power usage of flourescents

redcell7

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i have a small little op going on and im trying to finish the build ...so im trying to keep my power use as low as possible .....but i dont mind a increase (not at all) but would like to keep the bill as small as possible ..(DONT WE ALL_)so for the veg room i hooked up 2 8 bulb t5 light set ups ....my question is when i looked a t the label on the side it broke the bullbs down to so much per watt and then ad 8 and it turns out to be 400 watt ....so if i run one light bank , you mean to tell me i just could have stuck a 400 watter medal halide ....i thought the floro were cheaper to run then seting up 2 4oo(if true that would this be equel to) ....so if this is true ,then i have two under the moms ...one under the veg table and a small one under the clones ...if this is the case the i am burning 13oo watts in a veg room ...we have gotten into the flower room yet lol if this is confuseing ...sorry its earlly ....guess what im tring to say is ..is the power consumption less or equal to useing flouros or halide
 

bigv1976

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wattage is wattage. 400 watts of HID is the same as 400 watts of fluo is the same as 400 watts of ........
 
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