bigbadbiddy
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I think I will start without the LEDs for now but will keep that in mind.
Decided to order from another EU country where I can get the Gavita 630w CMH fixture plus 3 spare CMH bulbs plus the couple things like ventilation duct I need to replace and a nice big helping of great white shark mycorrhiza for 600 bucks all in free shipping. Seems like a good deal and I will have everything to start with.
I was trying to squeeze an LED or 2 into the order instead of the spare CMH bulbs but the only ones I found in the 100 € range were advertised as only for seedlings/early veg.
There was a Lumatek fixture that I liked in that price range but it also needed a sold separately starter which pushes it above 200 bucks again. and for the 1.20m X 1.20m I think that would be overkill/a waste.
I think its much better if I get 4 light strips at the right light range and solder them myself down the road. A single strip/rail would also be much easier to mount on the sides than a fixture that is meant to be hung from the ceiling.
But thats for down the road, gotta get cooking again first, make sure my VPD is better this time around and I get the organic soil in check without running into friggin gnats and the like again.
Last time I stopped growing I had just made the swap to grow in large beds instead of big fabric pots and had a feeling I finally got rid of the gnats and other buggers that way. But then I had to stop due to a family tragedy and could never really conclude.
Decided to order from another EU country where I can get the Gavita 630w CMH fixture plus 3 spare CMH bulbs plus the couple things like ventilation duct I need to replace and a nice big helping of great white shark mycorrhiza for 600 bucks all in free shipping. Seems like a good deal and I will have everything to start with.
I was trying to squeeze an LED or 2 into the order instead of the spare CMH bulbs but the only ones I found in the 100 € range were advertised as only for seedlings/early veg.
There was a Lumatek fixture that I liked in that price range but it also needed a sold separately starter which pushes it above 200 bucks again. and for the 1.20m X 1.20m I think that would be overkill/a waste.
I think its much better if I get 4 light strips at the right light range and solder them myself down the road. A single strip/rail would also be much easier to mount on the sides than a fixture that is meant to be hung from the ceiling.
But thats for down the road, gotta get cooking again first, make sure my VPD is better this time around and I get the organic soil in check without running into friggin gnats and the like again.
Last time I stopped growing I had just made the swap to grow in large beds instead of big fabric pots and had a feeling I finally got rid of the gnats and other buggers that way. But then I had to stop due to a family tragedy and could never really conclude.
I can't complain. Come to think of it my cmh sunsystem is gotta be pushing 6 or 7 years old now.
