Which light? and will it be enough?

Joey<3weed

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Hello, Right now i am growing in my closet with just 6 27w(100w equivalent) daylight bulbs..But im in the process of upgrading..I've already bought a 150w hps and im thinking of either getting another 150w hps or a 150w mh tomorrow but im not sure which to get. Im also getting a grow tent and the size of that is 2feet x 2feet x 5.3feet tall and that is called the GL60 . Either that or there is one called a GL80 and that is 2.7feet x 2.7feet x 5.11feet tall. I am getting some inline fans, one for intake and a bigger one for exhaust so im thinking heat wont be a problem but im still worried. So i have a couple questions here.

1. Should i get another 150w hps or get a 150w mh instead?
2.Should i use them both at the same time, or should i use the mh for veg and the hps for flowering.
3. Which tent would be a better size? Im worried that the GL60 might get too hot if i use both of them at the same time and im worried that the GL80 will be too big of a space for the 150's.
4.If i do run both the light at the same time for veg and flower, what would be the maximum amount of plants i could have..im thinking of only growing autoflowers tho. And the absolute most i would have would probably be like 3 or 4? so would the 2 150w hid lights be enough to grow and flower 3-4 plants with decent results?
 

massah

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Look at my signature for a 2x150watt HPS grow...just harvested last week 5 plants, 14.6oz wet :)

I'd just get another 150watt HPS, or upgrade to a 400...if you want to use MH, just get a MH conversion bulb(they work on HPS ballasts) and swap out the bulbs as needed :D
 

Joey<3weed

Member
Look at my signature for a 2x150watt HPS grow...just harvested last week 5 plants, 14.6oz wet :)

I'd just get another 150watt HPS, or upgrade to a 400...if you want to use MH, just get a MH conversion bulb(they work on HPS ballasts) and swap out the bulbs as needed :D
Great grow you had:) +rep... But which size tent would you recommend out of the two i listed?
 

massah

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Great grow you had:) +rep... But which size tent would you recommend out of the two i listed?
I'd get the larger one...if you are anything like me its nice to have a little extra room to work with...you'll also need room for an oscillating fan in there ;)
 
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