250w HPS or 400w HPS for ONE PLANT?

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NorCal510

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I will be growing ONE "Bubble Gum" Plant in a grow box in my closest. Should I get a 250w HPS or a 400w HPS light?
 
desertrat

desertrat

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250 is plenty but are you growing from clone to assure female, otherwise you risk growing for months with nothing to show for it
 
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NorCal510

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Is it possible to grow a decent harvest with CFL's? Back on the day I germinated a seed and planted it, grew about 6 inches while under a CFL and then my parents got a hold of it. Now I live by myself and this will be my first REAL grow so I wanted to know if it's worth forking over ALL that money on a HPS light for my first grow. What do you think?
 
323cheezy

323cheezy

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i would go for the 400w....cause there about the same price....but yeah your gonna need some fans and what not...
 
GrowSpecialist

GrowSpecialist

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If I were you, I'd grow at least 2 plants. You'll certainly have enough light for them... and you say that your closet is HUGE.
 
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NorCal510

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I will...It's just that my friend game me one clone from the club (Bubble Gum) and that's all they had at the time.
 
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Tree of Life

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the 250w will be more than enough for a single plant, and if the closet is huge heat shouldn't be a problem with decent ventilation.

then again, if you have such a large space why not grow 2-4 plants or root some clones? they would all grow happily under a 250w.

one thing to consider though: a 400w is only about $50 more and puts out 50k lumens compared to 27k lumens from the 250w. Like Specialist said "the more light the better," so a 400w is always a good investment.
 
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NorCal510

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About how far away (in feet) should my 400w HPS be away from the plant? I plan on going to the hardware store to buy supplies for the grow box and I am going to use that to determine how much wood I need.
 
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