lighting help!!!!!please

[midzz420]

i am a total noob at growing. I am doing a lot of research on growing cause i want to start. I havent found anything that helps me and i just want to know what is the best light to start with? and ill be starting off with bag seeds to freshen my experience in growing. and where could i get my hands on the light that i need?

[bigtopsfinn]

Check out the stickies at the top of the Indoor Lighting section if you want to find the answer on your own.

Otherwise you'll have to let us know much more about your grow, like your budget, the size of the room(s), expected/required yield (per month, for example), maximum watts of electricity your willing to use, etc.

[vman0000006]

got a 6 by 8 room i only can yield 12 plants i was thinking about 2 600 watt hps with blue spectrum would that do me good for max harvest or do i need more lighting electricity is no problem:D

[acursedblade]

Cheap version with small space, CFL's.

More expensive version with larger space, MH, HPS or HID.

I have seen large scale grows with CFL's *there were hella them*, and I've also seen small scale grows with MH, HPS, and HID's.

Only thing I personally stay away from are the LED's. Call it personal opinion but the quality of the bud that I've smoked that was grown under LED's was WAY below all the other types of lighting, but there could have been other factors too.

EDIT: If you grow hydro, someone I know set up a system that is 5 x 5ft and is made out of rain gutters. He grows between 30-45 plants per harvest and uses 1 1000w HPS per 5x5ft section

[MadSativa]

ahh hps ftw, 2 600W sounds nice will do good, but 2 1000 will do better.

[GaGrown]

Cheap version with small space, CFL's.

More expensive version with larger space, MH, HPS or HID.

I have seen large scale grows with CFL's *there were hella them*, and I've also seen small scale grows with MH, HPS, and HID's.

Only thing I personally stay away from are the LED's. Call it personal opinion but the quality of the bud that I've smoked that was grown under LED's was WAY below all the other types of lighting, but there could have been other factors too.

EDIT: If you grow hydro, someone I know set up a system that is 5 x 5ft and is made out of rain gutters. He grows between 30-45 plants per harvest and uses 1 1000w HPS per 5x5ft section

My space is 5x5 give or take an inch. With 1 1000 watter and does the trick with the least amount of ventilation as well as worries that come later!:thumbsup:

[TANKJR]

I grow just fine in a 4'x5' with a 400MH/HPS convertible light. No need to overkill on the lights! Also, I think in that small a space, heat may be an issue with the big lights, even if their vented and cooled externally to the room. The 400's are cheaper to buy AND run, and replacement bulbs are cheaper as well....something to consider, as you will have to replace them occasionally.