Welcome to the Growery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!
|
 Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
 hopanshrubman
The Rabble Rouser
Registered: 02/12/10
Posts: 347
Last seen: 13 years, 2 days
|
 Question about HID bulbs 
#402673 - 04/16/10 10:37 AM (14 years, 6 days ago) |
|
|
Like this one
http://www.destinationlighting.com/storeitem.jhtml?iid=17647
It looks like it plugs into a screw on socket....so would that mean I wouldn't need a ballast for this? Also, could I buy two and put them into one of those Y splitter get-ups?
Also, how far away from the plants would a pup like this have to be? Would this help my flowering plants at all? Or would it be a bigger benefit to my vegging babies?
|
hopanshrubman
The Rabble Rouser
Registered: 02/12/10
Posts: 347
Last seen: 13 years, 2 days
|
|
Ok I just realized I'm still going to need a ballast for this lol. Fuck it im just going to go with maximum CFL room fillage.
|
 DrGreenThumb
 
Registered: 08/09/08
Posts: 487
Loc: Phish Tour 
|
|
Quote:
hopanshrubman said:
....so would that mean I wouldn't need a ballast for this?
No. You still need a ballast! ALL grow bulbs screw into a socket. A 1000W bulb will screw into the same socket as my 400W bulb. Neither one of them will screw into a regular light socket. The bases are different.
How far you put your light is dependent on how good your ventilation is. The closer the better. As you can see in the pic my plants are less than 8" from the 400W bulb inside the reflector.
--------------------
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” -Dr. Seuss
|
hopanshrubman
The Rabble Rouser
Registered: 02/12/10
Posts: 347
Last seen: 13 years, 2 days
|
Re: Question about HID bulbs [Re: DrGreenThumb]
#402680 - 04/16/10 10:52 AM (14 years, 6 days ago) |
|
|
Yeah I had the realization about the necessity of the ballast like right after I posted and did some more research on it. I can't afford a ballast so I am going to be purchasing 4 42w CFL's.
With those 4, plus six 26w CFL's around the sides of my plant, this should be sufficient light, right?
Just did the math and I would have a total of 324 total watts of light in there.
Edited by hopanshrubman (04/16/10 10:55 AM)
| |
|
|
|
Threaded
Previous
Index
Next
Edit 
Reply 
