150 watt hid sun system vs cfls?

**violator kush** · 01-04-2010, 06:50 PM

think about a new grow and i was thinking eather a 150watt sun system or a bunch of cfls? i like the the sun system, because A. its a pro grow light, B. a good light is alway nice to have, C i think my plants and yeild will be alot better

the only three negitives are the cost 75 bucks, the heat, and i cant get hid from local stores

clf's A.cheap, my money is limited B. i've seen some pretty good grow here with them and its a stealth grow, C. they are alot cooler than a hid set up and i can get cfls any where

negitives, i'd have to use alot of them and the power i could be using could be more than a 150, with less yield

so all that said witch one would be best and most cost efftive?

**violator kush** · 01-04-2010, 08:11 PM

bump bump bump?

**Snak** · 01-04-2010, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by violator kush

bump bump bump?

I'd say do both. Use your HPS overhead throughout veg and flower along with some blue-spectrum CFLs, they'll provide mixed light for veg and side/bottom lighting for when the plants get bigger.

If you're worried about heat, I'd go all CFL's. The 42w bulbs are great, put out a ton of light, and it can't burn a plant unless its touching the damn thing.

**violator kush** · 01-04-2010, 08:21 PM

thanks for posting, i could use both but for now my money is limited, i'm leaning with cfls, because if my 150watt bulb goes out i would be super uber fucked

passing the j your way

**sgr42o** · 01-04-2010, 08:23 PM

I use both a 150HPS and 42w CFL's. I use the 150HPS for the tops and then surround the plants with five 42w CFL's and it works good for me. I do two plants at a time. I'm growing in a small closet where my only exhuast/intake is opening the door and even when I keep the door closed for extended periods, like 8+ hours, my temps stay below 82F and usually average 78F. (Especially during the winter)

It may sound odd but I've found the 150HPS alone is cooler than several CFL's. I suspect this is because the HPS is a single heat source while several CFL's provide numerous heat sources around the entire grow room. My temps actually dropped when I got my 150HPS and started using far less CFL's in the process.

**Kushkittens** · 01-04-2010, 08:28 PM

Cfl's will deffinatly cost less, Plus you can actually get really good yields with them if used properly. Look in the CFL growing forum ull find a bunch of sweet grows