But that leads me back to kinda thinking CMH and better ventilation will be cheaper. Get some great bud off it also. I'm a led grower but honestly HPS and CMH are both still strong choices at a fraction of the cost. I bought my
hlg 600 a couple yrs ago and already I would like to replace it but instead I will likely supplement far red and UV since the LEDs out there only have the far red covered at this point.
Bottom line your ability to grow will be the biggest factor and the light while being the biggest impact those 3 led,CMH,HPS will all produce great bud. HPS being the most proven ATM but it won't be long before it's all led
Yeah you might be right i guess it depends if i can get good deals cheap shipping and if i could get some of the equipment used it would make cmh possibly cheaper, but i guess i was thinking that if i go cmh i will have to locate more equipment outside to keep heat out and will need a chiller def then and get another exhaust system for intake (which i may have to do anyways bc might have neg pressure) and certainly more heat to deal with.
so ive been thinking about it LED or CMH; leaning more towards LED because:
-since i got shipping hookups in china
-will be growing in the future so LED will be worth extra investment ( large scale its not really much more of investment )
-bulbs go out on CMH faster ( ive heard )
-cmh=more heat compared to LED + def need for chiller ( might be able to get away without it and LED )
-for this grow, if used LED might not have to cut vent in door for extra air that i would need to do with CMH
-LED seem easier to work with
-LED lights now have dimmers/switches/app+wifi controllers/daisy chain easy/come with easy mounting supplemental bars to add UV/IR
I understand CMH or HPS may be more proven and probably cheaper initial investment however for the reasons above im leaning towards LED. I do think im more biased to new tech though haha.