My new highland setup
 

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Holy smoke! :1thumbup:

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imho, I think you cant get low temp if you use 400 MH

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i wonder 250w should be enough for your setup, 400w might "cook" your plants

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Hi , i had some thoughts about 250 or 400 watts.
i decided to take the 400 . it sure produce a lot of extra heat.


but i tried to take some preventing steps to avoid the extra heating:

1. the air is coming from the freezing shelf in the refrigerator.
2. 3 small vent's on the bulb
3. the height of the bulb is modularise, i can lift it.

but for now it is o.k plants are growing good . temp at day time 23-25C and at night it is 15 C.
i am a bit afraid from the hot summer in Israel! so in the worst case i can use the 400 watts ignition system to light 250 Wat bulb.
Does anyone have experience with 400 bulb, or 250 watts?
Liraz

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nice setup... pls keep us updated on the progress :1thumbup:

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What are the temperatures you get in the tank during the day and night?

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ur 250w bulb wil burnt if running 400w ballast , that is for sure. pls dun try this

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Thanks for the compliments and for the tips!, i won't try 250w bulb with this system.
Now the temp' is 15-17 C at night and day time it is not reaching above 25C
I guess here in Israel it is not a real winter outside 6-7 C at night and 22-28 C day time.
maybe in the Israeli summer time i will have more difficulty to steady the lower temp' with the lights on. it can reach outside to 40C .
Liraz

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if it's 40⁰C outside what will be the temp inside the house, it's supposed to be lower and cooler?