Weishen1121
Active Member
I've been trying to figure out what would be a better way to go while vegging for my 3rd grow.. 400w HPS or 400w mH or turn down to 50% and use 250w MH bulb? I'm really restricted height wise, so I'm trying to mainline and use multiple scrog screens about 6in away from each other to help support multiple colas. My tent is 2x4x5, container about 11in (14 gallon tote) light/fan/filter combo taking up about another 19in. I can't seem to find a solid answer on which light would be better for shorter plants, I think the HPS would be better because the spacing between nodes should be shorter. But I think it really comes down to the bulb, so I've been looking at Eye Hortilux bulbs which are about 10x the cost of the bulb I'm using now.. but it seems to cover a better 'spectrum' - worth it to you guys?
Another question that popped up is should I even be bothering with the 400w in a 2x4 area and scrog screens 24in x 18in? Can I actually get fatter buds or anything?
Should I just get a 250w and use the ballast at 50%? Would that even work?
Another question that popped up is should I even be bothering with the 400w in a 2x4 area and scrog screens 24in x 18in? Can I actually get fatter buds or anything?
Should I just get a 250w and use the ballast at 50%? Would that even work?
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