My Grow Box, Tips On Lighting Plz!

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alvear1311

Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #1

I am using a SubWolfer Box.. its 20in. by 15 1/2
Covered it with An Emergency Blanket.
Installed 2 Fans In It
One Exhaust Fan -90mm
And An Intake Fan 120mm

I just need help on lighting
-How Much wattage will i need for 3 plants
-What Type Of Light Bulb Should I Use

 

kmksrh21

Well-Known Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #2

Get a 400w HPS/MH bulb

 

kmksrh21

Well-Known Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #3

But.. If you only got that power strip setup for bulbs, get high wattage 6500k cfls

 

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alvear1311

Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #4

Yeah, But Like They Dont Sell That Much Wattage In Home Depot
Only Like 100 Watt Ones

Would It Be Good If I Use 3 42 Watt CFL's?

 

Dominathan

Well-Known Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #5

alvear1311 said:

Yeah, But Like They Dont Sell That Much Wattage In Home Depot
Only Like 100 Watt Ones

Would It Be Good If I Use 3 42 Watt CFL's?

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No. The top of the bulb emits VERY LITTLE light. If you were only putting those three in, you'd be boned. Use a "Y" splitter (they have cheap ones at walmart) to put 6 bulbs in, with those 3 base sockets. That way, all the bulbs will be tilted. Good luck mayne! Grow some lowryders in that!

 

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alvear1311

Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #6

So ur suggesting me to buy 6 "42watt" Bulbs?
and the power strip is gonna go on the top left corner, im not gonna put it facing down

 

Dominathan

Well-Known Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #7

Are you talking about the bulbs real output, or it's "output equivalency" ? Also, that still might not be enough.

 

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alvear1311

Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #8

Output E, and i saw this guy on youtube he was growing 4 plants with a 45 watt CFL
and his harvest was awesome

 

stinkbudd1

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• Jul 2, 2011

• #9

For that box and the limit in space dude dont go to crazy! get yourself 4 to 6 42 watt cfl's and three Y splitters and go from there but three plants in that space seems to be a lot..

I have this beast in a home depot 40 gallon tote bin and she just about takes up most of it and she is under 5 42 watts cfl's..hope this helps

Day 62 12/12 from sprout..

 

Dj Tempest

Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #10

I had the exact same question on my thread and I didn't get any answers. But I am glad they are being answered somewhere

 

stinkbudd1

Well-Known Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #11

Dj Tempest said:

I had the exact same question on my thread and I didn't get any answers. But I am glad they are being answered somewhere

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Where is your thread DJ?

 

kmksrh21

Well-Known Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #12

Build a couple of these... You could probably even build some kind of reflector to make it more efficient. I'm just lazy. This cost me $25 to make... It's only got 26w in it, but that's still 156w, plus I have 4 more 20w bulbs for side lighting. THis is just for one of my plants

 

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Dominathan

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• Jul 2, 2011

• #13

alvear1311 said:

Output E, and i saw this guy on youtube he was growing 4 plants with a 45 watt CFL
and his harvest was awesome

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Output equivalency doesn't mean anything. It's just a term the manufacturers came up with to make it sound extraordinary. In a perfect world, I'd shoot for one or two of these bad boys: http://www.amazon.com/Maxlite-35840-SKQ100EA50-Compact-Fluorescent/dp/B001HXJM94.

Dj Tempest said:

I had the exact same question on my thread and I didn't get any answers. But I am glad they are being answered somewhere

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I'm sorry. I try to answer as many questions as possible, but I must not have seen yours. On a more serious note, I commend you for finding a similar question and reading the answers to that. It's a skill that a lot of new members don't have, and some never get.