My sensi skunk seeds have started to germinate 18hrs on paper towel. I've got me pots and compost ready(B+Q all purpose). I've got £100 to spend on a cheap growkit which i want to set up in my loft can any recommend a reliable place to buy one from and will it be worth it only investing £100 should i spend more? This is my first prpoer grow since joining this wicked site.

Peace 2 all!

How much headroom do you have ?

Hmm, 100 quid...

*thinks*

You'd have to go for summat like Envirolights, you can buy all my shit off me if you like (aint got no place to use it all - 2 enviro's one blue one red, RVK fan, carbon filter, ducting, another fan (not rvk))

You wont get too far really for 100 quid but you could buy the lights i spose.

Good luck,
Toke

I can have up to 7ft of headroom. I dont mind investing a bit more cash if it necersary. But i was thinking of buying sumthin like this:

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but i was thinkin these might be crap with em being so cheap! Wot do guys think?

Looks ok BUT if you got the space and can adapt to 7 foot of headroom you might as well go the whole hog so to speak and invest in a 600 HPS lamp, you will get better yields outta it.

Just my crappy opinion *for what its not worth*
Toke

Yep - 7 foot high, 3 foot square, wish I had that sort of space ....

Why not get one from the uk420 shop then you can complain online if it doesn't work ?

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nice little setup there 'compostverte'.


I'm going have a look at the uk420 shop now but from what i can remember it's going be a bit more expensive.

You need to bear in mind that the electricity for the grow will cost you £50 approx. Ultimately it's the biggest expense.

You'll also need to insulate the loft (it will get really cold up there later) ... or at least make an insulated cupboard with foil-backed plasterboard plus insulation or foil-backed insulation board. (saves painting or sticking mylar on afterwards.)

(thanks by the way - new batch of seeds going in this weekend )

Loads sorry am in one of " them" moods

http://www.uk420store.com/shop/product_inf...81e34b90f010169


How does this look?? n wots a Son T lamp???

Already got me loft insulated it was converted into a bedroom before i moved into the house.

SON-T is the basic sodium lamp. For a bit extra you can get ones with a tad more blue - which some people reckon does a better job. I've never tried myself because they don't do them in my size

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cheers for all your help, ive just been told by a freind that theres a hydroponics shop less than 2 miles away which i didnt even know about.DOH! So i'm going look there 2mora so i dont av 2 wait a week 4 delivery.

1 more quick question do you know if halide and sodium combo bulbs are any gud???
and what about these grolux dualspectrum lamps???

Metal Halides are the best bulbs for vegging plants.
High Pressure Sodium are the best bulbs for flowering plants.
The HPS 'enhanced blue' grolux bulbs are probably your best bet for using one light from start to finish.
Sodium wins over Halide for flowering because yields are much higher because of the amount of red light present which simulates 'Autumn' when the sun is lower in the sky and the plants flower.