Big Bad Bud
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is this good enough for a few little 7inch sprouts? in a concealed area, and also do thease get hot?
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mexsinsemilla
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Its enough for now! id but a fan for heat and strong stem
Revolution101
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Won't get too hot. Might need more light unless you're only growing one or two plants. All depends on how big you want them. more light = more weight but you could get a few nugs with that for sure.
Big Bad Bud
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thanks for the help guys, yeah im defenitely putting in bigger lights they are just sprouts like 2 weeks old or less and im getting them nice and bushy then ill extend the height some more.... once i get some more cash
joker152
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would you mind explaining exactly why you are considering a seven inch plant a "little sprout"? now i wouldnt consider seven inches a large plant by any means but at seven inches i was calling my plants mini bushes. if your plant is seven inches tall and still a sprout i think you need much more than a 70W MH light. either way i think for the price of the 70w MH you could get yourself quite a few cfl's which would do better than that small of a MH light
la9
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I've gotten decent results with one plant under 70 watts and that is usually what I stick to but it sounds like you have it worked out with the 70/150 setup.
If you are going to go small with 2 or 3 plants, I wouldn't veg more than 2 under the 70, this sounds like a setup you can build a foundation with.
Revolution101
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Nah a foundation is 4000w Dual Spectrum HPS on light movers in the flower room... and a thousand watt MH for your veg. 
This will definitely provide good results though... and leave you very satisfied you went through with it.
This will definitely provide good results though... and leave you very satisfied you went through with it.
mjisgood21
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Yes,but the electric billNah a foundation is 4000w Dual Spectrum HPS on light movers in the flower room... and a thousand watt MH for your veg.
!LolRight now I'm vegging with cfls for 2 plants, but am gonna change that over to a 150W HPS on Monday. I plan to use that for rest of veg on 18/6 and then use it 12/12 for flower. This should work, huh?
la9
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If you are only burning two CFL's I'd go ahead and leave them on with the 150 HPS, usually I just use flourescent for the whole veg period but the choice is yours and there is more than one way to grow a plant.
Revolution101
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Yes,but the electric bill
Electric companies are just that companies, businesses, as long as you pay them on time they don't give a damn. Just don't catch a cops watchful eye or they'll go looking at your power records.
A 150 HPS is plenty enough for two plants depending on the size of your area. What dimensions are we talking about here?
