quote=GodBud

I have seen those HPS at the depot. ...just ask they are pretty helpful there.
Huh? Well, I suppose, sometimes, if it's not a weekend or something.

Too bad you cant crank a 400 + HID
I suppose if you just had one area 6 feet tall, and the grow wasn't on a shelf or anything, and you vegged and budded in the same area, you might be able to do this with a cool tube or sealed hood and a couple good inline fans. Perhaps 75W or even 150W would be doable in a sog-type set up. Two levels with one HID each. Digital ballasts (for less heat) and inline fans could be mounted in one small section at the top and/or bottom. Mother and clones some small space in 1/4 of a closet somewhere else in the house. However... I'm thinken fluoro, and perhaps I would check into the newer, brighter and more efficient G5 tubes.

I use the Milwaukie SM802 Smart Combined Meter. It rocks!
Yeah, I wish I would have started off that way. Having one for PH and one for PPM aint so bad though.