How many and what Type CFL's or HID??? First Grow!!

mushead

Active Member
i would skip the cfl's, your gonna out grow those so fast. i would at least use 250 or 400w hid. the dimmable ballast are a marketing gimmick, if you go that route get one that can switch to different wattage's, not just use 75% of 400w bulb or whatever. it kills your bulb faster and it renders light much worse than it should because there not made to be turned down. for smell search google for odor soks, there cheaper than a traditional carbon filter and they work good if you match your fan's cfm correctly, i use one in my smoking room.
 

blowincherrypie

Well-Known Member
Good luck.. You could probably get by with 2 plants in 3 gal buckets under there.. You would probably find way better results using fewer watts of CFLs by themselves to veg. HPS is in the lower kelvin spectrum meaning it's better for flowering.
 
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