Small Growbox setup for consume less energy possible

[maxfiol 0]

Hi, i am going to start a new indoor coltivation and as the title says i would like to use as less electrical energy as possible, i mean that i will keep the watt use under 400W total if possible, i have still to buy all the material and i like to have advices on the type of light i have to use and the type of strain to grow and the numbers of plants too. I have no restricions about space but all my problems starts by trying to save more W than i can; for this purpouse i guess that use led lights may help me, i tought to buy a led panel for grow around 400W(if less is better) and i would like to grow 4 plants in soil(or soil mix) pots, but i have no idea of what i will expect to have in therms of quality or quantity. somebody can tell me if grow in that conditions is a good grow? ideally i will have for me 50grams for moth of product at the higer quality as possible and this is my obiective, have a sense the setup that i tought to buy? i can also change all but saving more current as possible is better. Thanks to everyoe will help me. Good afternoon. Massi.

[jan.gh 198]

Hi maxfiol,

If you want to keep the W-usage under 400W you can also use a 250W HPS light in a one plant setup, maybe a screen of green (scrog) setup to get more yield. It's impossible to tell you figures of the yield as there are so many factors that influence the growth. 

If money is no issue you can of course buy a good LED grow-light around 300W. With good LED lights you can achieve a higher quality product but from personal experience I think that you can not achieve the same yield as you can with a HPS light of the same Wattage.

Depending on your light you need to think also about ventilation and air extraction, with a HPS you will have more heat in the room than with LED lights.

 

You can find many reports here in the forum with different lights and set ups. Maybe look around for a bit and see if someone has a setup that might suit you as well. 

[maxfiol 0]

Ok. The 250w hps in scrog way is not so a bad idea, maybe i can't reach the yeld i wish with any strain but is a good start point i guess... and in the worst case if i will change i can buy after a led panel and not waste the $$ of a led in the start... just for stop any question, under a 300w led is out of question to grow 2 plants (for increase the yeld)?; the choice between hydro or soil depend from the strain i chose to grow, right? I think i will start with a white widow or a super skunk; I have already advanced hydroponic dutch formula, i used for outdoor until now and it works good, is also good in indoor? Thank you for the time that you spend helping me. Massi.