Hey guys I plan to start my first grow in my apartment this August and I have been comprising a list of things I am going to need to buy in order to start. Please let me know about anything I have forgetten to include in the start up cost.

(From htgsupply.com)
1. 150 Watt HPS with an extra Agro Bulb for Vegging - $118
2. 4 inch Carbon Filter- $50
3. Two 4 inch Inline Fans (Intake and exhaust) - $40
4. Shipping- $29
TOTAL: $237

(From wormsway.com)
1. Darkroom 40- $84
2. Shipping- $16
TOTAL: $100

(From my local nursery)
1. Fox Farm Trio Package (Grow Big/Big Bloom/Tiger Bloom)- $45
2. Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil- $20
3. Electronic Soil pH/Moisture Meter- $25
4. Thermometer/Hygrometer- $30
5. Rockwool Cubes for three seeds- $5
6. Two 2 gallon pots- $2
7. Water Collection Tray for Pots- $3
TOTAL: $130

(From Home Depot)
1. 4 ft. of Silver Vent Ducting- $5
2. Vent Clamps for the Ducting/Filter- $2
3. Small Clip-On Fan- $15
4. Hooks/Chain for Lighting- $8
5. Small Extension Cords- $20
6. Two Timers (One for both fans and one for the light)- $30
TOTAL- $80

(From SeedBoutique.com)
1. Greenhouse Seed's Big Bang (Feminized)- $40
2. Shipping- $10
TOTAL- $50

GRAND TOTAL: $587 (give or take twenty bucks.)

What do you guys think? Any necessities I left out? Any extra things I left out?

thanks

I'd get a EC/PPM meter to measure your solution.

id go with the 250 hps youll appreciate it in the flower, either or will work, theres 150 watt club round here sumwere that can help u get the best from ur light, or just upgrade to a 250 an join the 250 club, guaranteed help whenever u need it, but sounds like u have it worked homeslice...happy growing

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Damn Hermies!

that reminds me, measuring cup too

yeah i thought about the 250, but i dont pay my power (parents do cause i'm a full time student) and most 250s that i would want don't fit in the Darkroom 40 and i would have to upgrade to the 60 which is a little too big for me. I figure a 150 watt won't be too big of a bleep on the radar ya know.

and does the price sound right to you guys, i didn't think it would cost 600 bucks but once you add it up...

yea u get everything at once its a pretty penny, im goin week to week, adding as i go, gettn my foxfarm 2morrow!, from what ive read, 250 adds 20-35 more dollars on eletric, no worse then runnin ur comp. all months, but with the room size 150 it, as long as it grows an buds haha

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Damn Hermies!

A 25 dollar Ph meter is not going to tell you sh!t. Invest in a better one, dont waste your 25 dollars.

Also, by the price of the fan I assume you are talking about the inline duct booster fan. I would go at least with a 6inch exaust fan. I am running one 400 hps bulb in a 2X3 closet and use an 8 inch for exaust and a 6inch for intake. Plus, any ducting attached to those fans will really slow them down. Plus, you cant put any kind of filter on those booster fans. I just bought a new canfan. I suggest buying their 4inch inline fan for 75 dollars and you probably wouldn't need a intake fan. If sound is a problem build a box around it with sound foam on the inside to quite the noise. Then you can make a homemade carbon filter which should quite it as well.

One more thing, I would think two 150 watt bulbs would be unnecessary. With that low wattage you will not be able to penetrate foilage very well, which means you shouldn't veg too long. I would do 12/12 from seed so your plants dont get to big. Then you only have to run 12 hours a day. My 400watt bulb cost me an extra 34 dollars a month. You could go with a 250 watt bulb, you would get better results and should only cost 15-20 dollars extra a month, depending on you kwh/hour charge.