distance from plant and light

Hey guys, im designing a grow box especially built for stealth, and im wondering about the light distance of different fixtures. i know i can get really close to my plants with the cfl's, but how close can i get with the Metal Halide and the hps lights. cus im short on room and i very much would like to avoid burning them. thanks mates

how many watts?

well,i dont know, the room im using is about 1' x 2' wut do you reccomend. like 70 watt?

I would keep the mh maybe 8 or 9 inchs away from the top. I using a 250 mh and keep it about 5 inches away.Good luck

aight guys, i found a 50 watt hps floodlight at homedepot for like 45 bucks, would that work?

whitey111 said:

well,i dont know, the room im using is about 1' x 2' wut do you reccomend. like 70 watt?

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use roughly 30w per square foot for veggin, and double that for flowerin.

im just in the design phase, but i found a a 50 watt floodlight at homedepot for like 30 bucks, so i guess i'll just put two in there. the box is about 1x2x3 and i will have a squirrel cage fan for intake and 2 exhaust 5 inch fans at the top, with a carbon fliter and all that jazz

Sweet just make sure they are HPS. That will be fine for veg and flower.

LoveTheGreen is that 30w per square foot of floor space, or total room volume? Just so I can keep that in mind.