I have a 4x4 7ft tent. In a large room in a basement. Winter temps are pretty cool down there and I won’t be running summers. Just me so I should have enough to last from spring to fall. I grow all soil and add very little.
Replacing some 4-5 yr old equipment, one 600 watt air cooled hood and cheap Chinese digital ballast. But what to get. Thinking a new Gavita 600/750 DE, run on 600. But.. I will be running some ACE Malawi here shortly. Got my ace beans (kind of unhappy. They sent me the wrong beans..grrr) and am finishing up an indica grow. Doesn’t seem like a hot lamp like that would work so well with stretchy sativas and 7ft high tent. I am old school, magnetic ballast and hps on and off since late 80’s. I don’t know about the newer lights. I can’t shake the thought that hps works. Seems the Gavita gives a nice bang for the buck.
Main concern here is safety, hence my trepidation about hot Gavita. So without starting any kind of war here I need some schooling about current technology, hid or other. Right now open mind and welcome suggestions. I would love to hear from someone running the Gavita 600/750 or competitor, if anyone here has it though.
Blondie
Replacing some 4-5 yr old equipment, one 600 watt air cooled hood and cheap Chinese digital ballast. But what to get. Thinking a new Gavita 600/750 DE, run on 600. But.. I will be running some ACE Malawi here shortly. Got my ace beans (kind of unhappy. They sent me the wrong beans..grrr) and am finishing up an indica grow. Doesn’t seem like a hot lamp like that would work so well with stretchy sativas and 7ft high tent. I am old school, magnetic ballast and hps on and off since late 80’s. I don’t know about the newer lights. I can’t shake the thought that hps works. Seems the Gavita gives a nice bang for the buck.
Main concern here is safety, hence my trepidation about hot Gavita. So without starting any kind of war here I need some schooling about current technology, hid or other. Right now open mind and welcome suggestions. I would love to hear from someone running the Gavita 600/750 or competitor, if anyone here has it though.
Blondie