what light would be better for 2 autoflowers?

texastiger707 · Nov 3, 2013

I plan on growing 2 autoflower plants. I will be using fox farm ocean forest soil. I will be growing them in 3 gallon pots. I will also be scrogging them. I was wanting to know out of these 2 choices. What light would be better, a 150w hps light or a T5 light? What size T5 light? Any comments?

bioWheel · Nov 3, 2013

I use two 100w LED lights and working perfectly with 2 auto's in a 2x4 grow.

texastiger707 · Nov 3, 2013

bioWheel said:
I use two 100w LED lights and working perfectly with 2 auto's in a 2x4 grow.

ok thank you for the reply.

SirGreenThumb · Nov 3, 2013

texastiger707 said:
I plan on growing 2 autoflower plants. I will be using fox farm ocean forest soil. I will be growing them in 3 gallon pots. I will also be scrogging them. I was wanting to know out of these 2 choices. What light would be better, a 150w hps light or a T5 light? What size T5 light? Any comments?

150 hps and there really isn't a point in scrogging autos. It would make more sense to lst them. Good luck on your grow.

authentic196 · Nov 3, 2013

HPS with an extra 50-100w wortha cfl side lights all the way baby

texastiger707 · Nov 3, 2013

SirGreenThumb said:
150 hps and there really isn't a point in scrogging autos. It would make more sense to lst them. Good luck on your grow.

ok thank you for your reply.

texastiger707 · Nov 3, 2013

authentic196 said:
HPS with an extra 50-100w wortha cfl side lights all the way baby

ok sounds good. Thank you for your reply.

kermit2692 · Nov 3, 2013

Nothing compares to hps...flouros for veg if you want..I agree lst, its not enough veg time to take full advantage of a scrog...honestly id suggest against the autos in the first place..

texastiger707 · Nov 3, 2013

kermit2692 said:
Nothing compares to hps...flouros for veg if you want..I agree lst, its not enough veg time to take full advantage of a scrog...honestly id suggest against the autos in the first place..

Thank you for your reply. I have free seeds and was going try a small cabinet grow.

bioWheel · Nov 3, 2013

In a small cabinet LED is the way to go because very little heat. IMO

SirGreenThumb · Nov 3, 2013

bioWheel said:
In a small cabinet LED is the way to go because very little heat. IMO

You could do the exact same thing with cfls for 20x cheaper setup.

texastiger707 · Nov 3, 2013

SirGreenThumb said:
You could do the exact same thing with cfls for 20x cheaper setup.

The reason for the question is, I can get a 150w hps light for 65.00 with free shipping.

SirGreenThumb · Nov 3, 2013

texastiger707 said:
The reason for the question is, I can get a 150w hps light for 65.00 with free shipping.

Yea I understand.. I was referring to what biowheel was talking about. LED's are expensive and are comparable to cfls.
Did you know that you can get a 400w for like 40 dollars more?

authentic196 · Nov 3, 2013

shoot i got my 600w for like 130 when it was on sale, go big baby, cover every spare square foot of your house with plants

texastiger707 · Nov 3, 2013

SirGreenThumb said:
Yea I understand.. I was referring to what biowheel was talking about. LED's are expensive and are comparable to cfls.
Did you know that you can get a 400w for like 40 dollars more?

yes I seen that. I am just doing a small cabinet grow, nothing huge. If the 150w hps will work for 2 autos and save on the electric bill, thats all good for me.

texastiger707 · Nov 3, 2013

authentic196 said:
shoot i got my 600w for like 130 when it was on sale, go big baby, cover every spare square foot of your house with plants

I wish I could. lol

bioWheel · Nov 3, 2013

Yes - LED's not for everyone. I admit I have money and not an issue. That said - I love my setup. Very little heat - and I mean almost none. It's just so damn stealth with LED's I'm just a bit overwhelmed on how far technology has come. It's frickin AWESOME!!

SirGreenThumb · Nov 3, 2013

bioWheel said:
Yes - LED's not for everyone. I admit I have money and not an issue. That said - I love my setup. Very little heat - and I mean almost none. It's just so damn stealth with LED's I'm just a bit overwhelmed on how far technology has come. It's frickin AWESOME!!

I wasn't ragging on your setup or anything. I was just offering help on what would make more sense on a budget. Everyone ends up finding what they like and I'm cool with any setup and long as the plants are cared for.

OP remember that no amount of light will matter if you don't have proper ventilation.

kermit2692 · Nov 3, 2013

These cheap Chinese hps ballasts are highly inferior...i would befriend a local hydro shop owner and get a decent deal on some quality equipment in the future and a larger space and photoperiod beans...but for what you're trying to do here just stock with the cfls you won't pull more than an ounce anyway most likely so no reason for the hid..and a 150 is not going to be useful in the future if you go bigger..just wait on the light get a practice grow in and buy a nicer one when you can go bigger..my opinion

texastiger707 · Nov 3, 2013

kermit2692 said:
These cheap Chinese hps ballasts are highly inferior...i would befriend a local hydro shop owner and get a decent deal on some quality equipment in the future and a larger space and photoperiod beans...but for what you're trying to do here just stock with the cfls you won't pull more than an ounce anyway most likely so no reason for the hid..and a 150 is not going to be useful in the future if you go bigger..just wait on the light get a practice grow in and buy a nicer one when you can go bigger..my opinion

Thank you for the reply. I am not trying or worried about going bigger. I am just going for a simple small grow. Its a hobby for me.

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