thanks for the help buddy!
i saw your link, you got a pretty nice setup there!
i am wondering how many pound are you making with that setup?
i am aiming for 5 plants per pound, do you think its possible? how tall do i need to grow them?
i know its off topic but i can't PM, so i could only ask on here!
thanks again

That is my first run with my 1000w and my first run in hydro. So as of now I haven't a clue.

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does anybody know if electricity bills get paid like that in the states? that's pretty convenient and if u wouldnt hav to worry about landlords wit big noses....if ur in the states lemme know if it works like that where ur at....thats sweet

so I;m lookin to start a little grow-op likely inside some storage bins. I understand the differences in the types of lights and am planning to use LST method of growing due to space issues. The only questions I have are:

1. For a set-up as small as the one I'm going to make, which bulbs and size would be most effective?

2. which type of bulb would be most cost effective but will still produce overall good results?

a small setup like that dictates that you use cfls since air flow and space are going to be a problem, however, cfls (flourescents) are inefficient at producing light so they run more current through the bulb in order to output even a modest level of light (lumens).. so really you are better off getting a more efficient HID light and putting it in a larger space (with good air flow) cuz they get hot! BUT yield is much much better (so more worth your electricity bill increase). good luck

I went to my local Canadian Tire yesterday and was looking at cfl bulbs. I plan to use some 5600K (for natural blue spectrum light) for my vegetative period which put out 1600 lumens each, and then a set of warm white (asuming they're in the 2400-3800k range for red spectrum light) cfls for the flowering period. Taking into account that there will be five or 6 of each, should this be enough light for the size of my space (each bin is 22"L- 15"W by 17"H, one bin will be stacked on op of the other)?

This is getting WAY of topic for this thread (Power Consumption / Light Cost), please start a new thread if you want to ask general op setup questions.

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I originally thought that since my 400W HPS ballast is dual voltage that if i rewired it from 120V to 240V that i would reduce the operating cost, but now im not so sure.... does anyone know whether or not this is true?

220v saves power when you are running really high loads, like 8 1000w. One 400w on 120v will only cost a few extra dollars a year.

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How do i lower energy consumption?