Help a girl out :-/? Light's for flowering/grow tent or closet? a lil stealth.

Help a girl out??? First grow lighting and stealth???

Ok So i just got done introducing myself! I'm Kasey.
I'm starting my first grow tomorrow! Well im Germing the seeds.
Where to start...Well I’m a pretty smart girl and I've read SOO much about growing
in the last couple weeks, just about finished NORML's Grow bible So interesting.

I still have a couple of questions though please help!
First off ill tell you of my set up. I'm Purchasing a grow tent tomorrow. (well i think i am i'm trying to decide what would be more stealth grow tent or closet? Any idea? i can exhaust into the empty attic but i am not sure about the intake..?? And about makeing it air tight so no smell gets out)

I want to grow 2 plants at a time. I'd like to grow to different ones to sample which kind is better. My seeds come tomorrow. Here's what im getting. ANY info on grow journals or reviews would be AWESOME!!!
3xFEM Afghan Ryder kush autoflower
2xREG Dairy queen
2xREG (this is def spelled wrong) Cherylbom...4th of july special
1xFEM Dinafem Fruit
1xFEM dinafem Diesel

So i defiantly want the ryder kush in my first grow. Any idea if any of those other strains will be about the same height? and is it possible to grow an auto flower with one that not an auto flower?

Im getting a grow tent probably 4x4x6ft, I have a HUGE squirrel Cage fan that kicks out 3450 rpm's can i use that or will it be extremely loud and over kill???

I plan to hook a homemade carbon filter up to that, for an exhaust and blow it into my basement. (or into the attic if i go with a closet) Now i have one really close neighbor about 40-55ft from the grow tent (about 15ft from the side of my house) Will a fan that size (3450rpm) with a well constructed carbon filter be enough for complete stealth or should i get an ozone gen??
The site said Afghan Ryder Kush has a 22%thc rating so im thinking its going to STINK!
But ill only have two.

So thats my first question...Heres the second you ready??
LIGHTS! I don't really care about the initial setup cost considering ill never have to deal with shitty weed and stingy middle men. I however do care about my electric bill looking sketchy. So what lights would you get for flowering? I want killer bud's no reason to half ass this right??

My basement has ALOT of fluorescent lights most them just plug into the wall so i think ill use them for seeding and veg (any input on what kind of fluorescent bulbs?? i know about one cool one hot or w/e but what about watts?) Will i need more than two 4 ft fluorescent lights? I have 6 or 8 i can put in there. Once again remember i only have two plants at a time.

Last but not least Thank you!! :-D :-*

 
okay......well i prob think for sure that fan u have will be overkill and prolly loud (for 2 plants)...A grow tent is nice becuz it keeps the light in..My closet has a few light leaks(it dont bother me but it could draw attention if a nieghbor sees a closet light up...For 2 decent size plants u only need a 250-400w hps...Where do u live and how much does electric cost per K/W..My 600w hasnt even been noticeable on my bill and we pay .06 per k/w which is really cheap....As far ur seeds go u could do the dinafem fruit with the kush riders as its an auto but its hard to do autos and photos together if u only have 1 space...And THC has nothing to do with that stank of the herb thats just how high u will get off of it(potency)....But if ur only doing 2 plants and ur house isnt really hot or u can put an a/c in the room i wouldnt worry about the loud fan and with a 250 its not gonna put out alot of heat or a 400w maybe 6-8 above ambient temps...Also u can get GONZO bags that will take place of a carbon filter and take care of ur stank for like 10 bucks..So i would go with 1 tent at 2x2x5-6, 1 250w hps(with cool tube), 2 gonzo bags, 1 nice tower fan=so for maybe 400 bucks u should be able to get started...OHHH yeah what kind of soil and nutes ya gonna use...These are just my suggestions but GL..
 
Looks like youv done your research. Make sure you do exhaust into the basement/attic(important), I would get a 600w HPS to go all the way thru. Maybe the tent , it has more room.
 
Check out Blackstar LED lights. They last longer than HPS bulbs and consume about 10% of the electricity of HPS and puts off next to no heat. Im real happy with the results of mine so far and I am actually planning on purchasing 1 or 2 more Monday. They also have a veg/clone model which will work all the way from seedling to flower which cuts out buying cfls.
 
On average al light system will increase you electicity cost from $8 to $20 per month- the exact amount depends on the size of the system and the number of hours opererated. To calculate cost, multiply the bulb wattage X hours of operation and then divide by 1000. This is the number of kilowatt hours of electricty consumed. (a 400w running 18rs will use 7.2 kilowatt hours) Then get your power bill and look at how much they are charging you for each kilowatt hour. Then multiply your total kilowatt hours by the cost per hour. (K/hr) to arrive at the cost per month to run the light.

Mostly taken from Sunlight Supply catalog...they have nifty charts (also availble around the internet by different places)

That should give you a rough estimate....I run a 400w in my flowering cabinet which is on 12 hrs a day and I pay almost 10c kilowatt hour so the chart says the light costs me $16.56 a month to run. A 600w jumps up to 24.48 a month.
 
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