of them and pull a pound out of each tent sure beats the pinner small harvest i got with the 150w. Don't get me wrong when in a pinch or with a lack of space or being legal the 150w is good for a start. Biggest yeild i got was a qp off one single plant under my HTG remote ballast 150w. That took extreme amounts of training now i pull a Pound by simply waiting till i have 7-9 nodes on a seedling then topping it i run 4 plants in #7 smart pots all fox farms gear in a DR90. I wont ever go back to the 150w for flowering but i do use it in a DR60 2x2 tent to start beans and veg for the first month until they go under my 400w's. Soon it will be swapped out for a LED veg light or a 250w MH. Once you go legal there is no use for a 150hps anymore really

hello everyone so im reading SeeMoreBuds Book Marijuana Buds for less and have a question about lighting in the book it says to use 6 42watt CFL light bulbs with reflectors but I have a really nice 150watt HPS light system that I bought is this sufficient enough then the CFL lights?

I don't think I could do more than 2 plants in my grow room cause it’s a small 5ft high x 4ft x 4ft cubby hole I have a 6 inch 2 speed fan going full blast that keeps the temp around 78-80 degrees and have mylar covering most of the small cubby hole to reflect the light from the 150w HPS. I also use this room as a small smoke room i sit in there examining the plants while tokin on some nice bud. ( Please Note Picture included was before i put up the mylar ill post more soon)

A 150 is really only good for one plant in mho also move your light down a bunch. The 150 is much better then a few cfls.

This is my 150w grow room area

dmagick2013 said:

This is my 150w grow room areaView attachment 2816169View attachment 2816170

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Keep us updated on your progress.

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This is my 150 set up for my veg box. I removed the ballast and mounted the lamp vertically and installed 4 23w cfls for more lighting. It works quite nicely and doesn't get too hot.

Ok guys, I am new to growing and and just started week 3 day one. I built this box with a 150 watt HPS and seem to be getting good growth but am having heat issues. let me know what you think. I have 110 cfm discharge with 50 cfm powered intake with the whole bottom opened for passive air.

^^ Nice setup. I would also recommend 12/12 now as you have very limited space in that box. Good Luck.

Just moved these under a 150MH to sex them.
Just a small side project to find a nice breeding mom.
I know the one is suffering serious heat stress, but still dialing in the exhaust....

Built a mini cab and have my 150w hps in it right now. Runnin an auto flower but once its done ill be runnin some white widow by dinafem.

links in my sig.

Grow update. I have just started week three of flowering and the buds are starting to show nicely. I am keeping my ph at 5.5 and my nutes are up to 850 for the second week. I dont think it looks to bad for a first grow. Have a look and let me know what you think.

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