ownfive
Well-Known Member
Hey guys! Hope everyone's nice and high...
Right now I'm about 4 weeks into my first grow. 4 plants 2.5 Gallon buckets under 6 27 watt daylight bulbs (5500k). I also have 2 shop light ballasts with 1 ecolux bulb and 1 cool white bulb in each. Anyway, I haven't been satisfied with the results I've seen so far with CFL's. The space that I'm growing in isn't a tent and doesn't trap or reflect light as much as a CFL grow should.
Anyway... I think that I'm ready to purchase a MH and HPS bulb to get some nice dense nugget. I have ventilation going in and out and 2 fans moving air around. My first question is, how much hotter will the 400 watt HPS bulb get than the CFL's that I am using?
Second question, can i "ghetto" rig a hood and reflector so that I don't have to buy a ballast for these bulbs? I'm really tight on cash right now and if I can buy the bulb and construct some kind of system to efficiently hang the lights, that's the route I'd like to go down.
Third and last question... Will i be able to use my HPS bulb from start to finish. If this is possible and works I'd like to try it out. I've heard of people doing this but I'd just like some other's opinions.
Hopefully my questions make sense I'm a little baked.
Right now I'm about 4 weeks into my first grow. 4 plants 2.5 Gallon buckets under 6 27 watt daylight bulbs (5500k). I also have 2 shop light ballasts with 1 ecolux bulb and 1 cool white bulb in each. Anyway, I haven't been satisfied with the results I've seen so far with CFL's. The space that I'm growing in isn't a tent and doesn't trap or reflect light as much as a CFL grow should.
Anyway... I think that I'm ready to purchase a MH and HPS bulb to get some nice dense nugget. I have ventilation going in and out and 2 fans moving air around. My first question is, how much hotter will the 400 watt HPS bulb get than the CFL's that I am using?
Second question, can i "ghetto" rig a hood and reflector so that I don't have to buy a ballast for these bulbs? I'm really tight on cash right now and if I can buy the bulb and construct some kind of system to efficiently hang the lights, that's the route I'd like to go down.
Third and last question... Will i be able to use my HPS bulb from start to finish. If this is possible and works I'd like to try it out. I've heard of people doing this but I'd just like some other's opinions.
Hopefully my questions make sense I'm a little baked.