Yo guys. Ive been reading myself sick on this site and am finally going to post a question. So if the info is out there, i missed it and am sorry for the repeat.

Im setting up my first hydro W/F single plant grow in a 2'x3'x6' cabinet. Ive been really trying to get my lighting dialed in before I make the purchase. I was looking at using a 250w hps with one of those solarmax bulbs if it can be found... though i havent found one for 250w yet.
Alternatively, I would probably use 8 27w Daylight CFL's for veg, then go for a normal 250w hps for flower. I want the nodes to be as close as possible, and on my first grow in soil, they were stretched out pretty bad(bag seeds though). The point is that im afraid even a 250w would be too hot to keep it close enough to the plant to keep the main stalk from growing like crazy before it makes new nodes. Am I just being paranoid? The "other" grow used 2 lowe's 70w hps for veg through flower and it was a constant fight to keep the damn thing out of the lights.
hatecable Reviewed by hatecable on . Air Cooled 250w hps? Yo guys. Ive been reading myself sick on this site and am finally going to post a question. So if the info is out there, i missed it and am sorry for the repeat. Im setting up my first hydro W/F single plant grow in a 2'x3'x6' cabinet. Ive been really trying to get my lighting dialed in before I make the purchase. I was looking at using a 250w hps with one of those solarmax bulbs if it can be found... though i havent found one for 250w yet. Alternatively, I would probably use 8 27w Rating: 5