First timer waiting on my nirvana order.

Juicy100 · Mar 18, 2015

Thicken Dense said:

Like qbit said, HPS and ventilation. You can get a 600w dimmable Lumatek ballast ($180), Hydrofarm vented hood ($85), generic bulb ($20), 6" CAN lite filter ($120), and 6" vortex fan ($150) for $550 ...yea this shit's expensive but generic ballasts fail, generic filters let odor through, and my cheapo ventech inline is on it's way out after 3 years of use (it's gotten loud as fuck), but I guess that's not bad for a cheap fan. It would be nice if the $100 ballasts and $50 filters worked well, but they don't. Bulbs you change every 6 months anyway, once you start generating harvests the cost of a good bulb is a drop in the bucket.

When I have to prioritize a limited budget, the enclosure comes dead last. It's nice to have, but it doesn't increase yield or keep your plants healthy, and light leaks are overrated. Mid-summer I leave my tent flaps unzipped like curtains, no hermies. Better off with a quality ballast and shitty enclosure than going mediocre on both.

Learning where to cut costs and where to focus your resources is an expensive lesson, take it from somebody who has wasted thousands over the years trying to cut corners with cheap equipment.

Cheers!!
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Awesome Thanks and i didn't want to spend to much on a tent anyway I was think of building one.

Juicy100 · Mar 20, 2015

Got my order within 2 weeks just to let everyone know. I'll keep a grow journal.

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