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I am wondering what some of you folks are using as far as air pumps go when growing in a dwc setup? I myself have been using the general hydroponic pump on a 4 bucket (3 1/2 gal.) set up, but feel that its really not enough. If anybody can suggest something better I would greatly appreciate it...

My wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is about to start chemo treatments. I am wondering if anybody has went through a similar situation and did you use any herb to help with the nasty side effects that go along with it? I am looking for ANY info that may help her get through these...

I have just come across a 6' x 3' x 18" double door metal cabinet. I want to use it for a couple of mothers and for cloning. I would like some advice on what I need to do to turn the cabinet into the perfect grow cabinet. I also would like to set it up, for in the future, if I decide to flower...

I recently aquired a used 400w Sunlight supply switchable ballast and was wanting to get a MH bulb for it. Home Depot carries them but they have 2 400w MH bulbs and I don't know which one it is that I need. They are the Phillips brand but one is a ED28 which is a smaller bulb and the other is a...

I am having a problem with my 600w hps set up and am trying to figure out the problem. The light will kick on but the bulb just glows a dull orange and does not brighten up. The ballast I bought on ebay as well as the bulb. The ballast is used ( Hydrotek assembled in 06') and the bulb is new...

I am thinking of up grading to a 600w hps from the 400w hps I currently have been using. Its a closet grow 2' x 5' x 7', with 4 WW clones in a DWC hydro set up.I have good venting in and out and keep the area cool using a portable ac unit, My questions are will the 600w be overkill, will the...

I am wondering if there is a way to check a ballast to see if it starting to wear out? I have a Sunlight Supply 400w hps ballast that just doesn't seem to be as bright any more.I bought it used a couple of years ago so I don't really know how many hours it had been used before.I replace the bulb...

All right I am looking to all the experts here to help me on what seeds to order next. For the last year I have been doing a closet (2 x 6 x 8), 400w hps, hydro grow using Nirvana WW and have had great success.I now want to expand my horizons and try something different. I am looking for strains...

I have some White Widow clones that I have growing outdoors(in dirt,in pots) for about a month that I want to bring in and put in my grow closet. Now I don't want to bring in anything with them since normally I use a DWC Hydro set up in there, but decided that I wanted to try a dirt grow under...

I am currentlly using a Dayton squirrel cage fan (136 cfm) to vent my grow closet (2'x5'x8') and it does a okay job when I am using a 400w HPS light but it is a awefully noisy. I was wondering if anybody is using the 6" 250 cfm inline duct fan that Home Depot and Lowes sells? I am wondering is...

Back around the first of the year somebody on this forum was messing with a product that would change a hermie to a female.I believe it was a 2 part chemical that you sprayed on the plant. I have searched and searched but cannot find the thread. I was wondering if anybody know's what the stuff...

My Nirvana WW girls are entering their 6th week of flowering. I think that they will be ready to harvest in the next 2 to 3 weeks and am wondering if I should get ready to start flushing my system? Its a small DWC set up and I have been using GH Flora nutes. I was also wondering should I use...

Can you use Fox Farm Big Bloom in a Hydro set up? It doesn't say on the bottle that you can't, but then it doesn't say that you can either. I found a bottle I bought last year for a outdoor grow and was just a wondering. If it can be used, what amount would some of you good folks suggest? I am...

Just thought I would share a couple of pics of my Nirvana WW's from the good Dr. that I am growing in a small hydro set up in my closet. They are 4 weeks in to flower and the buds are starting to develope that frosty look.They are doing just awesome.I am hoping they will do as well this spring...

I am wondering how the Nirvana WW will do as a outdoor grow? I am located in the SE USA and the weather is pretty humid down here during the summer. I plan on getting them started in early March. I am currently growing them in a DWC set up and they are doing great but I would like to do a few...

I was given a digital ph meter and was wondering if someone can tell me what solution to use to calibrate it and where I might find it? It is one that you adjust using a screw driver. It seems to be in good shape just no instructions. Any help will be greatly apprciated...

Okay, I have 5 Nirvana WW's that I started germing right after X-mas. 2 weeks ago I put my babies in a DWC set up. When I did that I used 1/4 strenght of GH Flora nutes(micro, growth, and bloom) and everybody seemed content. A couple of days ago I noticed that the biggest of my girls had...

I am a first time hydro grower was wondering if I should harvest now. I started out with bag seed to get a feel for the hydro unit and to make sure my closet setup all worked well. The 2 that ended up being females have been in flowering (12/12) for almost 6 weeks. I have been paying close...

How far away should a 400w HPS light be from my plants? I have a 6 plant hydro set up in a 2x5x8 closet. Thanks, JD

I am in need of advice on the best way to vent my closet grow. It is 2'x5' with a 8' ceiling and double doors. I am currently using a 6 plant bubbler hydro system. I was using cfl's for vegging but I bought a 400 hps light an threw it in there and now my temps are running high.I own this house...