Ive got a fridge sitting in the garage collecting dust and wasting elec. I plan on gutting the thing and making it a grow chamber. my plan is to scrog. and use an hps light. but... i dont know shit about hps lights. I dont know the first thing about em. what a cool tube is. and how i should go about using it in the fridge. if anybody can send me to a good hps guide or info page that be great help. otherwise im gonna keep searching for what i need. also. how powerful of a fan should i need in there to keep temps optimal. first grow was cfls. and would like to step my grow game up a bit. much appreciation EDIT: LOOK HERE so correct me if im wrong.. but ill need to purchase this http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=47981 which comes with the ballast, hps bulb and mh bulb. timer. reflector. then purchase..a cool tube, just pick one of these?? http://www.hydroasis.com/hy/product...tem-with-xtrasun-ballast-and-400-standard-hps not sure how to hook the cool tube up with the exhaust and what not. edit: i also might just use cfls to veg the plant, and im going to control the height and scrog anyways so im not worried about how high the plants get. I plan on having the light were the freezer is, and the fridge part were the plant is gonna grow..
im going to give u a little info about HPS lights you can buy them in your local hydro shop(if u have one) or u can buy lower watt ones from your local home depot (security lighting) or u can buy one on the internet .. htgsupply.com they usually come in these watts : 400watt 600watt 1000watt the ones from homedepot are only 150 watt or something like that. and u have to take the light apart to get the ballast/wiring 400 is all you'll need in that fridge of yours. the air cooled hood is exactly what its called, an air cooled hood.. the one i have isnt air cooled, but its also in my closet, not in a fridge. you'll need an aircooled hood for it.. u can make one, or buy one if u have the $$ to buy an already made hood. you should mount the hps light in the top of the fridge and have a shelf that can move up from the bottom to the top, so u wont need to move your light closer to the plantss, u can move the plants, closer to the lights (easier)
first of all you should start w/a metal halide for the veg and then after it hits @ 10 "(because of the lack of height you dont want to veg to much ,and than when switching over to the hps it still will grow vertically still.make sure you plan for the overall height),move to an hps,if it's a regular size fridge i wouldnt go any higher than 400 watt for both light's while in lighting cycle you dont need to shut the door just put a big mirror in place of the door,that will keep the heat down .you will need some type of exhaust fan mounted on top of the unit to blow in fresh air if it is not outside(which i assume it isnt)dont take the door off all the way when the lighting cycle is on.about 2 hours before the lighting ctcle is over,move mirror and close the door w/out opening.it should keep the heat till u open it again.but again make sure when your in the flowering stage that the 12 off is 100% dark w/no light getting in whatsoever.and you could mount a co2 can on timer w/ hose to shoot in the fridge when door is shut.hope this helps.the diff between an mh and an hps is the light spectrum.the mhg is for the growing w/that spectrum,and the hps is more of an flowering light due to that spectrum.if you used an hps alone you would have plants two ft tall and not much harvest there.
got to the part where i bold'd before i learned u have no idea what the fuck ur talking about.. putting a mirror in front of the fridge ? mirrors absorb light more than they reflect. its possible to only use HPS and get good results. the whole 2 ft thing is bullshit.. why would u want ur plant to be taller than 2 feet anyways? 2 feet + the pot = more than half the fridge
thanks for the help, what about ventalation for the fridge? how powerful of a fan. and computer fan isnt gonna cut it im thinking
so correct me if im wrong.. but ill need to purchase this High Tech Garden Supply which comes with the ballast, hps bulb and mh bulb. timer. reflector. then purchase..a cool tube, just pick one of these?? HPS Cool Tube edit: i also might just use cfls to veg the plant, and im going to control the height and scrog anyways so im not worried about how high the plants get. I plan on having the light were the freezer is, and the fridge part were the plant is gonna grow..
and im not exactly sure how to get the cool tube around the bulb. does it basically slide on there? and then have 2 seperate intakes and exhaust just for the bulb. and another exhaust/ intake for the grow box itself? will any cooltube work with that light kit i first posted... here it is again. http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=47981 i guess i could just go look at some grow journals and see how they did it. I think it will be easier to understand and put together once i have everything sitting infront of me.