so this guy i met on caigslist gave me 4 lamps...2 1000w hps lamps(one of them is ghetto rigged) a 400 w mh ghetto rigged and a 200w hps ghetto rigged....well i was going to use the nice 1000w hps lamp but it is extremely noisy and my neighbor would hear it from where my grow room(closet ) so i figure the other 1000w has to be just a noisy so i will not use it...so i figure i will use the 400w mh lamp for 4-5 plants...will this be enough? will i need to use more?...i want to grow them about 3 1'2 to 4 ft tall before i flower them....and anyone know what i can use to put the ballst in? it just looks unsafe so i want to contain it somehow(see pics below) heres the ballast now they were smart enough to put washers between the wood and the inductor space between inductor and board(maybe about 1/2 in off wood) and heres the hood(i took the one from the 1000whps
Sounds like you got a deal, but be damn careful with all that ghetto rigged shit....its not worth burning a house down for a few plants.....
yeah i know..which is why i dont want to use it with the ballast wide open like that..i am thinking about getting a cheap computer case because then i could have some pc fans moving some air around it..what you think?
go get an ammo can from the surplus store. i have several ballasts that have found homes in them. add a fan or ventilation holes and your golden.
also 6 plants for a 400W bulb just fit fine i have 2x400W, growing 6 plants under each... check out my grow journal for some pics!