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That is up to you bud. The light set up I sent you a link to is definitely a step in the right direction from where you are at and is relatively cheap. If you want better results on a budget I would use that as the first step. Then once you have money saved up I would make the jump to cobs or boards. The boards are actually supposed to be a step above cobs even.
 
Are wing reflectors really that bad? And can you advise me as to whether fan controllers are worth the investment? Would like to reduce the noise of my fan.
 
I agree with you but I don’t understand why if heat is an issue and cooling hoods or tubes result in Lumen loss. Wouldn’t it be most logical to add CO2 for plants to withstand greater amounts of heat and preserve lumens? I’ve been doing a lot of research and I understand the need for cooling a great deal as heat stresses plant but if it’s true c02 creates tolerance with the understanding it’s sealed and use raise c02 greater than 500ppm wouldn’t it make sense to save headspace and all of that? I’d still eject general hot air from the tent but when you look at the different strategies from all points of view it really seems convoluted to a point. I’d like to hear your thoughts.
 
Adding C02 is not always an easy thing to do and it is costly. IMO it is more cost effective to run th vented hoods. Unless you have a fully sealed room that you have environmentally controlled supplementing co2 is a waste of money. The equipment is not cheap, certain systems require tanks to be filled and hauled in and out of your grow and without being fully sealed you are just producing it in vain. From the sounds of your budget and plans you do not yet plan to build a full on sealed room and thus I would not consider co2 yet. The Lumens lost from the glass is negligible especially when you consider the benefits of pulling as much heat as you can from a grow. Even with vented hoods I have had tents hit 90+ degrees when it gets real hot out. I dont even want to think about how hot they would have gotten had I used wing reflectors. Even with co2 I think the recommended max temp is between 85 and 87. Without co2 its 80-82. So you gain the ability to be 5 degrees warmer without causing stress, which is great, but is not enough of a gain to make me go that route. Don't get me wrong I would love a fully sealed room running co2. The growth rates are usually phenomenal, you jjust have to have things dialed in to make it worth using.
 
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Skunk Kush May 4th, 2018 end of Week 1

Going forward with what we have in mind will no doubt require an evolution of lighting. While we work on the behind the scenes to figure this out, I made the decision to get some 80W "daylight bulbs" from GE at 5000k spectrum (pic below) and will be introduced probably within the next few days as we didn't want to risk burning plants or anything and made sure cooling issues were resolved. These lights will be in the 5 prong gooseneck floor lamp you can see in previous grows.
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WeedMonkey said:
Do the cheap bulbs offer a significant increase over what I’m using now? I’d like to get the most out of my equipment so if that means spending the extra on the best of the best of bulbs...so be it.
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You can get some decent dual spectrum hps bulbs. Does nicely for veg. Kept all my nodes super tight anyway
 
WeedMonkey said:
I agree with you but I don’t understand why if heat is an issue and cooling hoods or tubes result in Lumen loss. Wouldn’t it be most logical to add CO2 for plants to withstand greater amounts of heat and preserve lumens? I’ve been doing a lot of research and I understand the need for cooling a great deal as heat stresses plant but if it’s true c02 creates tolerance with the understanding it’s sealed and use raise c02 greater than 500ppm wouldn’t it make sense to save headspace and all of that? I’d still eject general hot air from the tent but when you look at the different strategies from all points of view it really seems convoluted to a point. I’d like to hear your thoughts.
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Yer man you hit the nail on the head. There are ways you can get around it. Maybe have your intake coming up and aiming into the space between the light and canopy like my man @Phillygrow13
 
TheGreenYeti said:
Are you pushing air through your filter or pulling it through? If you are pushing air through it you may want to reconfigure it. You can clog the filter and decrease its usefulness.
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Not sure if your talking to me or him lol? If me then no I outtake my air with a 6" top of the line extractor and carbon filter. Youd still get the desired effect just pulling right?
 
I was asking Monkey. HE said he was taking air in using his filter and fan. The filter is in his tent. You actually want the air pulled through the filter and then out through the fan/ducting. If your fan is set up so that it pushes air into and out through your filter than it is set up wrong and will ruin the life expectancy of the filter from what I have read.
 
I’ll look that up and see what I can figure out. I appreciate the input if I can gain some meaningful insight from this index and switch to 24-0. Any links or directions to find out about the specific index would be most helpful. I really appreciate the reply Yeti!

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Graytail has made mention of an index that shows how much light a plant can use in a day. It helps show you whether the plants are better off on 24/0 or 18/6. I run 24/0 mostly cuz I have no place they can get total dark during lights out. I think mine would grow quicker with some dark time so they can sleep and grow roots but I could be wrong.
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