2- 150's, or a single 250?

[the protege]

Having a tough time right now with this decision. We are planning on buying a cabinet similar to the mills pride that are so popular. I was wanting to keep two bonsai mothers, and try and do a perpetual harvest every 3 weeks. So, my thinking was that 2 150 hps lamps would give a bigger footprint and allow us to move 2 plants into the cabinet every 2-3 weeks.

Anyone with experience have any suggestions?

I was going to try and build a cooltube for both, but I'm having trouble with mental design. It seems there would be an awful lot of blocked wind movement with an socket on each side of the cooltube glass.

Thanks for any help.

 

[GMT]

Just trying to get a handle on your set up. So you'll have a cab to flower in with 1 250 or 2 150s and a separate bonsai and cutting cabinet with flouros I guess in. 2 mothers and a cutting rooting wil live in the second and up to 3 flowerers in the first. Perpetual means a lot of difference in plant hights, so the more bulbs you have to cary the hights of the better, and a 250 wont get the distance you need to cover separate stages of growth in one chamber. So if this is accurate, then I'd say go with 2 150s.

 

[Guest]

300 beats 250 any day.They are probably "hot" though on my 250MH the ballast is part of the fixture,I'm sure its the same with 150's

 

[Weed_Seed]

well the 150's dont wont penitrate as well as the 250 so keep that in mind if u want 2ft+ plants.

 

[peacereef]

i would do the 2 150's you can get more light places.

 

[the protege]

Thanks, situation changed, so now I have a new thread for a question...