What Watt HPS Should I get? PLZ HELP!!!

I'm going to use HPS from seed to flower. i have a cabinet in my desk that is 1ft by 2ft and about 3ft high. I'm going to have 1 or 2 plants. What Watt of HPS should I get? PLZ HELP

Putting an HPS in a cabinet? Seems like you are going to have major heat issues.

Well i got my closet 2. I just need to know a good cost effective solution for growing. I'll have a fan 2 but what's good for a couple of plants?

I'd get at least a 400 watt HPS. That should be more then enough. What's your closet look like? That's a good place to do it if you can. Heat issues probably won't be nearly as bad.

I'm using a 400 watt MH right now for vegging. Check out my grow journal, I just added it today. It's in my sig...

GrnMan said:

I'd get at least a 400 watt HPS. That should be more then enough. What's your closet look like? That's a good place to do it if you can. Heat issues probably won't be nearly as bad.

I'm using a 400 watt MH right now for vegging. Check out my grow journal. I just added it today.

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It's probably around 1.5X1.5 and 5 feet high. At least that's the space left in there. I'll have to get a black out curtain though. Should I just use some black trash bags or buy something from lowes.

It's probably around 1.5X1.5 and 5 feet high. At least that's the space left in there.

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Hmm, that should work for 1-2 plants.

I'll have to get a black out curtain though. Should I just use some black trash bags or buy something from lowes.

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Black out curtain? What you need that for? Putting over your door?

ya or in the closet. My closer door is folding and just opens so i would like to have that part of the closet separate.

Check this out. This guy tried in a little area and was having serious heating issues.

https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/56365-advice-my-very-1st-closet.html

GrnMan said:

Check this out. This guy tried in a little area and was having serious heating issues.

https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/56365-advice-my-very-1st-closet.html

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should have got a 250w.
that would have been plenty.

My room has a window and a ceiling fan plus i would get 1 or 2 fans. You think that's good. Maybe i should downgrade to 150W? or is that weak?

you'll have trouble keeping that small space cool with a 400w HID but once you can start growing in a bigger space you won't regret having it.

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My room has a window and a ceiling fan plus i would get 1 or 2 fans. You think that's good. Maybe i should downgrade to 150W? or is that weak?

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how many plants are you growing??

im getting a 150w HPS and it puts out 16,000 lumens.
over a 2x2 area.

well, i'm using rag seeds from a plant that i don't know but when i order my WW i'll germinate 3 and hope for females. Prolly get 1 or 2.

I think no mater what wattage HID you go with, you will probably run into heat issues. If you can't keep that shit ventilated very well, do a cfl grow.