Best of both worlds, full spectrum setup

[Hadez411]

Buy 3500k, 480w system. Then buy a 60w 6500k supplemental light and a 180w 2700k light as well. Fewer watts for veg because they need less and I'm not going to need the whole tent to veg 4 plants. Put them both on the same power supply with a switch to save more.
Beats going with the expense of a dedicated veg/flower system that doubles the amount of lights you need to buy.

 

[Airwalker16]

Is this thread just to state your ideal setup or what?

 

[Hadez411]

Derp, I wrote all this without considering that veg needs half the light intensity of flower. So you'd probably be better off doing a

Is this thread just to state your ideal setup or what?

It started as something then got really confused.
In the end I'd just like to say you can get the best of both worlds while remaining economical and buying in stages as budget allows.