PLL Club. (if you don't know, now you know)

[leflll]

Hey everyone will hurt the plants to veg under 3000k 55 watt bulb.

 

[615]

No it will not, growth will be slightly slower though. Getting another bulb shouldn't be a massive investment imo.

 

[leflll]

budget is tight and I have 4 55 watt 3000k so I would have to buy 4 6000k bulbs to veg for 1 or 2 weeks. If it just takes longer I have more time then money just don't want to mess with the quality of the plant

 

[615]

If you're planning on 1-2week veg then I would perhaps get one or two 6000k bulbs but the difference won't be that drastic.

 

[Peanut Butter]

Just found a place here that sells a selection of 55W PL-L-s for 1.5$ each!! I just have to grow again with equipment this cheap
The ballasts cost about 15$ per 2x55W so I'm looking at a 220W PLL setup for ~35$!

I'm excited like a little girl!

any chance they sell online? or sell the bases and clips? or would be willing to do mail order if someone happened to call in an order?

 

[615]

Sadly it's a single guy selling em in Eastern Europe so I guess it'd be too much of a hassle.

All the best,

 

[leflll]

When you stop veg and go to flower how much bigger will they grow

 

[615]

leflll, go start a grow thread, you'd get answers faster and wouldn't be littering random threads.

btw, they get around twice the height in most cases.

 

[the_baked_chef]

I plan on using 6 (or maybe 4) 55w Pl-ls in my new cabin, but i struggle to find/create a decent reflector.
There seems to be no possibility here to buy one and i do not have the practical skills to form my own one out of sheet steel as in the D.I.Y tutorial.
I did make a quite nice one out of solid cardboard and an emergency blanket, but i decided not to use it cause of the fire hazard...

Does anybody have an alternative idea what could be used as a reflector? I*m open for any suggestion. Like brainstorming ;o) Every input is welcomed, no critics from me.

edit: in a related matter. Is it safe to run 3 2x55 ballasts via the same power cord?

 

[Jbonez]

hey guys, ill post some pics in a few weeks or so, just waiting on the tent.

Workhorse 7
3x 40w 3000k pl-ls (making a custom base to hang them vertical with a small circumference of chicken wire to keep the plants from touching the bulbs.)

Growlab GL40 1.4'x1.4'x4'
Phresh filter 4"
150cfm TD fan

All organic, bog and dutchgrown gear.

 

[615]

chef, it's okay to run the ballasts on one cord

try cutting and bending one of those thick aluminum foil oven pans (no idea what they're called) into a reflector

 

[the_baked_chef]

Well, thats quit a nice idea. I think even i would manage to bend one of those barbecue pans )

thx a lot. i`ll give it a try

 

[oldone]

I plan on using 6 (or maybe 4) 55w Pl-ls in my new cabin, but i struggle to find/create a decent reflector.
There seems to be no possibility here to buy one and i do not have the practical skills to form my own one out of sheet steel as in the D.I.Y tutorial.

Hi the_baked_chef;

I use the kits from AH Supply and their reflectors are excellent as are the kits. Check out my first grow here to see.

edit: in a related matter. Is it safe to run 3 2x55 ballasts via the same power cord?

Sure if wired properly..

Good Luck,
OO

 

[m00nchild]

For folks in the U.S. I recommend contacting ahsupply dot com for your PLL needs. They have the best reflectors on the market.

 

[the_baked_chef]

The reflectors from ahsupply do look great - and the 55w kit is much cheaper than what i paid for mine. However, it seems that they do not ship to europe (

I found a pretty good looking rain gutter in a hardware shop, thay probably will do the shop if i would line it with an emergency blanket.

I think i`ll try both; the barbecue pan and the rain gutter and then decide which does a better job )

 

[dy-no-mite3000]

615, link?

 

[Tilt]

I want to join the club

 

[Jbonez]

Here is my 120w pl-l vertical "assembly".

I went with a workhorse7 and Phillips bulbs.

Each 2g11 is attached to the board, and when wired will hang so all three pl-l's are hanging vertically.

Gonna be a show, havent grown in a while, got a Growlab GL40, Phresh Filter and 150cfm fan.

Intake will be passive, and i most likely wont veg long if it all.

shooting for 6oz's this run, stay tuned for the show in a week, ill start a thread in the vertical/micro thread havent decided!

 

[m00nchild]

^ Very clever, looking forward to it!

 

[Tilt]

I have a t12 tube guard with a 1 1/4" reducing bushing inside a 1 1/2" male pvc connector. The connector is installed in a 4 11/16" deep box with a 4" pc fan installed on top. The assembly is ran through a hole in the shelf into the flowering chamber. I have 6- 55 watt pll 3000k color temp. I will be setting up a grow diary thread soon. Maybe some club members would like to come check it out.