Quote Originally Posted by stonedsince89
Thanks for the replies! I am going to start out with about 400 to 500 bucks to spend on the setup. I am hoping to spend only more money on nutes and simple maintance items! I know the more powerful of hps light to get the better off I would be. The reason I am going smaller is the WIFE, lol! She said go ahead and do it to save money, grow your own. She asked for a small setup though. This will be only for personal use. So I figured the 175 to 250 hps and a couple fluorescents would be a nice small setup for 2 to 3 plants just for the wife and I. Thanks again for the info guys.

since you are sure that you're going to spend that amount of money i would suggest you to take a look at www.insidesun.com , there you will find all the nessessary items you need for your grow room.....
since your wife has no problem and you want to grow only a few plants, you could convert a closet into a grow room and with 400-500 bucks you will be able to create a state of the art small growroom which you will be able to make even better as your grows continue.....
more or less, a 250watt light,ballast,cool tube and a small extractor with carbon filter should not cost more than 300-400 bucks....
as for the rest try to pick a good quality strain to grow and as it is going to be your first time try growing your ladies into soil......
if you have any questions on how to grow or even how to setup the growroom, don't hesitate to ask.....
Zandor is the pro here, hehehehe.....did i do better now?