Stealth cabinet grow - need opinions

Getting ready to start my first grow in several years once my seeds come in. So excited! I just got a used armoire I bought off of craigs list today to use as a stealth cabinet. It is going to need a little fixing up but it will suit my needs. It is 47" wide, 19.5" deep, and 64" tall. I am in an apartment at the moment until my lease is up in april or may, so stealth is a necessity at the moment. I am planning on using this cabinet probably only this time for a full veg & flower -- after this round I will most likely turn this cabinet into a place for clones and mothers.

Heat was always my greatest enemy in my previous grows so I want to try and go LED or some other lighting method (induction?) other than HID if possible. Because of the limited size, getting a maximum yield is going to be critical to making it through the next grow when I will hopefully have more room. The seeds I've ordered are recommended for topping/scrogging, so that is what I'm planning on doing at the moment. When I grew before, LEDs really weren't an option so I really don't know which system to get. What I do know is I can't afford to spend a ton of cash on an LED system to find out it doesn't work well.

Total lighting budget: $500-1000 - prefer to stay closer to $500 obviously

Was thinking of getting a couple of 120W UFOs to start and adding 2 more for flowering.... or just buying 4 to start. I think because of the limited space they should do good on coverage right? But I've heard a lot of complaints about cheap UFOs not working well. Also that the UFOs don't get great coverage. I guess what I really want to know is what options in my price range have people successfully used before that will fit in the space I have -- and produce dense flowers. I previously grew with a 600w HPS, and a similar results yield/quality wise (or better) are what I am looking for. I also looked at the 240w blackstar light and the Inda-Grow induction lights. Just not sure which way to go but I need to make up my mind and get something ordered soon so it gets here by the time my seeds get here and germinated.

400w HPS or 600w HPS using ducted hood and fan to extract heat.
Floros and LED just dont put out enough light for quality bud IMO.

I wouldnt go smaller than 400w HPS though. Dont bother with metal halide as it is not necessary.

hey man,just a quick reply from a concerned reader... those ufo getting sold are dirt as far as i read. if you realle wanna go led try wex-150 ,spectra,or another PROVEN LED LIGHT.
there is no easy way of doing this than to read up on finished grow logs to look for proof....(only look at ones there is 1 year old or newer! alot of bullshit out about led pre this period)
i learned the hard way, payed 600$ for a 450w light ,which ended up being 300w and never worked( thank you growlightpro,for a shitty light that never worked)

on another note,you will be happy that you choose to scrog, because the penetration on led is not always there, depending on what angle the lens is


i am far from being a compitent grower but trying to get there,but i am a very unhappy owner of a 600$ light that doesnt work so let me get you a tip on this subject


no GOOD LEDS are cheap. the diodes can be quite expensive themselves so you gonna have to pay. for 500-800$you will get a good light, and personally i would go with the spectra if i had the money to try again.
hope this helps....
p.s.try and get a hold of bigsby here on the forum,he helped me out,is very friendly and as far as i remember he grows with leds




bigguy