Hey!

I was thinking about getting a HID setup for flowering my plant when it gets to that stage. At the moment I have 1x200w blue Envirolite for the veg stage, and was planning to get a 200w red for flower- but I think that an HPS setup would give better results.

After looking around some websites I notice I can pick up a 250w hps setup (Control Gear, Budget reflector and lamp) for around £100. The question is: for 1 plant would I see a great improvement with the 250hps over the 200w CFL Envirolite?

Also, Can I use that same setup, but also buy a MH bulb- so I use 200w Envirolite + 250w MH for veg and then swap the bulb and flower with the single 250w HPS?

Lastly, what is the fire risk with these HID setups?, would a 250w setup give off enough heat to be a fire risk?- (if the ventilation is not good enough/ breaks and the grow space is a small cupboard).

Thanks for your help!
Zeus2007 Reviewed by Zeus2007 on . HID -> HPS + MH question...please help Hey! I was thinking about getting a HID setup for flowering my plant when it gets to that stage. At the moment I have 1x200w blue Envirolite for the veg stage, and was planning to get a 200w red for flower- but I think that an HPS setup would give better results. After looking around some websites I notice I can pick up a 250w hps setup (Control Gear, Budget reflector and lamp) for around £100. The question is: for 1 plant would I see a great improvement with the 250hps over the 200w Rating: 5