mini fridge scrog lighting questions

RollinEm

New Member
So im gearing up and ordering my equipment to do my first grow and build my first grow box so i have a few questions on my lighting design.
*I have heared that cfl's can actually out yield and grow better bud quality wise in small spaces (i.e. my mini fridge) then hps can. Is this true?
*I havent purchased my fridge yet but plan on it bieng about 2x2 length and width wise and fairly tall. what lighting would you recomend if u were growing in my box?
*Would it be worth it to buy a small 150 watt hps over 6 cfls mounted across the top of the fridge?

Thank you for ur time and responses :hump:
 

umizumi

New Member
If you go the HPS route you're going to need to focus on the heat inside the fridge, which may be difficult. As far as 150W HPS for a 2x2.... I think that's a little weak. I shoot for 100W/sqft of canopy, so you'd need to go for a 400W HPS to stick to that.

As far as CFLs go, mounting to the top of the fridge isn't going to give great results unless you can raise and lower the lights. Since CFLs don't penetrate as well as the HPS, you'll need those bad boys as close to the canopy as possible... 1-2 inches, depending on the specific bulb. You want it as close as possible without burning your plants. If you're not sure if it's too close, you can put your hand in between the bulb and canopy. Too hot for your hand means it's too hot for your plants.
 
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