Which under the ventilation section says 2-3, so that kinda put that idea in my head for when it comes to me planning my equipment"The power of the extraction system you need is determined by the size of your growing space. You will need a system that can remove the volume of your grow room 2 or 3 times every minute. First you need to calculate the volume of the growing area then purchase a fan with enough power to remove this volume of air at least twice per minute."
the heat generated by 250 watts of CFL's i am assuming would be considerably less than that generated by 250 watts from a HPS bulb. but hey, someone correct me if i am wrong...
you could grow a handful of plants in an area thats 0.5m x 0.5m x 0.5m with 4inch vents using 150 Watts of CFL's, and you wouldnt want to do that with 150 watts HPS, from what i hear from other people. im not an experienced source though
You're wrong.
Energy in lighting systems gets converted into 2 things: Light, and heat. More of one means less of the other. Since HPS are more efficient than cfl, they put out more light, and therefore less heat, than the equivalent wattage of cfl.
Cfls just feels cooler up close because of their larger surface area, and the type of heat emitted (convected, rather than radiated). Overall though, cfls create more heat.
You could easily use a 150 hps in that area, although more height would be preferable, more for logistics than heat.