TBoyChronic
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I am tryin to get an idea of my garden setup and i want yalls opinion cefore i start. There are 5 plants all in a row. Will i be able to grow them all under one 250 watt HPS?
How many square feet??? 250 HPS
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ScarletteSky
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I think 250watts could cover 5 plants.
I agree, but that is a MAXIMUM
TBoyChronic
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Ok, what if i had 2 150 watt HPS lights?
Would it be about the same on the electric bill? Because i just moved in with a friend and he says its cool for me to grow if i can keep it on the DL. So im not tryin to freak him out with a huge light bill. I want to grow 5-6 plants. What do yall recomend?
Would it be about the same on the electric bill? Because i just moved in with a friend and he says its cool for me to grow if i can keep it on the DL. So im not tryin to freak him out with a huge light bill. I want to grow 5-6 plants. What do yall recomend?
TBoyChronic
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And im talkin about 5 ft plants at the end of flower.
Without doing a SCrog and you wanting to grow big plants you should do 4-6 plants. 300w of HPS should penetrate the canopy enough on that many plants.
As far as electric, its a complicated calcualtion and i am too high to actually do it. But with only 300w i think you looking at a difference of $5-15usd. Not much. Remember a stove takes 2000-3000w, so you should be good.
As far as electric, its a complicated calcualtion and i am too high to actually do it. But with only 300w i think you looking at a difference of $5-15usd. Not much. Remember a stove takes 2000-3000w, so you should be good.
TBoyChronic
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I have never heard of a 300 watt HPS. And its only 5-15 bucks??? Shit, i might as well get a 400 watt. Thnx yall
Neither have I, but you said you were going to get two 150w's????
150w+150w = 300w
My 400w light is being shipped from HTGS today. I am pumped..
TBoyChronic
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Ok, i want you to tell me how much your bill goes up. Because i wonna know for sure before i run my bill up 50 bucks. sorry im cheap