Quote Originally Posted by stinkybudz
well its 24 different strains... ok ill just get a 250 mh and a 250 hps, will this be enough?
Not even close. Think at the very least 5000 lumens per plant. A 250 MH is about 20,000, and an HPS is about 25,000. So that's good for about 9 plants, giving results less than fantastic. I wouldn't dream of flowering my 6 plants in anything less than a 600W HPS, and I add CFL lumens to that.

I put a 220W T5 fixture on my 10' office ceiling. My wife said well I guess if we want to grow plants we can do it in that room. Many people don't understand how important strong light is if you are going for yield. Sure lower lighting conditions will allow plants to grow, but do you want much fruit from your orchard? I could grow plants by setting them in my office, but they would stretch badly and produce very little bud. And don't forget to spend as much money on your ventilation as you do on lighting, and research how to do it properly so you don't have to tear apart your grow 3 times like I did.