is 400 watts to much for an apt stealth grow???? 150hps veg tent 250hps flower tent??

wats up world..im planning on growing a few small plants 4 personal use..to be honest im just sick of giving folks my money.. im thinking of setting up to a 2.8x2.8x63 with a 250hps and im goin to use that for flower and a closet(approx. the same size) with a 150hps for veg do you think my power bill will show a dramatic in crease??? and any advice on if you think thats a good setup or should i go cfl for veg. for power purposes???

Hey sourkush, welcome to the forum

i run a 400w in an apartment with no problems. i have since a month or so after i moved in here. you should be fine. I would stick with hps if you can, i've had better luck experiences. But i've seen really good grows with cfls

good luck and happy gardening!

power bill wont be shit. hps will produce ur wanted yeilds, imho. good luck bruh, post pics!

400hp fo flower 250 fo veg//pwr bill pry go up like 20-30 bonez not anythin crazy

A 600w will run at 4.5 amps with a 120volt plug, average circut is about 15amps. Check whatelse is on the circut as a precaution if you ever do this. In a small space you want to have atleast 600watts for best crystal production.

I would go with a 400 watt , you can get a switchable ballast to run HPS & MH with 1 unit.

I would get a Air-Cooled Hood & Carbon filter Setup.

I have both 400 & 600 watt systems. The 600 runs much hotter, i.e. harder to cool, especially in an enclosed area. I run the 400 in the summer, 600 watt the rest of the year.

Just my $ 0.02

stop usin hairdryer and electric bill should even out....lol.....peace

thanks everyone and ill be posting pics of my closet setup when i get my camera over here...

Hey man , I used to grow with a 400 with around the same space no problem

If you're worried about your power bill , monitor what your daily usage is before growing and then calculate how many watts all your equipment uses per 24hours. Add the 2 numbers together. If it equals more than double your non growing usage you may get a call to put you on a better deal from your power company.


I run a 600w hps, 110w inline fan, 55w inline fan, sometimes a 225w dehumidifier, 85w tubular heater, a 15w oscilating fan, a 7w clip on fan, a 6w water pump and a 6w air pump.


Runs me nearly double what i was, 13kwh when not growing, 25kwh when growing. Power company put me on a better price plan because i was using more.




J