5 Weeks into Flowering, Buy an HID?

Hailstorm350

Active Member
Hey everyone, so my grow of 7 plants is going really well for my first time, but now I'm not sure if I should get an HPS to make the buds better?

hydrowholesale.com is where I've been looking, and the lights are fairly cheap but right now I have like 8 or 9 CFLs, most 26 watt, two 40's. The buds are starting to get frosty but Im concerned with the plants not producing enough, so:

Should I get an HPS at this point or would it be worth it?

thanks!
 

Cr8z13

Well-Known Member
More light is never a bad thing unless heat becomes an issue. By the way, watch those shipping prices at Hydrowholesale. Yesterday I was about to place an order that totaled about $50 and it jumped another $54 once shipping was factored in. I emailed sales to check if it was some kind of mistake and I was told that it was not.
 

Hailstorm350

Active Member
ah thanks yeah i was wondering bout shipping.

only thing i need to get straight tho is whether at this point i can get a significant difference when i get the light
 

MR M3RKLEZz

Active Member
its always worth it better yeilds wiv better lights specially hps ive got a 600watt hps but im only using 3 300watt cfls because it just gets too hot my grow room thats the best thing bout cfls. but just invest in cool tube or an air cooled hood ive just ordered 1 its a must with hid systems
 

chodkola

Member
yes you should get an hps as soon as possible because it can only increase your yield. I am currently growing ultra haze and have noticed an increase in wieght just by adding an additional 400 watt hps to the lighting.
 

growone

Well-Known Member
for the size of your grow, would normally say go hps
however at this stage of your grow, not sure how much help it will be after you get it setup
you can easily double your cfl 'footprint' by putting in y splitters in each socket, double the number of cfl bulbs - and 26w bulbs are real cheap
 
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