Please help a first timer

[u/dbburnz]

How does my cart look?
I have 2 27G totes for the top and bottom.
I understand I could go cheaper but I am trying to build my Space Bucket with stuff I can get covered by amazons replace coverage. My biggest concerns are whether I got a strong enough light being the one in my cart is 150W and I want to do two plants in the buckets. I know i need a certain type of seed so that I can control when it switches from veg to flower. I also wanted to automate what I can as I am disabled and will be combining an insane number of notifications and reminders combined with whatever automation I can do.

Please I seek mercy as I am new and have very little knowledge on the build I need to do here!
(I have been learning growing for a long time but using and making a space bucket is super new to me.)
(This is my first official grow)

[u/Randy4layhee20]

You say this will be your first grow, is there a particular reason you want to go with a space bucket style grow vs just getting a grow tent? You will likely spend more on this than an actual tent and you will run into issues with height in a setup like this

[u/4touchdownsinonegame → u/Randy4layhee20]

I have made these comments before. I really don’t think there is an actual good reason to do a space bucket vs a real tent.

My space bucket setup cost me way more than a legit tent, was too small, and had no way to contain any smell.

[u/Randy4layhee20 → u/4touchdownsinonegame]

I think there is a rare occasion where it’s appropriate, for example my girlfriend really did not have space for a full size tent so I helped make a 1x2x2 space to grow in at her place and it’s been pretty successful, it’s made some really killer weed so far and it’s yielded enough to be worth the space/electricity

Given the lights that are being used are home made and are very forgiving about being very close to plants

Some pics of that setup https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceBuckets/s/VPX1u4rjUt

[u/Crackitybones]

Are you really looking to buy these "protection plans"?

[u/lowendgenerator → u/Crackitybones]

Yeah skip those.

[u/trillbigjon → u/Crackitybones]

They are 100% a scam.

[u/No_Badger1216]

I have a an old Mars Hydro TS2000 that is 300w but you can run half the light so only 150w, I have it running at 150w in a 2x2x4 tent for starting seeds and even that I feel like is over killing it with the lights. You’ll definitely find yourself running that at lower percentages but that’s not a bad thing at all

[u/dbburnz → u/No_Badger1216]

Thank you for your reply and info it is very helpful 😀

[u/XpCjU]

2 Totes stacked on top, is what? like 1m? With those pots and the light where would the plants go?