hi guy, welcome to can.com

if you are at all handy, there is no reason to spend that kind of money. those pots are just DWC's which are simple as shit to make DIY (take a walk through my imaginary garden and you will see).
check this thread of MVP's too, believe me, mine isn't the definitive source.

http://boards.cannabis.com/hydroponi...effective.html

as far as lighting goes, at $80.00 for the hood and $60.00 for each of those bulbs, well, it doesn't sound like a good deal to me.

you say you can get those 42watters for about $5.00

for the sake of argument lets say they cost $10.00.

now, at that price you can get 6x42wtters for the same $60.00.

that's 252watts instead of 125 (or 504watts total for the $120.00 you'd spend on 2 of those bulbs, or 1008watts if you really can get them for $5.00)

plus, because there are several bulbs, there are several points of light, in whatever location within your grow you want.

another thing to consider is that mj plants need both cool and warm light throughout thier life cycle so those 125watters aren't very versatile

with the smaller bulbs you can really tweak your light spectrum, you're also spreading the heat over a wider area, those 125's get hot

anyway, all of that assumes you're not only handy with small power tools (you need to know how to operate a hand drill),
you'd also be motivated to do it yourself and keep most of your dough in your pocket.
justanotherbozo Reviewed by justanotherbozo on . Newbie Hydroponic/CFL system I am a 25yr old medical patient who is going to start a smallish grow room, approximatly 10sq feet total. This is my first attempt. I am going to start with 2 plants first, and see how it goes. I am going to use (2) Power grower ECO sytems from Hydro farm to grow in. I plan on using (2) 125watt 6500k CF bulbs in hydrofarm reflectors, then switch to (2) 125watt 2700k CF bulbs when budding starts. from what i've seen on other posts, this should be sufficient for a decent yield on a first grow Rating: 5