It's called Apollo Horticulture. So far it hasn't given me any issues and it came with a MH and HPS bulb, a timer, and hooks/cable to hang. It's dimmable too, if you'd want that option (not sure why you would). I think it was a good deal, considering all you get with it.
Here it is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ECZQTY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_jrI5JL92JuhW6
You amurrica eh? This was on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ECZQTY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_jCNGzbKHZ98YS Let me try to help you figure this out. These will give off quite a bit of heat (which is great for winter northerners) but summer can get pretty hot. You will want to seal off the room somehow as well, like the other comments said, fuck bugs! This can be hung maximum 1.5 feet before you burn the plant so you might be ok with some training.
600 watt will cover about 4 x 4 foot area so squish each plant in that space roughly and bunch all the branches up like roses, this will give a good lollipop shape and save space but at the same time maximize the light of the main colas. I just hope you have enough headroom for flower stretch!
Hopefully you have some fans laying around to simulate a gentle breeze and help temp control. I try to be as crafty as possible before spending a ton of money, (the light was an exception). Use what you have around the house or go to dollar stores for like white paint sheets to create your own tent for cheap, until you can invest more.
Goodluck, hopefully this ramble is useful to you!
I have the home depot vesrion of that fan, and it is actually pretty quiet. I have it tucked into the lil fan slots in my tent, and its really damn quiet. If i wrapped a few shirts around it in there it would be even more quiet. Hooking it up to the vent tubing dampens it quite a bit too. get the lil circle clamps for it too, makes it easy to switch out the bulbs. This is the kind of light you want it can be vented out and you will have zero problems with your tent getting too hot. I have the cooltube version of that, and i love it. That will be a ton of light in a 2x4, so you're gonna have some really kickass plants wiht that. You gonna do 2 in there?
No, but here's the first one that pops up when you search on amazon
Apollo Horticulture GLK600LS24 600 Watt Grow Light Digital Dimmable HPS MH System for Plants Air Cool Hood Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ECZQTY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_YMP4ybBEE64H8
We were using CFL's for vegging and LED for flowering. Our LED light is just a really thin strip so I don't think it's distributing enough light out to the plants. I just bought a 600w HPS: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ECZQTY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
We're growing in a basement. It can get fairly cold in the winter so hopefully the HPS will even out the temp a little. Otherwise we do have a space heater we can turn on occasionally.
I was planning on just setting up an oscilating fan in the bud room. But with this new money I was thinking we could get the actual 6in fan that goes in the hood.
Do you use ducting for ventilation? Is it possible to connect the ventilation from the grow room to the ventilation from the dryer or water heater thing? There are ducts that go right through the grow room. Otherwise there's a window in the grow room but it's pretty easy to see from outside. I don't need it to be super discreet since it's medical but I don't want to advertise what we're doing either.
I also was considering getting an actual grow tent. Right now we kind of just surrounded the area where the plants are with mylar from emergency blankets and tents. I'm a little worried about them getting either too hot or not being sealed enough to keep the light in.
Any thoughts on the above info is definitely welcome :) We're very much new time growers. We harvested once and it was a pretty small amount, but we got high off of it! So goal semi accomplished haha
Wow I might just go with something like that then. I have a 4x4x7 tent and that would cover it nicely I think. I was considering going with http://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Horticulture-GLK600LS24-Digital-Dimmable/dp/B005ECZQTY?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_2&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER but for a little more money these LEC lights sound like a killer deal... I remember fighting heat all of my last grow..
Imo you'd be better off getting a cob setup with cbx 3590 or vero 29 cobs this site has some good options to choose from. If you want to try out something different with good coverage and efficiency check out qb boards. If you want something affordable, yet powerful go with a 600/1000 mh/hps light. If you just want a basic cheap led light marshydro 300w(132w actual) is a good start.
Interesting. Do you mean something like this?
I have a Mars 600 I use in my veg tent, and its great for tight node spacing in early veg.
But I flower with HPS, and its worth it IMO
If I could only pick one it would be a MH/HPS kit over cheap LED no question.
I have one of these and like it
https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Horticulture-GLK600LS24-Digital-Dimmable/dp/B005ECZQTY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484365758&sr=8-1&keywords=600w+hid
I also have the large reflector cool tube version, but it cost more and doesnt cool any better than the other hood.
My fan was on the out-take pulling air out of the tent. This is what I used for ventilation http://www.ebay.com/itm/VenTech-4-6-Inline-Duct-Fan-with-Carbon-Filter-and-Variable-Speed-Controller-/181246860768
My light setup is: http://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Horticulture-GLK600LS24-Digital-Dimmable/dp/B005ECZQTY