shiva71
Well-Known Member
Howdy y'all
Ok, im planning to scrog 2 - 4 plants in a closet which will be something like 2 x 3 x 5ft...
Originally i was gonna go with cfls cos i thought it was too small for a 250 hps, then realised with a bit of air shiftage that would be ok...the 250w ballast im gonna use can take a MH so i thought a ha, i can use a MH for veg - then i saw the actually running wattage is more like 300W, and puts out about 10,000L less than the 250W hps, so i thought thats a bit shite, now im back where i started, looking at cfls for veg!
Will defo use the HPS for flowering but unsure about veg...bottom line is i DO wanna run this as cheaply as possible, so im looking really at watts v lumens and the relative health of plants...
My thoughts so far:
250W MH: Shitty lumen output for a lot of gas, almost ditched that idea
5 x 45W CFLs: 75w less than the HID but only 12,000L / 6 sq ft = 2,000l per sq/ft, not ideal...BUT being close to a scrog and not having much depth to penetrate might counteract the poor lumen output
250W HPS: Good lumen/watt ratio...potential for stretching but the horizontal training and the vertical stretching might make for a nice scrog
Hmmm....i think i just answered my own question there but im still wondering if the 5 x 45W cfl would be enough for vegging...it would defo saved a few quid, i think they look really cool and ive noticed veg growth under cfls looks really healthy and bushy...
over to you guys....
cheers!
Ok, im planning to scrog 2 - 4 plants in a closet which will be something like 2 x 3 x 5ft...
Originally i was gonna go with cfls cos i thought it was too small for a 250 hps, then realised with a bit of air shiftage that would be ok...the 250w ballast im gonna use can take a MH so i thought a ha, i can use a MH for veg - then i saw the actually running wattage is more like 300W, and puts out about 10,000L less than the 250W hps, so i thought thats a bit shite, now im back where i started, looking at cfls for veg!
Will defo use the HPS for flowering but unsure about veg...bottom line is i DO wanna run this as cheaply as possible, so im looking really at watts v lumens and the relative health of plants...
My thoughts so far:
250W MH: Shitty lumen output for a lot of gas, almost ditched that idea
5 x 45W CFLs: 75w less than the HID but only 12,000L / 6 sq ft = 2,000l per sq/ft, not ideal...BUT being close to a scrog and not having much depth to penetrate might counteract the poor lumen output
250W HPS: Good lumen/watt ratio...potential for stretching but the horizontal training and the vertical stretching might make for a nice scrog
Hmmm....i think i just answered my own question there but im still wondering if the 5 x 45W cfl would be enough for vegging...it would defo saved a few quid, i think they look really cool and ive noticed veg growth under cfls looks really healthy and bushy...
over to you guys....
cheers!
