hps

Hey there! I've been growing outdoor for a while and going to get my first indoor setup soon. I am pretty certain i want to use a combo setup as i believe both technologies have a lot to offer. I'm going to get a 2x4x5 tent and I'm getting 2xMars Hydro Refletcor 48 and then.. would 250w HID...

Hi everyone, new grower here. I have a few other plants started, but I'm going to journal this particular grow because I've learned from quite a few mistakes already. I feel like this is my first one where I'm starting relatively educated (relative to my being new, that is). I ordered an...

Hieveryone been reading on here for quite sometime so thought I would join. Currently doing a 250w dual spec hps grow in a small fridgefreezer iv converted and also got quite a few autoflowers and a few photos outside. I have just started the guerilla ones there only a week in but all doing...

hello peeps and welcome to my journal for the monster mass. The reason for this grow is too simply find out if the breeders stats on this strain are as true as they say and another reason for this grow is too simply grow it, as I haven't found another grow journal for it anywhere on the...

Hello fellow growers :) I have a 3x3 tent with 400W hps dual spec. Proper air vent etc. My question is that we germinated 10 auto seeds (skunk#1,bigbud,whitewidow) because we tought not all of them gonna sprout, but 7already came up. If all germinate what can I do with that small tent? Should I...

Hey All, First of all, sorry for my broken engrish I am not a new grower, but not a pro too. I was growing sog style photos, but due to my health issues i need to stop it (sadly). Anyway, autos are super easy to grow, to care, to maintain. So i am back. i just put 2 seeds to germinate (paper...

Strain: gg#4 x girl scout cookies Media: 60/40 coco & perlite Nutrients: general hydroponic 3 part, superthrive, liquid seaweed, armor si, cal-mag, flora nectar, liquid koolbloom, dry koolbloom and MAMMOTH P! Light: 1000 watt eye hortilux super how and 1000 watt 10k spectrum bulb THE...

This will be my first Autoflower. Strain: 4 X Short Stuff Auto Gorilla OG Grow Area 4'x4'x6' pandapaper room Lighting 600w hps with parabolic hood Pots Cups, 1 gallon pot, 10 gallon cloth Medium Farfard sunshine mix and perlite Nutrients General organics: biothrive, biobloom, calmag...

hello. This is my first post here. Currently growing under HPS but was struggling with heat this summer so I’ve decided to upgrade the lights to LEDs. The GN telos 8s look to be doing some nice results. Can anyone tell me the footprint the 0008 has compared to a normal 600w hps parabolic? Also...

Hello afn, Does this ballast from the photo below, will work with the bulb also in the photo below. It says ballast has: 4.3A Bulb has 10.6A I'm a noob in electricity, better ask than to blow something... Thank you,

Hey guys, I number of people have asked for an explanation of my system. This has been difficult to explain while growing and refining so here it is! Combining continuous flow 'organic' hydro, ebb & flow and dwc. This is a modern adaption of a very simple system I used for years with a&b...

Hello I have started a project by myself growing cannabis autoflower, I have never in my life grown anything and didn't even know what Hydroponics even was a few months ago before I started. I have had some issues with heat,transplantation, Several times burning or under feeding the plant...

Here in the Middle of the Summer Season. Everyone trying to stay cool. How to manage heat? I have a tent, with an air conditioner and 2 oscillating fans cooling the place. 400 watt hps. Had trouble keeping ambient air temperatures below 85 degrees. No wonder with triple digits for weeks. I tried...

Hey guys, Long time lurker first time poster. I've learned pretty much everything I know about autos from this site so thanks to everyone who has contributed and helped me out. I'm am about to start up my second grow in a few weeks and my wife has agreed to let me use our spare bedroom instead...

Hey all, OzBud here. New to AFN so thought I'd come and introduce myself, not sure if this is the right place to post this. I've been smoking recreationally for 11 years now and started growing indoors last year. First grow last year was a 2x3 DIY cupboard setup, 600W HPS, 2 unknown Autos by...

Just dropped three Sour Crack and one Sour Hound for what will hopefully be a quick tasty run! Here's my setup: Tent size - 4'x4' with carbon filter and Vortex fan. Lighting - I have an adjustable 400w digital ballast and an adjustable 1000w digital ballast. Both made by iPower and can be...

Hey Mephisto~Gang! :welcome: I have decided to pop another grand Mephisto genetic: Tyrone Special F1 (Sour Crack x Auto Cush). This lady should be beautiful by her description; The good news she breeched the soil today, this morning actually. So I guess we have sprout day / day 1 now. By all...

BOMB SEEDS THC BOMB ~THE SETUP~ GROW AREA- GroCell tent, 1x1x2m (cheap crap) GROW MEDIUM- Soil, and I use seedling mix that comes with a touch of ferts. POT SIZE- Not 100% sure yet, haven't made up my mind. LIGHTING & SCHEDULE- 600w MH/HPS in cool tube &...

hello family, long time no see.:jointman: I thought i'd get a thread started right away since im doing a lot better the last couple months than i have in the past couple years - so im pretty sure ill be around for a good while. Im sorry to say I do not have any pictures at the moment since my...

Is there a side by side comparison of hps lighting vs led and cost effectiveNess and the density, temp, any of the factors pros or cons of which is superior?