$300 budget! which system?!

I have $300 for a complete hydro system.
Meaning light/nutes/everything.

Ideas?
Is there one online to purchase?
Or better to make my own?

If to make my own can someone give me a link to putting together a cheap hydro system.

my signature is a link to HTG they have a 400W HPS for 125. and a 600 W for not much more... how big of a hydro setup are you looking to get?
in the FAq there are very easy to follow instrustions on how to grow several diferent kinds of Hydro setups. I made a 6 plant aero system with Fletch's 30 minute areo instructions...
I bought nutes from HTG to and hydroton and PH testing shit it came out to about 140 for all the stuff you ned to go along with the heydro system.

looking a a space 3x3. but no larger than 5x5

im thinking of the 600w hps, its alittle big for the space. but i want the most light i can get.

but that should leave me around $100-150 for the hydro system itself, along with nutes, rockwool, nets, so on.

sounds good... HTG has lots of cheap stuf... but I recomend building youre own hydro system. all the ones on the market are way overpriced. cheapest is like 150. and you can make it for about 50... less maybe...
your going to need ventilation too. HTG has an induct fan that is like 275CFM for 30 bucks or somthing. thery have the 3 part utes for like 30. and alot of clay pellets for 15 bucks...
and they ship really fast.

okay thanks, i think im going to give filtys 30min aero system a shot.
though it will probly take me 2-3 hours.

hahaha... you can use a 150GPH pump rather than the 400... It's probably alot better to have a 400 but I'm using 150 without a problem... its also half the price.

mmmhm any more ideas?

send a PM to filthyfletch... since nobody else feels like adding their opinions...

check craigslist for a good 400watt hps around a hundred bucks. then get a 25 gallon rubbermaid tub $8, a black 5 gallon cement mixing tub from home depot $5, ebb and flow risers from a hydro shop $7, water pump $15, air pump and airline and stones $15, timer $20, the cement tub is good for 8 6 inch pots so you will need 8 pots $8. Now you have a light and basicly a home made ebb and flow 8 site system for under $180, now spend away on your choice of nutes.

thanks, loving the ideas.
anyone else?

i bought my 400w hps from insidesun .com for $100 they have lighting equip. for cheap! and reliable