Wattage for my closet Growth?

Hi, I'm new to indoor growing so I have a few questions. I have a small closet space about 5ftx2ftx3ft, a few cuboard areas, and a shed outside I was all considering for growing but most likely it will be the closet. I'm looking to spend around $90 for the light fixture and I'm wondering if anyone has any recomendations... I don't know if I should get a 250 watt hps or a 400 watt hps and I don't know where to get one.

closet isnt tall enough for hps system.

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Check out the light box I made for my CFL's. Modify one that fits your needs if an HID system is going to prove too hot.

Thanks, so for a HPS system you need to have how much space and height ? So what kind of light should I use instead?

Where can I see your lightbox?

cfl grow is ur best fit

socaloco said:

Hi, I'm new to indoor growing so I have a few questions. I have a small closet space about 5ftx2ftx3ft, a few cuboard areas, and a shed outside I was all considering for growing but most likely it will be the closet. I'm looking to spend around $90 for the light fixture and I'm wondering if anyone has any recomendations... I don't know if I should get a 250 watt hps or a 400 watt hps and I don't know where to get one.

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What are the dimensions of your shed? I would definitaly try to accomidate a HPS for flowering as you will end up with a bigger yeild and a better quality crop overall. Cfl's are great for vegging but should be a last resort for flowering.

socaloco said:

Hi, I'm new to indoor growing so I have a few questions. I have a small closet space about 5ftx2ftx3ft, a few cuboard areas, and a shed outside I was all considering for growing but most likely it will be the closet. I'm looking to spend around $90 for the light fixture and I'm wondering if anyone has any recomendations... I don't know if I should get a 250 watt hps or a 400 watt hps and I don't know where to get one.

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Well, you're best bet is to purchase some Coollight(daylight) CFL's 6500k (BLUE SPECTRUM) and some cheap 2 bulb hook ups from wal-mart.
Purchase a 400watt HPS Systems from here.
-> High Tech Garden Supply

This light system is $119.95. a little over what you wanted to use, but it is worth it.. and asfar as these people saying you're closet is too small for a hps... thats rubbish... If it is 5fx2fx3f.... you can use a 400watt hps.
its made for a 4 x 4 area.
This here is what i recommend tho. for 100 more dollers, you can grow in the same closet, with no need for CFL's.
-> High Tech Garden Supply

then after you grow a couple times, buy Air-cooling the lights from link #2 come with aircooling addons, you just got to buy ducting and a fan, look on the site.... you can 2 fans for 36 bucks each, 25feet of 4-6+ inch exhuast for 10 bucks or somthing cheap like that and you have a Dank little setup for like 5-10 plants. well in you're little closet... 1-3 tops 5.... unless you get some Lowryder seeds, they grow a foot tall, SOG them in there with 1 gallon grow bags, you could fit 10 of them easy.
Goodluck man!

By the time you reach the level where you need to choose CFL or HID for flowering I should be in full swing flowering under CFL's and trying to expand the spectrum in parts to attempt to get the same tight resinous results as a hps flowering system. You can base your decision on that or many other people who have tried the CFL's for flowering.

T5's are what you want. thank me later.

Sweet! You guys fucking rock! Thanks so much. I can't wait to start growing. Any suggestions on a good bud for first time growers?

"you can use a 400watt hps. its made for a 4 x 4 area."
Thats being somewhat optimistic, to say the least.
More like 3x3

socaloco said:

Sweet! You guys fucking rock! Thanks so much. I can't wait to start growing. Any suggestions on a good bud for first time growers?

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I would go with some norther lights. Easy to grow indoors, high yields and low odor. Although, I have discovered that low ordor just means not as fuckin smelly as plants with a lot of odor, but still fuckin smelly...