Lighting question.

[diet103]

Ok so I am planning on buying a light here in this next week and I have been researching my options, but don't really know what to do.

I've had my eyes set on the 150w hps sun microsystem thats 71.95!! (most of the reason my eyes are set on it, lol). But now that I see what kind of harvest peopl are getting out of 150w I'm leaning more toward the 250 w hps compact light, but this jumps up to $180!!

Would I be better off buying 2 150w lights?? Or would I get more bang for my buck from a 250?? I am planning on buying 4 blue spectrum cfls to help vegetative growth too. Unless anyone can reccomend a good cheap conversion light system (uses both mh bulbs and hps?)

 

[sogbunn]

if u have the space and heat is not an isuse... ide say go with the 150, pull a crop, sell it and buy a 400... sell the 150 if u can or run that as a veg and the 400 for bud

 

[Green Cross]

Ok so I am planning on buying a light here in this next week and I have been researching my options, but don't really know what to do.

I've had my eyes set on the 150w hps sun microsystem thats 71.95!! (most of the reason my eyes are set on it, lol). But now that I see what kind of harvest peopl are getting out of 150w I'm leaning more toward the 250 w hps compact light, but this jumps up to $180!!

Would I be better off buying 2 150w lights?? Or would I get more bang for my buck from a 250?? I am planning on buying 4 blue spectrum cfls to help vegetative growth too. Unless anyone can reccomend a good cheap conversion light system (uses both mh bulbs and hps?)

I would skip the CFLs and get a 250w HPS remote ballast and an air cooled hood, and use Philips mastercolor retrowhite bulbs in veg, and flower, and grow dwarfs, but that's just me.

 

[diet103]

if u have the space and heat is not an isuse... ide say go with the 150, pull a crop, sell it and buy a 400... sell the 150 if u can or run that as a veg and the 400 for bud

Heat and space may be an issue as this is going to be a cabinet grow, sorry forgot to mention that. I'm not sure what size yet, I'm still looking for a good cabinet.

 

[xXAfghanKushXx]

2 is better then one,, distributess the light better =p

 

[diet103]

I would skip the CFLs and get a 250w HPS remote ballast and an air cooled hood, and use Philips mastercolor retrowhite bulbs in veg, and flower, and grow dwarfs, but that's just me.

That sounds expensive, lol. I'm working with only about 250-300 bucks for the setup

 

[diet103]

2 is better then one,, distributess the light better =p

Exactly what I was thinking!! But I'm just not sure if that would create a heat issue or not, plus I gotta see what I'm growin in first.

 

[diet103]

So I finally found the perfect grow area!! I found an old fridge in my shed and cleaned it out. It's designed with the freezer on bottom (which is relatively spacious for a freezer) which is about 2 1/2 ft across, a little under 2 feet high and about 2-2 1/2 feet deep. I am thinking about doing my veg in there with cfl's. The top is very spacious, about 2 1/2 feet across, about 3 feet high and a little deeper. Is this too big for a 150w hps or should I go with the 250w? or 2 150s??????? ANyone have any more advice??? Thanks!!!