Same results for the lights?

I was lookin around for the perfect lighting for my growing room that i am setting up right now,


and i was uselly looking around insidesun and all there alsome deals.......

my question is... I planed on getting a 400w HPS light for a room about at max 4X4 at min 3x3.... the thing i was wondering if i where to get a 250W HPS light could i get the same results as a 400w HPS one???

i am trying to save money but, I planed on growing about 10 purple hash, but not sure all wall what the size of the room really is since i gotta insolate it, to get the cool air out, thats why i am not sure how much space i truthly well have

Edited: for got to add, if i where to get the 250W system i am able to get the MH bulb as well, if i get the 400 i am stuck with just the HPS one

Thanks

For a space that size you might want to read up on using a bunch of those swirly 100 watt light bulbs. I use both, 400 watt hps's and the swirly bulbs. If you use enough of the bulbs your plants will grow well and you won't have as much trouble dealing with heat from the hps lamps and ballast. Mind you, I'm no expert on these bulbs, but they're reveging some that were harvested a month ago. They like the bulbs... The new babies love them too... I just don't know about flowering, so like I say, read up on them...

do not spend your money on a 250 or 400 i did and it was not worth it i have a 1000w hps and they are huge 400w has no penetration to the bottom of the plant a 1000w hps will

well i would buy the 1000w if i could aford it, i am kinda steaching my packet book as it is with them two sets,

and would there be light at the bottom of the plant if i where to hook the whole room up with some maylar?

also i for got to add this, if i where to buy one of them sets there, and then later on in the future could i just buy a 1000W bulb or would i have to just buy a whole new system?

this is kinda bothering me, becase my friend is gonna be the one how pays the most for the system and stuff, and i know if i sit there and say hey help me dish out $200 for a light system, i know he just gonna say fuck it, so i guess i am pretty much stuck with the damn 400W system in less some one knows a nother place that sells cheap better sets then the 400 one...

I'm building a grow room, too. I plan on using a 1000 watt hps for flowering 10 plants, and like you, I really don't have the money, so I'll be building mine over a few months.

I think it will be worth the wait in the end.

Good luck on that 400 watt deal, bro!

Let me know how it pans out . . .

Yeah I have a 400w MH/HPS I mean its a good lighting system I'm having pretty good results I know the 1000w would be better but I wouldve had double the problem with the heat with that 1000w system. I wouldnt buy one untill I figure how to keep it nice and cool

well heat is no problem here for now, since it's in the basment, i just hope that i can get everything set up as it right now it's not lookin to good, becase as the day goes by, so does both my friends and my money go to waste......

but lets say i do get the 400w lighting, anyone have a good est on how much Marijuana could i expect on 1 plant?
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If you are still going to get a 4x4 room, I would NOT recomend a HPS.. Get a bigger room, and voiala!:D Presto HPS'o Weed'o!!:D Or, how TALL are you making you're room?`:)

If you have to choose between a 250 watt conversion bulb, HPS + MH or a 400 watt hps,

go with the 400watt hps

if you are going to grow 10 plants you need to keep them short.
a 400 watt bulb does not have much penetration and with so many plants in a small area, it will further reduce your penetration.

You are best flowering your plants at about 12 inches. You can grow them to 12 inches.. clone them and then let them get 12 inches again..

are you starting from seed?

get a fan and have it blow between your plants and the light... and keep that 400 watt bulb as close as you can without burning your plants...

no farther than 10 inches during flowering..... less than 6 inches is ideal..

this will give you greater penetration and THICKER HEAVIER buds..

1000 watt is "better".. but electricty costs in the USA have sky rocketed..

it is ok to start with a 400

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KNOWM

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Originally Posted by lion heart 420

do not spend your money on a 250 or 400 i did and it was not worth it i have a 1000w hps and they are huge 400w has no penetration to the bottom of the plant a 1000w hps will

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hey man a 400 has fine penetration for a 3'x3' room, a 1000 is a waste of electricity. you get to a certain point where there are no positive effects any more, dont get a 250 for that size

dont buy a 400 go to a home depo or a hardware store it will cost you 75$ us to buy a ballas and a good lite will cost you 60$ to 80$ us and its alot cheaper and is only 20$ to 30$ a month on your bill a 400 is 15$ to 25$ or if you want i can tell you were to go in usa i live in montreal and bought it used and paid 150$ canadian for the ballas the a new lite and the reflector

and a 400w hps has 50000 lumens and a 1000w hps has 150000 lumens buy 1000w you will thank me latter when you have monster in youre grow room

my friend is gonna give me 10 nicely pick Purple Hash Seeds, so yea i am starting from the seeds, but as far as the home depot thing that lion heart was talkin about the way you where talkin about is gonna cost me more........

but befor i buy anything on or offline ill have to go around store to store and see what type of price i come up with.........,
and i did plan on makin a good sized room, and heat is no problem as i said befor, infact more heat the better where it's gonna be at.

OK bro. 4x4 is a pretty decently sized room. I'm surprised no one said anything about not being able to fit 10 plants in there. Basically you'd have to grow 10 and pick out the males, but the thing is, what if most of them turn out to be female and you need to keep them? You'd have a grow room with too many girls to fit. I'd personally go with about 4-6 and use the 400W HPS. As for the HPS:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-400-watt-HPS...QQcmdZViewItem

There you go bro.

Plus, isn't purple hash a sativa dominant plant GardenKnowm? So that means it can get a little tall. So goodluck homie and keep us posted with what you decide to do.

and yea sure tell me where to go so i can see what your talkin about


edited: the ebay thing there, i can get it cheaper if i went to insidesun.com they only wont 90 and shipping is alot cheaper instead of that 31 they wont you to pay at that ebay action

hello here is some pic of my plamts on 1000w hps super en from the start 4 to 5 feet away. and now i got monsters in a room that is 4x5 and i have no more room they are 1 month 1/2 old there 40" hight 18" away from the light are you sure you want a 400 hps look at the size i only have 4 plants 4x5 room and thay are huge i had 400 and i was not happy i hope you are but if you have not bought the 400 look at the pics and judge for yourself :thumbsup: :dance:

nice plants man :thumbsup: ..maybe i'll get me one of those 1000w HPS, got 40 plants , also got lots of 58W Flourecents i could use at the sides and floor.