so....I have a bulb now. I have recently been growing with fluorescents, keeping it one plant at a time you know. I have a little bonzai, LSTing really bad, its pretty much horizontal, im gonna put her into flowering tonight, ill show pics tommorrow, she looks very pretty, like a lil bonzai bush. Anyway, ive been wanting to get into hps, but i havent the room nor the money to pay for one of the ballast. Their arent many grow shops here in pr, so i was thinking of buying a security light. Today I thought id just wire up this bulb I have using the bare essentials and see if i can fit it into a rubbermaid grow box...the bigger ones that have wheels on them. One concern though...I have a fan to expell the heat and all, intake and everything....but will it get to hot????...will it melt the plastic??? I plan on using the hanging method for the hps, using only the bare essentials. Do you think the tub will be able to take the heat? its almost 4 ft high, bout 2 1/2 ft wide, and maybe 4 ft long
your gonna start a fire.. haha btw, you cant just "wire up" an HID bulb (if thats what im reading your going to try and do) unless your going to "wire it up" to a ballast
My rubbermaid box is NOT stealthy, but it works really well. I have 6 CFL bulbs inside and I cut a hole in the top where my 70W HPS security light sits. Note that I have insulated the inside of the box with foil on foam sheathing so there isn't any direct contact between the HPS lamp and the plastic box.