you should be able to buy a ballest at a electrical supply company in your city for about 50 bucks. Afte rthat you will need a socket and a power cord. Make sure you follow a schematic on how to wire the thing together.

If you looking for somthing simple as its your first grow or practice grow. Compact florecents are good and you can get them at home depot and they fit into a regular socket. They are also good because they dont emit much heat. Look for the biggest ones you can buy. They should be 75W equilivent to 150W Incadessent light bulb (the normal Lamp style light bulb).

The heat Colour is important 2500K (Kelvins) for Flowering and 6500K for vegitaion. you want about 2000 lummes per square foot. So one 75W bulb per square foot.

Search around the forurms fro CFL info. As opposed to HPS.

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