Prep for new indoor op, need some advice

[dizzle9333]

I'm going to start an indoor op, I've been growing outdoors for a few seasons now, but the length of the season outdoors has led me to look in a new direction now.

I will be growing 50 plants indoors in soil in a closed environment that I'll build using 2 gallon pots and will have 2-3 mothers that I'll clone from. My main questions concern lighting, odor prevention, and fans.

I have 2 spaces I'm contemplating about using, one is 6' x 10' and the other is 8' x 6'. Will this be enough space for 50 plants?

For lighting I was wondering if (2) 600w HPS/MH convertible lights would provide enough lumens to cover the 50 plants, I looked into ballasts and have read that many people like the Lumatek digital ballasts and for a reflector I was looking into the Xtrasun 6" Aircooled. What size fans for intake and exhaust would work best for the 2 rooms described above, I looked into 6" Vortex fans, will they work well?

For odor prevention, what size carbon scrubber would work best?

For the 2-3 mothers I was going to buy a 250w MH and put them inside a 4' x 4' grow tent using 2" intake and exhaust fans and hooking up a DIY carbon scrubber I saw.

I have 2 large oscillating fans and a humidifier as well as plenty of temperature/humidity monitors and a lighting timer already.

Also does anyone know how many 2 gallon pots a 2.5cu ft bag of soil will fill? I'll be using a mix that I use outdoors of 60% organic potting soil, 20% perlite, and 20% worm castings to fill my pots. I'll be using Fox Farm nutrients also.

Thanks for any tips and advice you all can provide, I used this forum when I first started to learn how to grow outdoors. Keep it green!

- Dizzle

[mreJ]

first post and you're already going big. aim high because if you miss you'll land with the stars.

do you absolutely need 50 plants? that sounds like a cramped space but thats just me....maybe 30-40 would fit more comfortably.

i also think if you are trying to go for such a high number of plants, i believe you should use 2 lights both being 1000w.

put those two 1000w lights on some light movers if you can afford it and you'll be rewarded even more :P

[dizzle9333]

Originally Posted by mreJ

first post and you're already going big. aim high because if you miss you'll land with the stars.

do you absolutely need 50 plants? that sounds like a cramped space but thats just me....maybe 30-40 would fit more comfortably.

i also think if you are trying to go for such a high number of plants, i believe you should use 2 lights both being 1000w.

put those two 1000w lights on some light movers if you can afford it and you'll be rewarded even more :P

Thanks for the advice, but I used to post here under a different name, just came back. Anyone else on here have some suggestions?

[dr.ofcannabis]

you should use 1000w HPS, way better output than 600s,i use vortex fans and foxfarm nutes, i'm happy with both of them. you will need to use 3 gallon buckets or you could get rootbound. i would also recommend a sun blaze t5 panel for vegging. much less energy and heat than a 250w mh. fifty clones might be a bit much for that space. try co2, it will increase your yield greatly, so a few less plants won't matter