100w Medium Base HPS lights
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yes all HID lighting has a ballast . so many ways to upgrade your lighting its hard to give good advise . a little more about your space , ventilation & etc.... would help us to inform you .
HPS /MH = more heat
more cfl's =more heat
pll's = more heat
led's = less heat more cost
HPS /MH = more heat
more cfl's =more heat
pll's = more heat
led's = less heat more cost
I have a small flowering cab about 4'x3'x4'
In there I have 8 plants in a perpetual setup. My moms and clones are in a completely different area.
I'm thinking 2x150w might be the way to go if I need to get ballasts, I've found a whole setup for 70$ each. Giving Each 2'x1.5' area it's own 150w light.
That makes sense right?
Some more notes: Growing in a soiless medium with general hydropoincs neuts. Taking clones and vegging for a few weeks before they get put into the flowering chamber for 8 weeks.
Flowering chamber is 12/12 perpetual.
I'll take some pics and post them tomorrow if that would help.
In there I have 8 plants in a perpetual setup. My moms and clones are in a completely different area.
I'm thinking 2x150w might be the way to go if I need to get ballasts, I've found a whole setup for 70$ each. Giving Each 2'x1.5' area it's own 150w light.
That makes sense right?
Some more notes: Growing in a soiless medium with general hydropoincs neuts. Taking clones and vegging for a few weeks before they get put into the flowering chamber for 8 weeks.
Flowering chamber is 12/12 perpetual.
I'll take some pics and post them tomorrow if that would help.
Hello, enjia2000. As cabinet grows go, yours is a relative whopper. You've got a 12 sq foot print. A general tip for HID grows is 50wpsf. If you had the headroom, you could rock 600 watts.
Even a 400 needs a little space between the bulb and canopy. I'm not sure how much headroom you'd net.
Since your footprint is rectangular, I see two 250s hanging vertically and one oval plant arrangement around both bulbs. It's only ~41 wpsf but close proximity with plants and bulbs would make up some difference. It's not bad to have a bit of room on the periphery of the cab for maintenance.
Whatever you decide, you can grow a load in that box.
Even a 400 needs a little space between the bulb and canopy. I'm not sure how much headroom you'd net.
Since your footprint is rectangular, I see two 250s hanging vertically and one oval plant arrangement around both bulbs. It's only ~41 wpsf but close proximity with plants and bulbs would make up some difference. It's not bad to have a bit of room on the periphery of the cab for maintenance.
Whatever you decide, you can grow a load in that box.
Whatever you decide, you can grow a load in that box.
I'm pulling 2-3 oz a month right now.
I finally had the balls to order some seeds from overseas so in 3-4 months your going to see some Nirvana Shop AK-48 ladies rocking the cabinet. =]
here's some pics. (I may have been way off on the dimensions, please don't hate me, lol)
The Cabinet
Top/Inside of the Cabinet
One of my plants a few weeks into flower
A pic before I started doing clones.
My previous cabinet where I didn't know proper neut levels. =]
enjia2000, that cab looks closer to 3 x 1.5 x 3. Forget the two 250s. A single 250 mounted horizontal would be ~56 wpsf. You'd need ~100 cfm exhaust if you want a comparable scrubber.
Freezerboy and Verdant Green are specialists and have 250 experience. If you're mulling it over, drop em a pm and see what they say. Who knows, maybe they'll drop by here.
Nice pics. Best wishes with your setup.
Freezerboy and Verdant Green are specialists and have 250 experience. If you're mulling it over, drop em a pm and see what they say. Who knows, maybe they'll drop by here.
Nice pics. Best wishes with your setup.
That sounds like a plan. Best wishes.
