Hi Community of GrassCity Forums! I have recently come across a load of hydroponic gear that was left in my shed. So far i've been able to rummage up: - 600w H P S Control Box x 2 - GreenBelt 1500W 600V lighting hoods - Advance Vegetative Forumla 4:1:5 - PowerGro Hydroponic Nutrient Part A + B Bloom - THC A Complete spectrum nutrient plus Hormones, Auscins, Cytohinins and Vitamins - GreenPiece single performance enhancing plant nutrient - Hy-Gen PH-UP - Organic Oil Extraction Liquid Picture of some of the stuff. Most of this stuff has been sitting my shed for a couple of years so I don't know if I would still be able to use any of it for what i want to do? But I've decided I want to use this stuff to set up a small 2 plant grow in my closet. The closet I have is a free standing closet with doors and the dimensions of the space inside the closet are Height = 140cm Width = 85cm Depth = 53cm Picture of the closet. The two power supplies i have both read the same but are different colours and one of them when plugged in makes a loud fan like noise but kinda sparks when first turned on inside the case. The second one makes a loud clunk noise when turned on then doesn't make that much noise after that. Here is a picture of the power supply that sparks up inside. Here is a close up of what one of the lighting casing reads So now for the questions: - First will any of this still work? Will the nutrients still work as well as they would have when they were first purchased? How will the age of the items affect my grow? - What kind of globe do I need for lighting casings like the ones I have? How many would I have to use to successfully grow 2 plants? And where in Australia would i be able to buy these lights? - Will the DWC system I want to use work with this set up? And what nutes out of the ones I have will I use in a DWC system and would there be others I have to get? - Will computer fans be able to cool this set up or would i have to buy a whole system? - I want to purchase a sative strain from marijuana-seeds.nl does anyone recommend a good strain and are these guys still legit? - Other than the DWC system its self, is there anything else I will need to be successful in my hydroponic grow? Thank you for your time!
am not big on hydro if its for the smoke you wanna go get yorself 2 20 litre pots and fill them with a weak bio biz soil.the nutes i use is the bio nova range simple to use with little effort.pot of gold is a great plant to start with and so is lsd and any kush.for a 600 watt light youl need allot of room probibly1.2 sq metre tent by 2 metres high i say this coz its murder trying to controle the temp.and if 2 close it will burn your badboys.get a 400 watt light red spec bulb and keep it 1and a half feet away and thats more than ample for 2 plants,aswell as 4. happy smoking
1. I dont know why it wouldnt work, the age of the items should not effect it either other than that there is better technology now, your ballast may pull more amps or whatever. I dont know about the nutes, but I would guess they have a pretty long half-life. Defer to someone else if they know. 2. By globe do you mean bulb? Casings? There is a language barrier here. Your ballast is for a 600w HPS, that is what you need. Should be easy to find. Google hydro store for your area. Another option is hardware stores usually sell HPS bulbs, but they are not for growing, get an HPS grow bulb if at all possible. That is enough light for 6 plants, easily. 3. DWC works well, I am not familiar with those nutes, I would defer to someone who knows better. In general all you need is some grow, some bloom, and some bud enhancers. If you combine some aeroponics with your DWC you can almost sit there and watch them grow (hyperbole, but you get the idea). 4. I dont know, I got mine from worldwide seeds dot com. People say attitude and nirvana are very good as well. 5. No computer fans suck. Get a real fan of somekind (can, squirrel, etc) 6. PH meter, EC meter if you can afford it, temp gauge for the air, temp gauge for the water, things like that.
I see, by casing you mean socket. That socket will work, the socket only needs to meet the minimum requirements for the ballast, and yours does. Get the 600W HPS. I dont know if they ship to you, but http://htgsupply.com/ has everything you need, so you can at least get a picture and a price.