Yikes! Did a little preliminary smoke-test on the items depicted in post #18, resulting in the post above (which seemed to make sense at the time). :stoned:

This strain will meet my medical needs fine. This bud is far more potent than the bag it came from. Like by a factor of 10-20x stronger, subjectively. Wife and I were bouncing off the walls, :yippee::giggity::dance::rastabanna: and ate everything in the refrigerator. My little snack consisted of canned tuna, yogurt, grape nuts, beer, wine, and an omelette. And I'm pretty sure I broke whatever "rules" there may be regarding what kinda stuff can be used as omelette ingredients, too. :eat::glugglug: And, some poker chips seem to be missing. :wtf:


Point is, these plants were started under combination 400W HPS and a Procyon 100. When it started getting too hot I replaced the HPS with a home-brewed led light.

So Horseman, I think your plan is sound. My grow space is similar to yours, and a 400W HPS was just too much heat for that small a closet. A 250 should be just right to pound the plants at fairly close range.

If it's chilly and you can open the room up, the HPS will help heat your living area with a cheery glow. When it's warmer, you may have better results decommissioning the HPS in favor of all-LEDs. Depends on your ability to dispose of waste heat.

I also considered light movers, for my long, narrow space. Definitely worth consideration, but for the expense and installation hassle of a mover, I can build an extra light and get direct, full time coverage. If you can acquire a couple good UFO's to flank your 250, you'd be in good shape. Perhaps a third UFO or a Procyon to substitute for the HPS when weather demands it. You could also substitute CFL's or T-5's for the HPS, but even those approaches created too much heat for me in summer.

So as time passes I'm maturing girls that are closer and closer to "All led grown." And they're getting very potent, more so than I was able to do with the HPS, just because of the heat.

And Horseman, thanks for the kind thought, but I've got a backup power supply or two layin' around somewhere. No need to ship that stuff. It's more "green" to acquire electronics surplus locally. :thumbsup: