Quote Originally Posted by elskeetro
DARNIT!!! I just bought the exact same light, it arrived today. I was soooo excited to get a 400w HPS for $100. Now i'm reading this thread and starting to wish i bought the next model up (as suggested earlier).

Let me ask you guys what you think of my setup using this light:

My room is in the basement, pretty cool right now, had a space heater down there during winter to keep between 70-75*F. dimensions are 5' deep x 8' long x 6.5' tall.

Both Veg and Flower are in the same room, separated by black plastic curtain (only when the flower side is dark, otherwise the curtain is up and air circulates. So when the flower light is off and the curtain is down the flower side is reduced to 5' x 3' x 6.5'.

I have a tower fan in opposing corners (one in flower and one in veg) and the air moves quite well inside the room. and i currently have a 130cfm fan on the flower side (although it affects the whole room while the curtain is up) pulling heat, smell, and old air out.

I haven;t even opened the HPS yet. I'm doing an ebb and flow system on both sides. currently 2 flowering plants (although i plan on moving up to 6) and anywhere from 6-25 vegging (counting clones and babies).

do you think that i'll have a serious heat problem?

should i return it, eat the shipping charge, and get the remote ballast?

thanks for the help!
Skeet
nah, if you already have it there are ways to work around it. It's just if you're looking to buy a new product I feel it's better to go ahead and buy something that's more modular as opposed to something you can't upgrade.

You'll be fine if you have proper ventilation and a big enough area for heat to dissapate into.