Light Wattage for Closet Grow??

[Dr. Haze, MD]

I was wondering, for a closet setup for 1-4 plants, how powerful of a light do I need?


Thanks

 

[guitarzan420]

600 watt switchable mh/hps light would work great! but even 400 but i don't know if they make a switchable that small, probably tho.

 

[potsticker]

600 watt switchable mh/hps light would work great! but even 400 but i don't know if they make a switchable that small, probably tho.

Every digital ballast I've seen is switchable. 400W should be enough.

 

[alexonfire]

Ive got a 250w for a closet space about 2x2 feet. I was able to put 6 plants in but you could easily fit a 400w in it also depends if your going to have heat problems then I would go for a 250w

 

[SanibelGreen]

I use 2 90W UFO LED's , replaces a 400W HPS + the lower electric costs and no heat. each light covers 3x3 or 9 square feet. I run dual Bubbletronics setups one for each unit. LED can be expensive but if you know a good wholesale company that uses brand name LED's it works out. The UFO is about the size of a frisbee and is plug and play so no special ballast or whatever. Just throwing some info out there lmk what you think.

 

[mikirum]

I use 2 90W UFO LED's , replaces a 400W HPS + the lower electric costs and no heat. each light covers 3x3 or 9 square feet. I run dual Bubbletronics setups one for each unit. LED can be expensive but if you know a good wholesale company that uses brand name LED's it works out. The UFO is about the size of a frisbee and is plug and play so no special ballast or whatever. Just throwing some info out there lmk what you think.

where did you buy those LEDs ?

 

[SanibelGreen]

where did you buy those LEDs ?

A dealer here in FL that I know of, 2 quad's so far so good with mine, will do a journal soon

 

[raulhawkins718]

A dealer here in FL that I know of, 2 quad's so far so good with mine, will do a journal soon

im gonna watch out for that journal....ive heard mixed reviews on leds and cannabis....great for veg but i heard that the buds they yeild are sub par

yo my man, ild say go with a 400 watt hps and exhaust the air with a small duct fan...fuck that switchable ballast bullshit because u can purchase mh conversion bulbs for hps ballast and vice versa....check out plantlightinghydroponics.com for great deals....u only need something that powerful for the bloom stages, u can veg your plants up with a simple compact fluorescent light with a cool spectrum (6500k) and save up to buy a kick ass hps when it is time for flower

 

[potsticker]

Leds have the right spectrum but they don't have the canopy penetrating power of a HPS.

 

[SanibelGreen]

Leds have the right spectrum but they don't have the canopy penetrating power of a HPS.

I might agree but my buddy runs the same system i am startign to run and he yielded as much as he did with hps but higher resin amounts.

 

[BC Budz87]

Nice, I just bought a 400w HPS MH setup and just waiting now for it to be delivered. By the way, I am planning on using this in a med size closet. Good luck to all ya

 

[potsticker]

I might agree but my buddy runs the same system i am startign to run and he yielded as much as he did with hps but higher resin amounts.

Well be sure to post your results. I've never seen a LED grow that outperformed a HPS. What did you pay for those UFO's?