if i had the space the budbox that is 75 x 75 x 160 i would get along with a cooltube and a 400w in a heartbeat, but with the space i have for my tent im going to stick with the 250 and try and learn ways to maximise the yield. the 250w should just about do us for our smoke we need, the 400w would just give us that extra time to not be setting up another grow back to back
im loving the heatshield. its made a noticeable difference on some of the colas that were getting burnt, they now arent. if anyone has a DR60 or small tent where the light gets maxed out and you are still worried about heat issues, i would say get a heatshield, for only £12 it was worth every penny
the biggest thing ive noticed with the 2 cheeses, is that the big buddha just stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my last blue cheese grow was smelly but it was containable, this big buddha cheese is making my house stink even with ONA air freshner and carbon filter. they are similar to look at but you can tell there are differences when you look up close.
im thinking of getting my next seedlings popped in the next 2+ weeks and left to germ in the garden in the propogator so when i pull the cheese out im ready to get going with the bubba kush and white widow...havent read up on how bubba kush and WW react to topping and if they are big stretchers....i bought a dual sunmaster 250w bulb and im going to try that next time instead of a SON-T plus HPS...hope it helps with the stretching....will probably put the HPS back on from week 5 or so to finish them off...
if anyone reading this has experience with bubba kush or WW could you share your thoughts if you have a moment...