Heya Dusto2k3, how's it goin? Yep, I went by that place when I was first getting set up. There's actually two pretty big lighting & electrical places in that same area...one asked if I wanted pulse or probe mogul sockets (isn't that a ballast/bulb function?) and the other told me moguls only came in 3-way versions lol, so I never went back. You're right though, I'll bet they would have the bulbs.

My searching turned up some interesting results tho....most of the 400w MH bulbs out there are in the range of 4000 - 4200 Kelvin which seems too warm to me for the best vegging. I ended up with a 6500 K one from an aquarium store and the ballast I ordered came today.

However.....!!! I just got a gander at my electricity bill for the month. This small setup I have with 400w light (on 18/6) 6" vortex fan (18/6) and 265cfm Dayton squirrel cage exhaust (24/7) put my bill up about $60 for the month and about doubled my normal usage. I'm a little hesitant to add another 400w and attract more attention. Sure, if the cops come, I am a medical patient and am growing only the legal number of plants but I don't even wanna be on the radar at all, you know what I mean?

Anyway, I'll see how they do for awhile like this and if I think I need another 400 watter, I've already got it.

BTW, your plants are looking awesome man, I'm jealous. Mine had a rough childhood and they still wake up sometimes with nightmares of being over watered
doco Reviewed by doco on . Doco's Hut Right, so here is my small medical grow area as of now. It began in a little closet with CFL lights and evolved in this Hydro Hut mini with 400w HID. My early attempts at indoor growing were not prettyâ?¦over watering, heat problems, nutes too soon, soil too rich for seedlingsâ?¦ I got to experience all the classic noob enthusiasm errors firsthand. This batch has managed to survive my attempts to learn from my mistakes (so far). The smaller plants were from seed & are Cinderella-99, Rating: 5