Dude, that's a hella long quote just to say thanks. But what the hell, scrolling aint' hard. I need some advice. Please bear with me. I've got a little 2 plant cabinet micro-grow going in my closet. I veg using 5-6 "daylights" that work great in veg and I might even increase the number of "cools". I have been lucky enough so in two grows, 1 plant was female each time. I flower using 3-5 warm CFLs but heat becomes an issue so sometimes I have turn off all but 2 of 'em. I use 3 fans but it still gets hot. I'm only yielding maybe 1-1.5 oz. per plant. I bought one of those 150W security lamps from Lowe's, but haven't hooked it up. Mostly because of all the construction work involved to support it and vent it, suckers heavy too. But mostly the work venting that bad boy would be the lions share of the work. My plan is to use the reflector from my clamp light as a kind of hood, place that over the light and then hook up a inline fan with one end duck taped to that reflector (hood) and the other end to an outside vend. Blowing most of the heat out. Another construction hassle is cutting through a plaster board wall to get to an outside air vent. I'm not so sure the hassle of the construction is worth the extra yield though. I'm just a private, stealthy grower and can deal with the lower yields. Smell's no big issue, I live on 5 acres out in the sticks. My questions revolve around the work. Does anyone think that plan will work? Do you think it's worth the hassle? Has anybody got a better idea? Does 150W HPS really need it's own vent?
qdavid Reviewed by qdavid on . El Cheapo Guide to Lighting A guide to cheap lighting for the broke newbie stoner Fluorescent Bulbs Fluorescent tubes have good efficiency and put out very little heat, but they usually aren't intense enough to produce a lot of buds. Still, for the vegetation stage of growing, they're great. All types of fluorescent bulbs usually have several numbers written on them that you should pay attention to. One is the watts. This determines how much energy a bulb uses, and also how much light it gives off. The Rating: 5