just got my 1000w hps

codyz

codyz

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got my 1000w hps switchabe mh/hps light kit from htg supply today. i got the biggest shield that they had that was air cooled. the shield it self was 50 lbs. its bad ass. i was using the 400w hps before. so its a nice upgrade. so here is a question. how far should i have my light at from my plants. i got the light as high as i can get it. i also flipd the timer for 12/12 because they already 3 ft tall and i know they will go nuts with this 1000w.im also hoping to get better results with this light.
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the one in michigan? i hope not they arent supposed to have anymore big kahunas or 1000s for a couple weeks....
 
denver store has a pallat of them. that suckers massave. what are your thoughts on the hood? i like it alot but its freaking huge.
 
You probably shouldn't keep it closer than 18 inches from the tops of your plants. Keep it higher than that for the first day or two to let your plants acclimate to the burst of lumens (and heat). I assume you're air cooling it with a nice inline fan? If not keep it farther away. In either case monitor the temp at plant level to make sure your girls aren't burning up.
 
codyz said:
denver store has a pallat of them. that suckers massave. what are your thoughts on the hood? i like it alot but its freaking huge.
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man their awesome. i have two of em right now, they cover a 4x4 area perfectly and if you adjust the the bulb mount a little then you dont really get a bright spot in the middle of your canopy.
 
Your going to have some tall plants! 3' and just switching to 12/12 wow can't wait to see pics!
 
yea ive got an inline fan going dont have the adaptors for the shield. my hoses are 4 inch so i have to get a "y" pipe with a 6' to 4' reducer. im watching the temp very closely and im at 89 degrees. kinda hot but not what it was before i had to make some mods. was at 100. i need to get the hood hooked up asap. the plants are 22 inches away from the light. should i bring them down more or am i good where they are at?
 
and i got a killer deal on the light. the shield it self is for sale for $270 but when i got the light kit it was $370 bulb ballast and shield.
 
so thats my fan with the carbon filter on top. image 2 is sideways but its actually facing down. the 3rd image is of the entire grow. image 4 is the 1000w switchable ballast. image 5 is an extra ossolating fan. immage 6 is the light setup in all its boxes. the small box is the ballast and the big box is the shield. thats how big this shield is, a true monstor. image 7 is with the light on and rockin away. what are your thoughts guys?
 
At those temps don't lower the light and get that ducting set up asap. The growth rate slows once you get up to the high 80s and 90s assuming there's no CO2.
 
yea that will be the first thing i get when pay day comes. i was also looking at the co2 setups on htg. got a pretty sweet deal on them.
 
I'll be sure to follow this close.....wait this looks a lot like my roommate codys set up that's weird. Well good luck on the grow cody the ladies look amazing. :leaf:
 
holy wires batman...

whats the deal with that pile of wire hanging? and that box? is it all for the fan?
 
yea the shild is really freaking big. its all about going big or go home right. so i relocated the ballast to outside of the grow room to keep it a little cooler. and not have so much heat in the grow.the socket cord kit came with a long ass cord and at first i was like why the fuck do i need this much cord? well i figured out that pretty quickly. so ive heard that if you use a green light to work in the plant when the light is off is that true? id hate to fuck with them when theyre sleeping. theres a closet light in there and i was thinking of geting a green light bulb so i can enter at any time.
 
rzza said:
holy wires batman...

whats the deal with that pile of wire hanging? and that box? is it all for the fan?
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that is the old ballast 400w hps that i just took out today. the box fan is just to blow a breeze ive got the inline going as well.
 
hahaha thats funny rzza. new update. all of my 12 beautiful plants are FEMALE! no males geting them into 3 gallon grow bags here on thursday. ill put up some pics on the update. they look really good. nice healthy and strong sexy females.
 
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