so here are some before shots. This is what you do when on a budget and trying to get back on your feet
4 1000 watt lights in various hoods. 2 were gifted to me many years ago and I always kept them. One was lent to me, the bat wing I bought.
No air cooling of the lights.
AC and DH were leftovers
Tables, reses, pumps, clone trays, T5, fluro were all left over. The T5 is banged up a bit and it had 2 bulbs broken/missing
Wiring was a complete mess. I had #10 romex stapled to the floor to my AC because I could not afford more wire and that was the shortest run....
Ballasts were messy. I think they were OK but I just hated how all the wiring could easily be bumped into. It just did not look safe
Basically for this I just bought some bulbs, wood, and a few odds and ends. Plus nutes etc. I did have to buy the filter and fan
here were the messy ballasts
here you can see the romex on the wall
here you can see the various hoods/reflectors
here you can see where I mounted my contactor and the orange romex running on the floor
Somehow I still spent 3500 getting this setup
4 1000 watt lights in various hoods. 2 were gifted to me many years ago and I always kept them. One was lent to me, the bat wing I bought.
No air cooling of the lights.
AC and DH were leftovers
Tables, reses, pumps, clone trays, T5, fluro were all left over. The T5 is banged up a bit and it had 2 bulbs broken/missing
Wiring was a complete mess. I had #10 romex stapled to the floor to my AC because I could not afford more wire and that was the shortest run....
Ballasts were messy. I think they were OK but I just hated how all the wiring could easily be bumped into. It just did not look safe
Basically for this I just bought some bulbs, wood, and a few odds and ends. Plus nutes etc. I did have to buy the filter and fan
here were the messy ballasts
here you can see the romex on the wall
here you can see the various hoods/reflectors
here you can see where I mounted my contactor and the orange romex running on the floor
Somehow I still spent 3500 getting this setup