Quote Originally Posted by bigsby
I'm just looking to cover the space. My mothers can go off to the side - they don't need a ton of light. I really just want to light up 6 - 8 clones through a 1' veg with low heat and low power consumption. The costs roughly equivalent. I was looking at PL-55 fluoros but I'm now leaning towards using two 125w compact CFLs hung vertically. That way I can start with one bulb and then add the second towards the middle of veg. Fewer total lumens, less penetration but less heat and option to run 1 or 2 lights. Anyway, I won't clutter your log here. Thanks for the feedback.
I would go with splitting the 250W :thumbsup:
1 - two well positioned lights are gonna penetrate further into the foliage (surely?)
2 - you may be able to get the lights closer to the plants, increasing PAR(?)
3 - potential for multiple/wider light spectrum


Quote Originally Posted by bigsby
Nice setup and interesting back story. I recommend this kind of clean break for anyone single and mobile. Push yourself to self reliance. Key to controlling the social factors is to minimize your grow to personal use (don't grow for friends) and tell no one. Too bad your room mate is on board b/c you can't control his/her mouth. NO ONE. It sucks that you can't share the hobby with friends but 99% of people can't keep their mouth shut about your business.
This is very true. I don't believe he's told anybody other than his girlfriend and he's a trustable character.



I was also thinking about adding a T5 tube for a few hours a day to provide some UVa and UVb rays. Any recommendations/comments on this?


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pinkdolphin113 Reviewed by pinkdolphin113 on . Back to Growing OKay, this is my fir...SECOND post but still go easy :) I am currently a 21 year old student who got stuck into growing at the age of 16. But after 3 years of it, I realized how much it was affecting my life (losing proper friends and family, hanging out with the wrong crowd, etc.) so stopped and moved away to start fresh. But, after much discussion and contemplation, my current house mate went away for a weekend and came back with: - 1 x 400W HPS bulb w/ballast and reflector (set-up kit if Rating: 5