just a heads up- don't throw your old 600 lamps away, i relamped a few weeks ago and found out the hard way that phillips is no longer making the green power 600 se lamps and the new one suck. they look like a low pressure sodium dark orange 400 watters, and 3 outta 4 burned out within 2 weeks. same with my buddy. the ushio 600 won't work either so basically these are useless now.I didn't bother with the flex b/c even 750w is too powerful for my height. I had some bleached tips this last grow from a 1kw digital, and there's always some tacoing. Buy a few 600's and see how you like them. The reflectors are 96% efficient and only $30 to replace. Lamps last for 2 years at 95% efficiency. It's a no brainer.
Never. I only irrigate 10-15gal at a time, and monitor moisture with a tensiometer. I'm about to get some wifi drip irrigation going if i can find my big pump. I might just have to give up and buy a new one b/c I'm tired of going in the room every few days.... i have these wifi kubachi soil sensors that do a decent job of telling me when I need to irrigate. That pump is the only thing keeping me in the room right now.
Never. I only irrigate 10-15gal at a time, and monitor moisture with a tensiometer. I'm about to get some wifi drip irrigation going if i can find my big pump. I might just have to give up and buy a new one b/c I'm tired of going in the room every few days.... i have these wifi kubachi soil sensors that do a decent job of telling me when I need to irrigate. That pump is the only thing keeping me in the room right now.
just a heads up- don't throw your old 600 lamps away, i relamped a few weeks ago and found out the hard way that phillips is no longer making the green power 600 se lamps and the new one suck. they look like a low pressure sodium dark orange 400 watters, and 3 outta 4 burned out within 2 weeks. same with my buddy. the ushio 600 won't work either so basically these are useless now.
i had to replace them with the 6-750's which when controlled by the little black gavi controller ($250 i think) you can turn up to 80 lights up to 862 watts or down to 375 watts and everything in-between.
it's called the el-1 and does all kinds of cool shit like set them to dim at whatever temp you pick then another setting to shut off the lights completely if the dimming didn't work so you don't fry your room if your ac or exhaust goes out. also has a sunrise sunset setting so your lights come up to full light in what ever length of time you pick, same with sunset. other cool shit too.
i have a bunch of gave 600 se 's for sale hahahah.
I am fucking around with this model p www.irrometer.com/sensors.html to see if I can trust irrometers. In my sealed rooms I like to reclaim all of the water from a/c and dehuey. But yea if I can automate watering ang catching that water 1x week visits would be amazing
Dude what the hell? Are you growing in a saw mill?
This is a great thread - lots of good info. How are things in the garden these days bobble?
Did you make the seed I just bought on glg for the Josie fund?
is this thread dead.....Bobble.....what you got cooking this spring ..need some genetic inspiration