Okay so im going to be growing 4-5 ak47's. I currently have 8 (25 watt CFL's) 2700k and 4 25 watt 6500k cfls. Grow room stays at a brisk 70degrees. Grow room demensions are 5 ft long, 4 feet wide, 4 feet tall (storage room).
First, is this enough light? Second should i just get a 250hps/mh conversion from htgsupply and stick it in there and use cfls for side lights?? Will the 250 heat up the room a lot more then the cfls? Will i have enough height that the hps wont burn the plants???
First, is this enough light? Second should i just get a 250hps/mh conversion from htgsupply and stick it in there and use cfls for side lights?? Will the 250 heat up the room a lot more then the cfls? Will i have enough height that the hps wont burn the plants???
Way to think things out your at that point now where you should switch from CFL to a HPS if you want to make use of all that space a smaller HPS/MH would be ideal if your worried about temps go with a used landscape light that is totally inclosed, ballast, lamp ect and the bulb is under glass. the case will get hot but the glass will sheild some of the heat a small one say 250w would be perfect assuming your willing to grow shorter plants say 2-2 1/2' if you run the open reflector your going to get some extra heat and will cause you to re-think ventilation I like to keep my flower room at 76 deg and veg about the same but I'm in a basement so I actually need some heat, so ventilation is not as much of an issue
hope that helps some keep on growin!!