would there be a big problem running flourescent lights for your vegatation stages and then switching to hps for your 12/12 cycle? im trying to find a way to not kill my electric bill.

i havent really heard of anyone doing this but a friend suggested it would be a good way to get around a big grow. lets say 400 plants in 2 20x20 grow spaces. they would be light-isolated from eachother during the flowering stages. you would be 24 hours on during veggie stage for all 400 under the flourecsents and then when you were ready to flower you could have half on half off in an alternating cycle.. sounds like a good idea but im not too keen on the whole veggie stage being under some weak flouresents. for 400 plants you would be looking at about 20 1000 watt lights..

what say you?
bib fortuna Reviewed by bib fortuna on . flourescent for vegatative stage followed by hps for flowering would there be a big problem running flourescent lights for your vegatation stages and then switching to hps for your 12/12 cycle? im trying to find a way to not kill my electric bill. i havent really heard of anyone doing this but a friend suggested it would be a good way to get around a big grow. lets say 400 plants in 2 20x20 grow spaces. they would be light-isolated from eachother during the flowering stages. you would be 24 hours on during veggie stage for all 400 under the flourecsents Rating: 5