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[Redz Medz]

hi guys basically just want your opinions on the best of these please.

600w hps veg bulb

600w hps flowering bulb

type of reflector for 900x1500 area

because I run my fans 24/7 il need a new carbon filter every run won't I?
if so which one?

many thanks

[Keeno]

Sunmaster MH for veg, Sunmaster Dual spec for flower. Tbh I think you will get away with a 400w for veg though. As for filter, viper filters are new but solid. Ive had a rhino pro fail very early, 2 others also have, seems a trend of late. You don't need one every grow but I change mine every 2. Best to be safe than sorry given this is the bit of kit that keeps you out of trouble.

[Gone]

i would have to say 400w hps for veg and a 600w duel spec for flower make them girls full in love with ya light

[Smokey]

i use a PowerPlant (Blue Spec) veg bulb but dialled right down and increase slowly to 4oow until 10-12 days into Flip then i hit them with a Sunmaster Dual Spec 600w dialled up to 660w 21 days on using the omega digital ballast

Smokes

[Smokey]

actually i veg from start to finish using 125w CFL but shhhhhhhhhhh trade secret LMFAO

[Redz Medz]

actually i veg from start to finish using 125w CFL but shhhhhhhhhhh trade secret LMFAO

in that case im sorted i don't need anything else, forget i posted.

[Redz Medz]

thanks guys. I thought 400 might be ok. I'll go with that be cheaper to run aswell.

so do you run your fans 24/7 aswell keeno?
i remember the thread about the filters actually so will get one so its at the ready.

as for bulbs, why the dual spec for flowering and not just a flowering bulb?
thanks again

[Gone]

thanks guys. I thought 400 might be ok. I'll go with that be cheaper to run aswell.

so do you run your fans 24/7 aswell keeno?
i remember the thread about the filters actually so will get one so its at the ready.

as for bulbs, why the dual spec for flowering and not just a flowering bulb?
thanks again

most will go with duel spec for 2 reasons the duel spec is cheaper and you can use it for both veg and flower

i think the flowering lamps are only used in the final stages of flowering i.e last 3-4 weeks of flower

i run my c/f 24/7 mate helps keep negative pressure and takes any smell out of the air as some strains honk in veg aswel as flower lol

[Keeno]

thanks guys. I thought 400 might be ok. I'll go with that be cheaper to run aswell.

so do you run your fans 24/7 aswell keeno?
i remember the thread about the filters actually so will get one so its at the ready.

as for bulbs, why the dual spec for flowering and not just a flowering bulb?
thanks again

Always run fans 24/7 mate. It's not just the smell they are there for, you want constant fresh air moving through. An eco tech controller or similar will control the speed of the fans to keeps temps where they should be but are not essential.

Personal preference with dual spec over full hps, i think my plants prefer a fuller spectrum in flower.

A side note, you can dim a 600w to 400 or 250 but don't do this. The elements in the bulbs need to be at a set temp to produce the desired spectrum they are supposed to. Dimming a larger wattage bulb to a lower setting means the bulb won't be at correct temp.

[Redz Medz]

i have to run mine 24/7 to help cope with the humidity in that room its just I do see a lot of people keep only an oscillating fan on at lights off.

im going to get one of those controllers as soon as i can, they seem a massive help.

haha yeah had some bad advice from the local ages ago saying dimming them was fine, i soon learned it wasn't after I bought it