Would you say this is enough light for one plant in my grow box?

I plan on building a grow box tomorrow about 2' x 2' x 3'. I have 2 100w equiv (so 27w each) and a 75w equiv (19w i think) so all together I have somewhere around 70 actual watts. I plan on starting 2 plants in small pots then picking the better one and growing that.

rosie o'donnel said:

I plan on building a grow box tomorrow about 2' x 2' x 3'. I have 2 100w equiv (so 27w each) and a 75w equiv (19w i think) so all together I have somewhere around 70 actual watts. I plan on starting 2 plants in small pots then picking the better one and growing that.

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I've always heard you should have at least a total of 80 W equivalent for each plant. Could probably get away with a little less per plant but I don't think 70 W total will be enough for 2 plants personally. Your buds will be really loose and fluffy.

you'd wanna get another 3 to 6 bulbs if not more or you will be left with a few grams ...unless thats what your after either way good luck with the grow.....

spliffbazz

minimum of 3000 LUMENS per sq foot if you want any real result.

2x2 footprint give 4 sq ft giving you 8 bulbs minimum for that space.

and even then 3000 L per sq ft is still on the low side

those 3 bulbs you have will work perfect, now get 3 more sets and put em all up.

depending on your attitude, with cfl its either more bulbs or less space.

you need 6500k bulbs for veg, 2700k bulbs for flower. or at least more of those respective spectrums during veg and flower.

cfl's produce far less ir spectrum so theres not much of a burning issues, which allows you to use the most reflective fucking thing you can find. i use ac and heat duct insulative wrap, its like 3 layers of bubblewrap rolled thin then coated on both sides with reflective metal coating, its about 1/8-1/4" thick comes in widths of 1,2,3,4 foot, in rolls that come like 20+ feet long.

and no you wont get burned by hotspots, not unless you form intentionally convex surfaces

Yeah, I've got 20 bulbs in a 2 X 4 space. Seems to be doing pretty good. Most bulbs are 100 W equivalents, a couple 60 watt equivalents and about 4 150 watt equivalents.