Would this work?

ok ive got a little box its 64Cm high , 50Cm wide and 45Cm deep and i was gonna put a CFl light in there but then i thought i wonder if i can put a Hps in there hahaha so im just wondering on the height of the thing and shit if having a 250W or 400W Hps in there would be overkill? and kill the plant or get to hot?

Cheers.

Go with the cfl. It will save you alot of overheating.

whats that in inches? im from america. a cooltubed 150-400w hps might be possible. but i cant tell till you clarify that for me......

darkdestruction420 said:

whats that in inches? im from america. a cooltubed 150-400w hps might be possible. but i cant tell till you clarify that for me......

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64cm = 21 inches, 50cm = 19 inches, 45cm = 17 inches .. so 21 inches high 19 inches wide and 17 inches deep..

I Love THC said:

64cm = 21 inches, 50cm = 19 inches, 45cm = 17 inches .. so 21 inches high 19 inches wide and 17 inches deep..

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I've never ran a 400watt, but I do run 2 600's and without the fans blowing on them they run so hot you can't touch the metal housing. However, only about 6-8 inches away its warm and acceptable. So the heat really fades quick, I run an open reflector with an $8 walmart fan blowing on it and that was enough to cool it to the point that I could hold my hand onto it...

So not sure about the 400watt, but a 600watt would never work in there... After you account for your growing pot, room to grow, and some airflow... You'd have nothing left over but some branches and a light. I recommend CFL. A nice Y connector on the top of the box with an extension cord you could run 4 CFLS, get the 43watt blubs at about $10 a piece.

I Love THC said:

ok ive got a little box its 64Cm high , 50Cm wide and 45Cm deep and i was gonna put a CFl light in there but then i thought i wonder if i can put a Hps in there hahaha so im just wondering on the height of the thing and shit if having a 250W or 400W Hps in there would be overkill? and kill the plant or get to hot?

Cheers.

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depends on venting you can put a 400 watt hps in a 3ftx3ftx 7ft tall room and as log as you got an intake and outtake fan youll be aight

I Love THC said:

64cm = 21 inches, 50cm = 19 inches, 45cm = 17 inches .. so 21 inches high 19 inches wide and 17 inches deep..

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im going to say no, i doubt a 70w hps would even fit in their. to be honest your gonna have problems fitting more than a few cfls in their imo. ive never tried it and dont know much about it but im thinking you should look into getting an led panel or 2.