odor hasnt been too much of an issue. the gear is all in my
basement and weve got air fresheners coming up the stairs...
plus the cat box is down there too so it smells like all kinds of
sh1t anyways...

i stopped at my local harvest moon and talked to them, they have
a 400 watt setup that comes with both bulbs and is esentially the
same light i have now on steroids... ive got a mini floralux right
now which is white with the ballast built in and the glass shield
like you said... the 400 watt version is 299.99 ? is that an "ok"
price???

i may be going out on a limb, but would a 600 watt setup just
be overkill for my situation??? which is basically 4-6 plants
in a C13...

thanks.