Best light for under 50 bucks??

DFCsmoker

DFCsmoker

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Anyone know where to get a good light for under 50 bucks?? Just trying to grow 3 plants and dont wanna go the cfl route. I saw at meijers a 2ft flourescent fixture and they also have the grow bulbs.....anyone ever used these and are they good for the whole process? veg and flower? any help let me know already got some seedlings sprouted under cfl lights and want to get these girls(hopefully) growing!:leaf:
 
DFCsmoker

DFCsmoker

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need some help people....whats the most effective and cheapest light for 3-4 plants??? for veg and flower?
 
mjnme

mjnme

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I'll be honest the only thing I know of that cost under 50 is just a bunch of CFL's


I know that HPS and MH if you go to home depot ... MH is about 32 bux and HPS is about 40 bux

but the HPS was 150 or 400w...
and the MH was like...150w...
so a good MH or HPS bulb... 50+


just hit the CFL's if money is really a factor
in my box i'm throwing in 8 CFL's just for 2 plants...
and CFL's cost like 4 dollars each
 
BongJuice

BongJuice

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Try Ebay or Craigslist, maybe you can get a decent used light.
$50 is'nt gonna buy anything.

Just the bulbs I use cost $80.....
 
DoneW.Dirt

DoneW.Dirt

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mjnme said:
150 W HPS bulbs aren't gonna do much


get a 400W at least...
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its only going to be be a 2ftx2ft grow box, most of my budget is goin towards ventilation. Does anybody think I can get some pretty good results with the 2 150w hps.
 
mjnme

mjnme

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i'm making a grow box also and i was measuring it out...
how many plants are you going to put in yours
because if it's a 2ft by 2ft... it's only going to fit like... 1 plant...

you could get decent results with 2 150s
but with the same money you can by a 400w i think

unless your thinking of putting the bulbs in 2 different places then
 
mjnme

mjnme

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A very general rule of thumb is that your garden needs 50 watts of HID lighting per square foot of illuminated area. This rule ignores the shape of your garden, so the following is really a better guide:

A 250 watt HID will illuminate a 2' x 2' garden.
A 400 watt HID will illuminate a 3' x 3' garden.
A 600 watt HID will illuminate a 3.5' x 3.5' garden.
A 1000 watt HID will illuminate a 4' x 4' garden.


that was in the GROWFAQ.
 
DoneW.Dirt

DoneW.Dirt

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I read some where that 150w hps can get good results you just have to pay particular attention to height adjustments.
 
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