themanwiththeplan
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone. I feel my last thread's title was confusing so i wanted to make a new 1.
Basically i now live with a roommate. They don't approve of cannabis use or growing it but naturally im not gonna let that effect me and force me to buy it on the street or from a club when i know how to grow!
So heres the deal. i moved in with a friend (roommate) who already lived on the property for a number of years so they are VERY familiar with what the bill should be every month. My goal is to grow stealth (complete with stealth cab and carbon filter, etc) but use as little electricity as possible while still pulling down a respectable harvest.
success in this situation is growing WITHOUT making a major change to the bill. obviously i can't just say "i have a fish tank" as with our agreement my buddy pays the electricity himself. Im responsible for other bills and my half of the rent. I don't want to tip him off that im growing (ie. if the bill jumps up he'll know)
what lighting setup would be best for no real significant jump in electricity?
my gut tells me a 150w hps is the best i can do. is this true? would LED's in a similar wattage be a better idea? (ie better yield than a 150w hps?) i feel a 250w hps may be pulling too much electricity and require extra fans, etc to keep the stealth box running cool.
stealth box isn't complete yet but i plan to build one big enough or small enough to cater to whatever light i do end up using. obviously CFL's wont cut it as they are half as efficient as hps so if i use 150w of cfl i might as well just use 150w of hps and get a better yield.
my personal consumption goal right around 2oz per month. is this possible? im going from a 1635 watt setup to this so forgive the amateurish questions but i really have never grown on such a small level and don't know whats the best move in this situation.
Basically i now live with a roommate. They don't approve of cannabis use or growing it but naturally im not gonna let that effect me and force me to buy it on the street or from a club when i know how to grow!
So heres the deal. i moved in with a friend (roommate) who already lived on the property for a number of years so they are VERY familiar with what the bill should be every month. My goal is to grow stealth (complete with stealth cab and carbon filter, etc) but use as little electricity as possible while still pulling down a respectable harvest.
success in this situation is growing WITHOUT making a major change to the bill. obviously i can't just say "i have a fish tank" as with our agreement my buddy pays the electricity himself. Im responsible for other bills and my half of the rent. I don't want to tip him off that im growing (ie. if the bill jumps up he'll know)
what lighting setup would be best for no real significant jump in electricity?
my gut tells me a 150w hps is the best i can do. is this true? would LED's in a similar wattage be a better idea? (ie better yield than a 150w hps?) i feel a 250w hps may be pulling too much electricity and require extra fans, etc to keep the stealth box running cool.
stealth box isn't complete yet but i plan to build one big enough or small enough to cater to whatever light i do end up using. obviously CFL's wont cut it as they are half as efficient as hps so if i use 150w of cfl i might as well just use 150w of hps and get a better yield.
my personal consumption goal right around 2oz per month. is this possible? im going from a 1635 watt setup to this so forgive the amateurish questions but i really have never grown on such a small level and don't know whats the best move in this situation.
