Questions/Help with lighting setup

[frenzied]

Ok ive been designing a wooden grow room im taking my time making sure i get everything right i have plenty f time to do this as im waiting for the funds to come through

So this gives me plenty of research time on growing weed and planning my perfect grow room which hopefully nothing will go wrong

So heres my questions they may sound like im thick or they might be good general questions i dont know

http://www.specialty-lights.com/plant-grow-mh-hps-kit-400.html

The link above is a link to a lighting kit i want to know the following

1. Is this setup/kit any good ?
2. How much area could this cover for growing plants ?
3. Can this Kit be used from seeding the plants all the way to flowering and so forth, or do i have to buy other components for the flowering ?
4. If there are more components required for fowering what would they be ?
5. Does this lighting kit seem pricey is there lighting kits out there that are cheaper and roughly the same ?

Also if there is a 600w lighting kit what kind of area would that cover ?

thx alot

regards,
frenzied

 

[FreezerBoy]

It may be on the pricey side but, that's a good setup. The SuperSun II, as I recall, won the air-cooled shoot out in Pico's thread. It's good for an area of about 5x6. Lamps throw light to the sides and little forward or back. If you hang lamp perpendicular to the long side of the grow, you'll get better coverage than you would in a square garden. You can use this from start to finish with no other light. Because it's switchable, you could swap between MH for veg and HPS for flower or, simply choose one type for the whole grow. While you can germ seeds under it, many prefer cfls for that and I'd recommend CFLs for cloning as clones require very little light.

 

[frenzied]

Hey Mate thx for the response

Kk what do u mean by a area of 5x6 ? what scales is that ? and what would be the surface area of bottom of grow cabinet in length, width, depth if you dont know this im sure i can find this out some other way

So u recommend when buying this lighting system if i got it i should get a HPS, CFL and a MH bulb for each stage of my growing ?

And btw what would you estimate on the amount of plants i could grow under that light, ill not be using a certain strain ill just be experimenting with strains probably fast easy strains to start with as im a beginner

thx again
frenzied

 

[FreezerBoy]

Sorry. 5x6 was in feet and refers to the footprint or square footage of the garden. While most lamps give their area as a square (3x3, 5x5) a rectangular shape is more effective as it allows wider coverage from a lower height.

CFLs will NOT fit that reflector. It's socket is "Mogul" base, CFLs are "Medium" base. You do NOT need all 3. MH or HPS alone can see you all the way from beginning to end, swapping them out mid-grow is optional. Seeds are built to hatch under the full strength of the sun and blow their nose on our puny 600s however, 600 isn't required for germination and CFLs will do as a less expensive option but, option is the operative term.

Plant count could be 1 or 100 or anywhere in between depending on style of grow. Because you seem interested in speed and variety, I'd recommend SOG. Based on quick turnaround, veg time is generally minimum or non existent with many going straight to 12/12. Individual plants are smaller, often limited to a single cola which allows you to pack them in in great number for a wider variety

 

[fatigues]

CFLs will NOT fit that reflector. It's socket is "Mogul" base, CFLs are "Medium" base.

Generally true, yes. There are, however, some monster CFL's that are made for mogul base sockets (150 watt CFLs, for example):

FB is right though that if you are using a SSII reflector, you should be using the bulb they are intended for: a HID lamp.

 

[FreezerBoy]

Generally true, yes. There are, however, some monster CFL's that are made for mogul base sockets (150 watt CFLs, for example):

Really? Learn something new every day.

 

[frenzied]

Thx for the response u guys btw what would u suggest strain wises for fast easy grows ? i want a few so i can try different ones out nd ill have to look this sog thing up and read on it but what u recon u can yield wise using that each plants ?

thx
frenzied

 

[qbert]

http://www.specialty-lights.com/plant-grow-mh-hps-kit-400.html

The link above is a link to a lighting kit i want to know the following

1. Is this setup/kit any good ?
2. How much area could this cover for growing plants ?
3. Can this Kit be used from seeding the plants all the way to flowering and so forth, or do i have to buy other components for the flowering ?
4. If there are more components required for fowering what would they be ?
5. Does this lighting kit seem pricey is there lighting kits out there that are cheaper and roughly the same ?

Also if there is a 600w lighting kit what kind of area would that cover ?

thx alot

regards,
frenzied

Those are the components I'm buying (so yes I think they are good), minus the MH bulb. I'm getting the galaxy ballast, SS2 reflector, and Ushio HiLux bulb for around $300 + s/h from http://www.horticulturesource.com

I figure its good for about 6-8 sq ft of floor space with reflective walls.

 

[fatigues]

Thx for the response u guys. btw what would u suggest strain wises for fast easy grows ? i want a few so i can try different ones out nd ill have to look this sog thing up and read on it but what u recon u can yield wise using that each plants ?

thx
frenzied

You'd probably get better and more varied responses to this question in a thread of its own with an appropriate topic title. I'd search first, however, as the question comes up very regularly.

It's one thing to ask for advice on equipment. There is at least some objective basis upon which someone can answer the question.

Seeds and strains are far more subjective, imo. You may get lots of answers, but I don't think you'll get "the answer".

For my part, I think you should grow an indica dominant hybrid that's noted as easy to grow indoors. You should grow it from feminized seed if you have no source of clones. Five seeds should be fine - but really, numbers of seeds in the grow are totally up to you and completely subjective to your needs.

The seeds should be purchased from a seed company that charges a reasonable fee (without crazy middleman mark-up) for its seeds and which you are interested in growing. This isn't like picking out a box of salt on the grocery store shelf where every box of salt is pretty much like another, right?

I'd go look at Green House Seed Co.'s website if I were you and look for a strain that catches your eye which meets the above requirements. Their strains are, generally, very high quality and ordering direct from Green House Seed Co. (as opposed to getting their seed through a middleman) you'll find the cost of their seeds to be very reasonable. They win a lot of Cannabis Cups (more than any other company as I recall) and they breed strains for high quality.

It may be that given where you live, Green House Seed Co. will not mail seeds to you. *shrug* Sorry, that's the best I got.

Others will disagree and have different opinions. The above is mine. YMMV.

 

[frenzied]

thx alot people for ur responses ill take everything into mind and ill see how i go