Substrate: Turface or Soilmaster (whichever you can find) $15.00 for 50lb. 1 bag will be enough
Heaters: (2x150) $35-$40.00
Lighting scheme: Since your building a hood that will allow many combinations. Shoot for 2 wpg of NO flourescent. 3x40 will work nicely.
Ballast: Workhorse 5 (120). ~$25-30.00.
Endcaps: ~$5.00
Reflector(s): DIY is cheap
Bulbs: Fortunately bulbs for a 48 inch fixture are also cheap. You'll spend less than $20.00 for 3 in the appropiate spectrums (6500K-8800K)
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