Hey guys, I was originally going to get a 400 watt, however after finding out with a window unit, my computer, inline fans, 400 watt,etc I noticed that I would be pushing it way too close for comfort as far as amperage. It would also make it impossible for me to keep a mother plant, and have a seperate little grow tent to have clones,vegging plants in. So I have decided to go with a 250 watt and maybe a two bulb T5 fixture for a little extra light. Considering I only want to have 3-4 plants with only a 2-3 week veg time.
All that said, why is it on HTGsupply a 250 watt is almost the same exact price as something double the wattage?
For instance, a digital ballast with a 400 watt is $185.00, and a 250 watt is 183.00. The same difference is also applied to magnetic ballasts. 120 bucks for a 400 watt and 118 bucks for a 250 watt.
So my question is, why in the hell is a 250 watt the same price as a 400 watt? I mean at that point paying an extra 2 dollars to get double the wattage and almost double the lumen output is a pretty cut and dry decision. So the question is, is there any place that actually sells a 250 watt for a non-retarded price? Since common sense tells me that something half the watts should at least be 30-40% cheaper than a 400 watt :S
first pic is flower sencond is clone veg
here is flo 
