all my personal growing experiences have been outdoors from either seed or cuttings. but because of the current and upcoming seasons, i am going indoors.

as for technique, scrog and lst seemed like the best option when I was considering the t5. i am also a fan of successive planting so I can optimize my grow and have a constant harvest. i plan on harvesting one plant at a time but have maybe 4 in the flower chamber in rotation.

as for grow space, i currently have a veg cab around 4'wx1.5'dx4't that seems to be working out fine for me but is a little large for smaller/younger plants. i also have a smaller veg cab in an old dresser that I might use someday for maybe like 3 different mothers. i have not yet constructed a flowering room as I don't have a light for it at the moment nor plants ready. i have plenty of room for it and will build something like 4x5x8 roughly. i can go bigger if i have to, but want to keep it minimal if i can.

so i'm leaning toward the 400w hps as i don't need to raise my electric bill too much. and since i plan on doing some lst and maybe scrog, would the 400w be better than a t5-8bulb? they have relatively comparable lumen to watt values, but one has better light penetration. i figure any light would be better with a flat canopy and the t5 has less heat. i just wish i could have both...someday...but for now what do you think?