light for room

jbud123

Active Member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #1

what kinda ligth and watt should i use in a 3x3x6 room

 

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raven1290

Active Member

• Mar 7, 2013

• #2

A 400w or 600w HID setup would fit that room well.
Happy Growing.

 

ow.douglas

Well-Known Member

• Mar 8, 2013

• #3

I think that you could even do well with a 250W, that's 27W/sq ft. If you land in the 25-50 range you should do well. Remember more watts = more heat if that is a concern. Good luck with whatever you land on.

 

jbud123

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2013

• #4

i was wantin to do bare buld with the 400w think thats the way to go?

 

ow.douglas

Well-Known Member

• Mar 8, 2013

• #5

That's pretty close to ideal. I suspect that you will do fine.

 

Rancho Cucamonga

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2013

• #6

400 HID is perfect for a 9 square foot room. That is 5,000 lumens per square foot for MH(Veg) and over 6,000 lumens per square foot for HPS(flower). That is more then enough light for that room and you will be able to control heat and get lights closer then with a 600. For any room larger then 9, say once you get to 12 square feet and above, use 600s.

 

bigv1976

Well-Known Member

• Mar 8, 2013

• #7

I would personally use a 600 but like Rancho said a 400 would be very easy to control the heat with.

 

jbud123

Active Member

• Mar 9, 2013

• #8

so your saying to use a 400 watt hps mh or hid?

 

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thinn

Well-Known Member

• Mar 10, 2013

• #9

Yes, or go with a 600 if you can properly extract the heat, if not, 400 is the way to go mh/hps

 

Rancho Cucamonga

Active Member

• Mar 10, 2013

• #10

jbud123 said:

so your saying to use a 400 watt hps mh or hid?

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HID is the type of light system. Both MH(veg) and HPS(flower) are HID lighting.