I've had a few successful grows now and I haven't used anything else but my 250w hps in a small cabinet. I think the sodium light is awesome for early veg. I've noticed that my mature plants look a bit smaller than they could if I vegged under whiter light. anyway, don't even worry; they will grow sublimely under an hps alone even from the seedling phase. if budget is an issue just go with what you have and any upgrades in the future will yield somewhat better buds.
just make sure your plants get fresh outside air and keep temps under 85 F
burnable Reviewed by burnable on . need some advice... first grow finally got my own place and i got a pack of cali orange bud seeds from nirvana, got a closet to work with and i ordered the 400 hps from insidesun, should be here within a week.. just started 2 seeds in jiffy pellets and my space is give-or-take 3X3.. question is will i be able to use my 400w hps through the seedling and veg stage if i keep my light far enoough away?? im on a real tight budget right now and was barely able to get the hps so i really dont have any money for any other lights. Rating: 5