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150w HPS Club and Resource Guide......
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misterdoogle
New member
Hey 150 club, I just finished reading all 569 pages and all I can say is wow. You guys rock. I too just picked up a 150w hps from HTG and already its a huge difference and I'm just revegging under it. I will post some pics soon, I just need to get off my lazy arse
J
J.C.grower
update of cab: Day 21 flower
update of cab: Day 21 flower
hows it going everyone! i am happy to say that i have an upsate of my ladies. they are currently at day 21 of flower and looking and smelling wonderfully.
Bubba Kush: had a little PM problem with this gal, but im controlling it with some Garden fungicide.
White Katsu:
PK and SFV:
the sfv looks like she wants to flower as fast a s possible.
my pk also broke through my Scrog screen. do you guys recommend taking the whole screen off? or leavin it for support? next time i will make a better screen made out of chicken wire.
comments are appreciated!
Welcome misterdoogle! youll find 150 club to be one of the most helpful places .
stay fligh
JC
update of cab: Day 21 flower
hows it going everyone! i am happy to say that i have an upsate of my ladies. they are currently at day 21 of flower and looking and smelling wonderfully.
Bubba Kush: had a little PM problem with this gal, but im controlling it with some Garden fungicide.
White Katsu:
PK and SFV:
the sfv looks like she wants to flower as fast a s possible.
my pk also broke through my Scrog screen. do you guys recommend taking the whole screen off? or leavin it for support? next time i will make a better screen made out of chicken wire.
comments are appreciated!
Welcome misterdoogle! youll find 150 club to be one of the most helpful places .
stay fligh
JC
Whatever you want to do. Doesn't take up much room if you decide to leave it. Might be something to anchor to should the plant grow taller than expected.
Chicken wire is good for strength. I've read it's a little tough on plant tissue but so is the plastic stuff.
If you get a minute, check out BC Chronic's cab scrogs. He lets em grow through, then ties the shoots down to the top of the screen. Looks like it works well.
Chicken wire is good for strength. I've read it's a little tough on plant tissue but so is the plastic stuff.
If you get a minute, check out BC Chronic's cab scrogs. He lets em grow through, then ties the shoots down to the top of the screen. Looks like it works well.
darkvade420
Active member
Here is a day 13 upday on my 150w bush.
Whats up with that PM you Got?How do you get that?
J
J.C.grower
looking great darkvade! umm and i believe i got it due to low ventilation in the cab, i stepped up the ventilation, however i will be switching cabs soon, now that i have my perpetual cab built.
ok ive got a 3.75sq ft tent with a TD100x(135cfm inline) in my closet. looking to upgrade to a 150w to get a micro perpetual thing going soon and im just curious which light i should get. i dont know if it would be cooler to get this Floralux light thats got built in ballast but can be air cooled, or if i should get this HTG Supply 150w hps with remote ballast but not air cooled. tent is in a closet, if it matters. thanks everyone please gimme some feedback
misterdoogle
New member
The florolux looks like a nice light, and the option of air cooling is nice. From my reading on this forum however, it seems that more often than not the folks who go with the florolux end up remoting their ballast anyway. I myself just purchased the HTG 150w and I couldn't be happier. with the ballast outside the box and a fan blowing across my bulb my temps seem right in line. I think with either light you will be happy, one might require a little more work than the other, that's all.
good luck!
good luck!
I don't think "air cooled" means air movement, such as a fan. The whole assembly acts more like a heat sink, the heat radiates more than anything else. Folks add a fan but there's no air movement otherwise. The hood has air fins but the design doesn't incorporate airflow throughput (like an air duct.)
Your tent is a bit large for a 150. 150s are good for ~3 sq. feet. 50 wpsf of HID is typical.
Hanging the 150 high enough to cover the whole footprint will give you just over 10 wpsf. IMO, you'll get more weed and better quality bud if you lower the lamp to within several inches of the canopy (or as close as you can w/o getting visible signs of heat stress.)
You could ditch the hood and hang the bare bulb vertical. The extra space would make maintenance easy. It's also easier to cool a bare bulb than a metal hood, especially if the bulb has a fan blowing on it. Have fun.
