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04-18-2006, 03:49 AM

could i use a 250 watt hps for cloning? explain please

TheBoyWhoGrwBud · 04-18-2006, 03:54 AM

like 40 watts of floros is all you need bro

save the hps for vege or flower

04-18-2006, 04:04 AM

i plan on having a 600 hps for flower and a 250 for veg and for starting clones

TheBoyWhoGrwBud · 04-18-2006, 04:08 AM

id keep the hps at least 2 feet away an mabey even try to shade the cuttings, they only need a small amount of light

04-18-2006, 04:13 AM

are they both good for starting seeds?

cabanetforester · 04-18-2006, 04:30 AM

You could get a new wave t5 and use it for both. Like TBWGB says keep the cuttings out of the direct light till they root.

I have both the 2'- 4 bulb t5 fixture and a 250 MH Hortilux blue.

If you have room for 2 of the t5's that would be even better for veg IMHO. Unless you get a 250 with a remote ballast like a lumatek.

However, if your gonna flower with a 600 hps and can afford to buy and vent a 400 watter in your veg then you should step up to a 400 watter for veg.

I sort of regret buying the 250 with the cheap built in magnetic ballast. That P.O.S. ballast makes more heat than the bulb. Heck it probably makes more heat than my 400 wat HPS hortilux.

If I did it again I would get the 600 HPS with lumatek digital balast and a 400 MH/lumatek ,but thats just me and the 250 MH light/ballast combo does the job and it was 'cheap'

You could always go with a cheap 40 watt floro for cuttings OR shade the cuttings at some distance under the 400. Sure it would cost more on the monthly bill but not to much IMO.

Bottom line IMHO is more lumens and PAR=more vegative production (all things being equal)

Anyway good luck and good choice with the 600 HPS for flower...wish I would have done that. CF

dan kay · 04-18-2006, 05:01 AM

the less light the better use T12 flouro tubes or cfl lighting for cloning. t5s are still nice and bright and should be easily over a ft away. a 250 hps would probably be better for supplemental lighting in veg or flower instead of cloninng if you're going to use it though easily 2-3 ft away if not more.

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newbieb Guest Posts: n/a	could i use a 250 watt hps for cloning? could i use a 250 watt hps for cloning? explain please
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TheBoyWhoGrwBud Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 98	like 40 watts of floros is all you need bro save the hps for vege or flower __________________ Current Grow "Oh my God! I almost didn't do it, I almost didn't do it! I thought, is this in bad taste? But you know what, I went for it. I went for it and I'm so glad I did! Ooooh, worth it, totally worth it." I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round, I really love to watch them roll, No longer riding on the merry-go-round, I just had to let it go.
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04-18-2006, 04:04 AM	#3
newbieb Guest Posts: n/a	i plan on having a 600 hps for flower and a 250 for veg and for starting clones
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TheBoyWhoGrwBud Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 98	id keep the hps at least 2 feet away an mabey even try to shade the cuttings, they only need a small amount of light __________________ Current Grow "Oh my God! I almost didn't do it, I almost didn't do it! I thought, is this in bad taste? But you know what, I went for it. I went for it and I'm so glad I did! Ooooh, worth it, totally worth it." I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round, I really love to watch them roll, No longer riding on the merry-go-round, I just had to let it go.
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04-18-2006, 04:13 AM	#5
newbieb Guest Posts: n/a	are they both good for starting seeds?
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04-18-2006, 04:30 AM	#6
cabanetforester Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where you live Posts: 341	Or You could get a new wave t5 and use it for both. Like TBWGB says keep the cuttings out of the direct light till they root. I have both the 2'- 4 bulb t5 fixture and a 250 MH Hortilux blue. If you have room for 2 of the t5's that would be even better for veg IMHO. Unless you get a 250 with a remote ballast like a lumatek. However, if your gonna flower with a 600 hps and can afford to buy and vent a 400 watter in your veg then you should step up to a 400 watter for veg. I sort of regret buying the 250 with the cheap built in magnetic ballast. That P.O.S. ballast makes more heat than the bulb. Heck it probably makes more heat than my 400 wat HPS hortilux. If I did it again I would get the 600 HPS with lumatek digital balast and a 400 MH/lumatek ,but thats just me and the 250 MH light/ballast combo does the job and it was 'cheap' You could always go with a cheap 40 watt floro for cuttings OR shade the cuttings at some distance under the 400. Sure it would cost more on the monthly bill but not to much IMO. Bottom line IMHO is more lumens and PAR=more vegative production (all things being equal) Anyway good luck and good choice with the 600 HPS for flower...wish I would have done that. CF
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04-18-2006, 05:01 AM	#7
dan kay Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 205	the less light the better use T12 flouro tubes or cfl lighting for cloning. t5s are still nice and bright and should be easily over a ft away. a 250 hps would probably be better for supplemental lighting in veg or flower instead of cloninng if you're going to use it though easily 2-3 ft away if not more. __________________ What's In Your Closet?
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