New hydro setup - help

[joepad12]

And CFL's should be okay for both stages?

 

Sorry for all the questions, this is my first time

[Ozzy420]

All lighting will have heat build up inside a grow area even cfl's.

The better the air flow through the growing area the lower temps you can keep.

A hps setup can used from start to finish, the Phillips Sun-T range give off both spectrums of ligh for both stages of growth, veg and bud.

Or you can use cfl for veg and the hps for budding...

[Ozzy420]

And CFL's should be okay for both stages?

 

Sorry for all the questions, this is my first time

 

Cfl can be used from start to finish but you wont do any where as good as a hps would in bud...

[joepad12]

I don't have much money, so I'm trying to save where I can. I might buy a CFL for the veg and a HPS for flowering?

[joepad12]

Also, a small fan and vents in the side of the cupboard, that should be alright for the heat, right?

[nici]

CFL's will give off a little heat but depending on how many you have in there and the size of the room you wont need an inline fan. Just using a 12V computer fan as an exhaust would be fine but as ozzy said the more air flow the better.

 

You can flower with CFL's, just change the spectrum over although HPS would be best.

 

How big is your space?

Edited June 28, 2012 by nici

[joepad12]

I'm only going to start small and then move up, so I know what i'm doing before plunging in. My space is just a small cupboard, probably 45cm wide and 1.5m high. I only want to start with one plant and see how that goes.

[Ozzy420]

The better the fan you can buy for for the exchange of air from the grow area the better off you will be.

But when it comes to budding your plants you will need something for smell controll, cannabis plants get quite smelly in bud and most ppl that walk your place will know the smell.

So smell controll is a big must, we dont want to have a post from you telling us you got busted because the plants where so smelly and ya done because of it.

I think you need to go and do a bit thinking about what you want to do and the cost of the setting up, you are better off being safe rather than sorry...

[joepad12]

The cupboard will be up in the attic, and I'll make the exhaust lead to outside the house, so the wind will pick it up and blow it well away.

[nici]

Ozzy's right! Bottom budget for a setup your looking at around $400 for BASIC equipment. The average cost is anywhere between $1000-$2000 for a complete setup. Better start saving