First Grow

did the hps come with the ballast and the bulb? the whole shabang?

it sure did, i just had to by an $11 cord to wire it =) 150 watt hps for $ 21.46

not bat at all. we sell the bulbs at my work for like 23 bucks i think, but its only a 70 watt i think, an we dont sell the ballast. so i cant steal it all together haha

sounds about right but get as much cfls that you can IF you can afford it. Good luck PEACE

so as of right now i am running 1 - 125 watt hps bulb, 2 - 42 watt cfl's in the 2700k light spectrum, and 4 23 watt cfl's daylight spectrum, will this hold steady for few days before i go and get a few more of the 42 watt bulbs?

So a month later here is what i got, keep in mind this is my first attempt. I think its looking pretty good, but i really dont know beings that i have never done this before. One plant had its cola burned early on in the flowering process, didnt realize i had the HPS too close, but this plant has been really bushy since ever before flowering so its outers are still looking good. The other one has a huge cola and is looking pretty. Some feedback would be welcomed.

Looks like they are coming back ok,a few more weeks and you'll have some to smoke

They look thick! i assume it will give you quite anice yeild if you use the correct lumen power Peace

looking good. remember watch the trichomes with a good magnifying glass.