Quote Originally Posted by bigtopsfinn
Yea true, little different situation for me i guess, cuz i can get a setup like mine for â?¬270 (light, cooltube w/reflector, 129 cfm fan and carbon filter), which is like $350... but 23w cfls are like â?¬12, while a full hps kit is 69â?¬. It's a good investment though, even if you end up paying like $500, you can get that back 2-fold when you harvest (at least pays itself)
absolutely I got a 400W HID HPS Grolux lamp but its just too damn hot to cool with my 129cfm to be honest.. I need to invest better money/time in an enclosure for that and get a 220cfm or so, downgrade to 200W which im considering strongly. AND/OR cooltube..sigh.. stick with CFL i tell myself. My grow is going pretty good so far...

In CFL's defense my 1 month old plants are doing great... attatch a picture ,
using 1 x 125W 2400k 1x 125W 7200k and 1x23W 4000k,

Peace,
Denial