Your tent is a bit large for a 150. 150s are good for ~3 sq. feet. 50 wpsf of HID is typical.
Hanging the 150 high enough to cover the whole footprint will give you just over 10 wpsf. IMO, you'll get more weed and better quality bud if you lower the lamp to within several inches of the canopy (or as close as you can w/o getting visible signs of heat stress.)
You could ditch the hood and hang the bare bulb vertical. The extra space would make maintenance easy. It's also easier to cool a bare bulb than a metal hood, especially if the bulb has a fan blowing on it. Have fun.
misterdoogle
New member
oh for some reason I thought there was a pop out on the florolux hood that a flange and duct could be added to. the space is a big large for the horizontal 150, but with a few well placed cfl's it would be ok. upgrading to a larger light would also require a bigger fan so the cost goes way up. I like the idea of Going vertical. If the tent footprint is square, I think it's your best bet. I have not tried it myself yet, but I am intrigued. The results that others have posted seem speak for themselves.
Yeah, I know what you're talking about. I was thinking Sun System. Even with the floralux, the aluminum reflector acts like a closed flu. IMO, the small air gaps in the assembly enhance the heat sink effect more than actual air flow.
That said, it may not be enough to push temps over the limit. IMO, the large tent will help keep temps from building (as much as my small cab,) so long as the fan moves enough air.
That said, it may not be enough to push temps over the limit. IMO, the large tent will help keep temps from building (as much as my small cab,) so long as the fan moves enough air.
misterdoogle
New member
Yeah it definitely seems that heat is an issue with the all-in-one systems between the big hood and enclosed ballast. I've only had my HTG for a couple weeks and I couldn't be happier. I'm a pretty DIY person but I just couldn't ignore their system.
Yeah. Unless you already have all the remote conversion stuff laying around the house, htg remote is about as cheap as converting a security light + parts.
i think the air cooled one actually has a flange where it can be hooked up to your exhaust fan duct. kinda like a cool tube. if the 150 doesnt make my tent hot as hell then i also have a 63w led or a 70w hps that i can put it there along with the 150. was thinking of having one light vertical in the middle about halfway up and another light horizontal at the top.I don't think "air cooled" means air movement, such as a fan. The whole assembly acts more like a heat sink, the heat radiates more than anything else. Folks add a fan but there's no air movement otherwise. The hood has air fins but the design doesn't incorporate airflow throughput (like an air duct.)
Your tent is a bit large for a 150. 150s are good for ~3 sq. feet. 50 wpsf of HID is typical.
Hanging the 150 high enough to cover the whole footprint will give you just over 10 wpsf. IMO, you'll get more weed and better quality bud if you lower the lamp to within several inches of the canopy (or as close as you can w/o getting visible signs of heat stress.)
You could ditch the hood and hang the bare bulb vertical. The extra space would make maintenance easy. It's also easier to cool a bare bulb than a metal hood, especially if the bulb has a fan blowing on it. Have fun.
nah the tent inst square its 18"x30". still think vert would be good?
misterdoogle
New member
Honestly I'm not familiar enough with vert to know if that is worth it. My gut tells me that without a square footprint to evenly distribute the light and plants that its not worth it and you should just stick.with horizontal. Others might argue differently tho.
If I were in your position, I think would be hanging both the 70w and 150w lights horizontally with reflectors side by side in the tent and do a scrog. With both lights you'll end up with 59 watts/sq foot which nice. With the ballasts outside the tent, your current exhaust and a pc/desk fan blowing across the bulbs I think you will be ok.
If I were in your position, I think would be hanging both the 70w and 150w lights horizontally with reflectors side by side in the tent and do a scrog. With both lights you'll end up with 59 watts/sq foot which nice. With the ballasts outside the tent, your current exhaust and a pc/desk fan blowing across the bulbs I think you will be ok.
GrowBox420
Member
Gotta Love the 150Watt Club!
Gotta Love the 150Watt Club!
Filling up the cab with the "C4-OG"(Left) & "UK Ultra"(Right).... yeah there is two plants in there
Gotta Love the 150Watt Club!
Filling up the cab with the "C4-OG"(Left) & "UK Ultra"(Right).... yeah there is two plants in there
