well i was going to get a t5 for this cab but a t5 will cost me about 130 plus bulbs so im looking at 150ish at least not counting tax and shipping for bulbs cause my hydro shop doesnt have bloom bulbs....the 250 set up will be a round 300 total. plus the yeild will be much better.....i do agree that yes cfl's can produce some awesome results but I still gotta deal with the heat srrounding my plant AND heating up my water temps, since i wun a DWC setup......This box is a POS it already has light leaks....but it is in a closet that is not facing any windows or anything like that...also behind a locked door at all times when im not home....noone comes in my house unlesss i know they are their and noone sees the cab exept for my best friend.....thats why im gonna get rid of this shit cab, get a 6 footer and outfit the shit out of it over the summer...ill get some pics when I start the evolution of my 6 footer...and i know ou are absolutly right about lumens to watt.....My set up was using about 280watts in and producing 17000lumens over a 2 plant DWC...use a HPS get 27000+, will penetrate the canopy and will probably produce less heat probles for my set up when vented properly.....seems obvios to go with the HPS!
LaidZeppelin Reviewed by LaidZeppelin on . NEEEEEED HID OPINION! Ok here is the deal.....below is a picture of my 3' tall cabinet and the 250w hps system i am considering buying...I have this idea where what i will do is cut a square in the top of the cabinet so that my HPS reflector can fit snug right over the hole....the ballast will be at the top of the closet on a shelf about 3 feet above the growbox....i have two fans 120mm computer fans already installed in the box one at the base of the plants and the other at the top of the box....not comming out the Rating: 5