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inoculatedGreif
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bud question.
#5558760 - 04/26/06 01:52 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hello, im trying to get some 3-400wat metal hilide bulbs. what do I need to get them to work? can I just screw them into a lamp socket, or do i need somthing speacial to get them working? also what are they good for growing? Im planning a mj grow, will these work, or do I need the red kind(hps).
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AuroricDistortions
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Don't bother with Metal Halide lights until you're more experienced. For safety's sake, just order a High Pressure Sodium (HPS) grow light off of ebay. You need to do a lot more research if you want to wire your own light system to avoid electrocution or fire. HID lights require special equipment, a regular incandescent light bulb socket will not work.
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coda
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Sounds like you're completely new to growing.
hg420.com is a great site comparable to OG (not as many users or posts, but the information is solid).
Learn from my mistake and design your grow area before you start growing your plants.
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resin
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Re: bud question. [Re: coda]
#5559223 - 04/26/06 04:02 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Metal halide and high pressure sodium are basically the same thing as far as mechanics and skill to use ,but mh puts out blue light, hps puts out red. Either one will work fine. Either of them need a ballast to run, and require special sockets. Your best bet is to buy a complete light off of ebay. Your main concern should be your reflector hood, and the type of bulb(some mh, hps bulbs have different spectrums). A mh light is for vegatation, hps for flowering, but you can use either for the entire grow process.
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inoculatedGreif
greif struken


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Re: bud question. [Re: resin]
#5559812 - 04/26/06 06:48 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Alright, cool. I ask cause Im trading some prints for two 400wat metal halide bulbs. I know its a good deal so ill trade the guy anyways. But ill check out hg420.com thanks to you all, and if yo have any more tips just post it.
happy shroomin!
-------------------- one branch of man turns away what has made us who we are, the other,excepts it for how its made man. which path do you choose? ------------------------------------- Man takes advantage of who he is,nature is his home, where he evolved from. So why does he turn it down, defy, and mutalate his birth ground? why does he spread disease, murder his native animals,rape and torture his land, and still feel descent of who he is? live a life that is not true? excepts an artificial home?
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