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    Hi, at the moment I only have experience with LED lights. But for my 3rd grow I am looking into using my LED just for vegging in my cupboard but then for flowering transfering into a grow tent. So what I want to know is what light to go for. Cfl, hps, more powerfull LED? I have around a £150 budget which has to include thd tent etc too so what's the very best I can get for my money do you think? Links welcome.
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    You can't buy a more powerful LED for that price, so you might want to go with a 600W MH-HPS, and you can use a 250W and a 400W bulb, they have 3 settings on them. JMO Here is two I did under 400W HPS, around 9 OZ. If you can manage the heat, you can get much bigger under the 600W.
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    For your money, as Hotshot says, HPS is the way forward
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    Around 9oz,very nice ..

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    "£150 which has to include the tent". I doubt he'll get a 600w + ballast and a decent tent for 150 you may be able to cheap out on the tent a bit and just be able to afford it if you go with an older ballast and not a digi one, but with those tents just make sure you cover the thing in towels and keep it in a dark room as they will most likely leak light like crazy. Also be mindful of hanging heavy CF filters from the flimsy poles.

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    HPS. You wont look back.

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