decisions, decisions. need your input

hello all iam planning on upping the scale of my current grow from vegging with 8x23wcfl's and 4xecolux t12 flowering 250w horizontal 150w vertical hps and am at acrossroad in several areas. first the room; it is 8'6"x9'6" with a23"x9'6" closet that is on the longer of two walls (total usablespace 10'5"x9'6") in which i plan to keep 2-3 mothers and run aperpetual harvest, harvesting every 2 or 3 weeks depending on several factorsmy. the problem im having is deciding what to do with the space, I’ve all butonvinced myself that 2x600w in flowering is the way to go where im having myproblem is in the veg area, I want to use the least amount of power possible inthere now I know that if power concernsme I could drop to 2x400 in the flower area but don’t want to. What I want tobe able to do is run the moms and up to 15 vegging plants at a time, which willbe in cycles of either 2-3weeks (that is 3 will be moving along the line ever2-3 weeks) so that I can hopefully get a veg time around 6-9 weeks before goinginto flower, and I would be shooting for3-4 ozs per plant meaning that veg time and vigor are going to play a crucialrole here. So my question is what lights would yous guys recommend for themother/clones, I would really like to keep em as small as possible with moreemphasis being on the clone/veg area. Keep in mind I will be only be taking acouple clones off each plant every 2-3 weeks so wont need much power there andthe clones/vegging plants need to get big in just a short amount of time, andone last thing, would you do your vegging in the closet or would you split theroom and why?

i also cant seem to decide if 6000btu ac is enough or if 8000 or what so if someone could shed some light there id be much appreciative
thanks and +rep to anyone who can lend a goodidea or two

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all im really needing to know is a)would 250w mh be enough in veg and if a 4 bulb t5 would be enough to sustain the moms

you dont need alot of light to keep a few healthy moms in veg a long time. my advice would be to get a 550w t5 lighting system ( prefferably quantum) and you can turn half of them off, and save power. i just upgraded my system recently, and have a 1000w quantum badboy, and when i am running both 1000w hps's in flower, i cut half my lights off in veg, and my plants dont seem to care much. i mean i have tents, so its all reflective. you may want to look into lining your room with some mylar, or go the tent route. reflectivity is key.

the answer to your question above though, is yes. given the fact that you lined your room with mylar. without some type of reflectivity, or good 'ol white paint i think you'd suffer.

thanks gobskii i had planned to get some mylar but found the reflective material that they make tents out of so am thinking i may go that route, also just checked out the quantum and man, one day ill be getting one for sure! its even nice to look at lol sounds like youve got quite the setup def something im working towards one day. im thiinking 2x4' 6 bulb setups will do quite nicely thanks again for the advice +rep

shit, just found the 6 bulb badboys for 170 bucks at horticulturesource.com much more affordable than the last place i looked so this may just be going in my garden sooner rather than later!!

that is a pretty good price. get it. you wont regret it

Might I suggest you try out a 250W Ceramic metal halide by phillips. It's also called a HPS retro white bulb. It only runs on a magnetic ballast, but it keeps your moms short and stout!