im gonna start doing my first grow and would like some edvice on my cabinet and lighting system.I am most likely gonna get a 400w hps kit from htg supply and place it i a closet cabinet that im gonna buy from ikea.Im gonna have the light sealed off on the top by a shelf that will have a pieace of tempered glass placed in the middle of it acting as my own glass reflector.I will have a pc fan sucking the heat out of the sealed area were the light is and another pc fan on the bottom for intake air as well as a circulating fan.Im still wondering if i should buy the 400 or 250.

ok man let us have the dimentions tho,

also one comment u might be a lot better off getting an upgraded reflector sealed with lens and cooling flange, which is an option with htgsuply that way u can have the optimal heat removale and go ahead ahd get the 400watt light. i think u would be much happyer with a 400watter, plus the prices are so close from 250w to 400w to 600w

definatly get a legit hood suck the heat out and use the 400watt,


also how much it that cabinet, tell me prices ive done mad research and i may have some spicy yet saultrey alternatives

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some people use 50W per plant.....how much room do you think you have and how many plants. the above obviously depends on the size of plant....I have three plants (including a huge monstro) under 400W right now, but I am told I can put 9 plants in this cab? good luck man.....and walk on!

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the demisons are 31xwidth,19xdepth,70xhieight and i plan on growing about 3 hopefully 4 plants the size of 3 feet.And i would love to get the air cooled reflector but the cheapest one is a euro refloector and the outlets are on the sides which means i would have to vent the heat out the sides of cabinet and that will draw attenction.I really need the exhaust to come out the back so no one can tell im doing a grow because i live with my father and my probation officer does house vists.The cabinet is 80$ plus tax the only thing i didnt really like was those transparent doors but some black poly will take car of that.Ive been searching for the perfect cabinet for under 90$ thatll do 4 plants but these is the closest thing i could find.Money is also tight so i need to make the best of what i can find and see if it dose the trick.

oh ok...clarification.....new advice...if you're on probation...and living with dad.....not the best of circumstances to grow.....prolly a good time to take a look and introspect a little....but in the words of YGF - I'm prolly wrong...

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Sounds like a good comment to me.

well im actually gonna get off probation this mounth and thats when ill start growing.

good def dont do it man most def if u just gettin off , anyway, u need to think wisley about your setup gonna be eneitable to improve and upgrade the less money u waste the better

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My dad smokes weed too he also saw me growing my shit.He said he didnt like it becasue its not my house and i shouldnt be spending my money on shit i dont need but if i keep it stealthy whos gonna know about it.And its not like im gonna be selling it this is for me and my uncle because were tired of getting the shitty swag.

man i got the 400w from htg with the euro hood you can you should be able to vent out the back because hook up some air duct and just bend it to the back so it vents out the back instead of going straight out of the sides, I vent out the front of my cab so you should be able to the same thing just in reverse.....I also got the 250cm can fan from them to cool my light works great its 39 bucks ready to plug in.....few months you will a few monsters in their ready to burn,and save money in the long run because yo don't have to buy off the street............ shit you might even want to get the 600w digital ballast because its only a few bucks more and alot more light the more the better the bigger the buds.....but I don't know how much hotter it will get then the 400w

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