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Originally Posted by EmtMdwestPipes
Thanks for all the advice RIUer's! I saw this light....they call it the LED UFO light that is supposedly equal to a 400watt HPS bulb producing very little heat and only using 90 watts of power. I know I'm new at this but that sounds like a much safer alternative to the HPS/MH bulbs----my wife is worried about the fire hazards involved....everything will be upstairs in a closet in a guest room and she's worried.
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The guy at my Hydro shop tells me that LED panels are junk.
Personally I don't know, just passing along info from a trusted source.
For 2 plants all you really need is that single 1000W (its actually enough for more plants than that!)
If you can get a MH conversion bulb for vegging you would be golden with just that one light.
Heat would be less of an issue as would your electric bill.
If you can, see about using GFI outlets (Ground Fault Interrupt) just tell your relative he will know.
They are the ones that you should see in your bathroom or kitchen with the little buttons on them (Test/Reset)
they will stop providing current should you get a short or something and are meant for use near H2O.
(better to not explain this to the wife as the thought of a short may cause more worry, but good your your piece of mind)
just air cool the hood using a carbon filter in the room as an intake then go from there to the hood and finally out of the room (hopefully the house)
If your electric is wired correctly you should not have much of a hazard to worry about.
My wife worries too so my advice is trim the OP down to a manageable scale and spend more time with her and less with the kids in your Grow OP.
Does wonders.
Find time when she isn't around to tend your garden.
They will do fine all on their own for a while now and then.
If you obsess about them she could get jealous.
Just a few tips from a guy with an anxious wife.