Lighting question...
- Thread starter Porky101
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Hi Porky, I feel it worth mentioning that 28 square meters (300 square feet) is a very large area to cover just with 2 1k bulbs to produce the resulting buds you may be looking for, imo.
I think you may find this thread useful.
I think you may find this thread useful.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/how-to-get-huge-dense-sticky-buds-using-cfls-only.789012/
5. Don't let HID the bandwagon jumpers deter you.
I run a setup with 2-CFL hoods, ONLY. One is 334 watts, the other is 300. The total lumens for hood #1 is 22,000+. The hood is roughly 1-2" away from the plant's foliage and/or buds. So considering light diminishes at the square of the distance (measured in FEET), at an inch or two there is a negligible loss in lumens, with all other factors mentioned in this post being in place.
Most people go with a 600 or 1000-watt HPS for flowering, and scream "CFLs can't make dense buds..blah, blah." Now, remember, a 1,000 watt will need to be kept at least 2 feet away from the top of the plant/foliage, usually more. A 600 watt will need to be kept 18 inches to two feet or more away from plants, due to the intense amount of heat being generated, unless a cooltube is being used. And we all know a cooltube reduces the lumen output even further.
==> A 1000 watt HPS has 140,000 lumens at 1 foot away; 35,000 lumens at two feet away.....
==> A 600 watt HPS has 90,000 lumens one foot away; 22,500 lumens at two feet away.....
==> My 334 watt CFL hood has roughly 20,000 lumens at 1-2 inches away...
( Lumens + wattage) + proper placement = HUGE light intensity = Excellent buds!
Tntxkc
Member
That's not going to be awful, but if your open to led I would highly recommend it in lieu of hps. My dad has used hps for years, I got started and went led the results speak for themselves. Especially in terms of energy and heat mitigation savings. My plants are denser my bud more smoothe and fruit like flavor. I will upload photos of you like.
CaptainCAVEMAN
Well-Known Member
Those 2 lights would be awesome on a light mover.Hi guys,
I was wondering,
for a 28 SQF square space, would 2x 1150W DE HPS be sufficient??
Thanks
Porky101
Well-Known Member
That can't be enough light... Can it??