Grow space to small for a 250w? (PICS)

I'm growing in my closet..
Current grow space is:
3ft 2in tall
2ft 5in wide
2ft deep.
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I have black plastic (trashbag) to keep the light from shining out of the cracks in the closet..
I leave a big space open for ventilation which you can see in the picture, I also have a fan that goes up there to blow air in..
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Ill get pictures of the box space empty tommorow with less lights on..
I have 5 42w CFLS inside, I wanna upgrade to an HPS but I wanna get the largest watt HPS possible without causing a possibility of a fire.

I was thinking this 250w HPS if I could fit it..
http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=48631

bump..^
Can anyone help me out? Planning on ordering asap.

Height during flowering is going to be a problem with any crop brought to maturity in that box......got to figure that out before the light....

i think the 250 would work for u with a cooltube and a vent fan height could be a problem though

That height space is real tight for flowering plants + distance from light + light fixture profile. 2/3's of your height, depending on strain, is going to occur in flowering.

with that size space, you'd be better off growing an autoflowering strain which only grow between 1 - 2ft tall.
I agree on the cooltube, heat is going to be a problem, even with a 250w hps system.
good luck

ya my 250w can get pretty hot man and in a little area like that well... My 250 is is in a room 6 feet x 4 feet and 8 feet tall, i only use a fraction 3 feet by 2 feet to grow, and when they were veg and the MH was on 24/7 if i didnt crack the door every couple hours it got too how. U would most def have to rig some ducting if u wanted to use a 250. your best bet might be to buy some feminized seeds, grow 1, and get a 75w hps for in there and then lavish her with cfls if the temps not too bad.. just an idea

I was planning on growing Amsterdam Flame, its a low profile indica.

You can probably get away with a 250w HPS if you run a cooltube, train the plants to keep the height down and flower at about 6" tall. Try this method of training https://www.rollitup.org/advanced-marijuana-cultivation/56976-advanced-lst-old-school-bonsai.html to spread the branches out and make the most of your space.
Good luck!

hey man. i'm working in a space a little smaller than yours and ive got a 150hps. I feel with my space i am pushing it with a 150. i certainly couldnt handle a 250 unless i got a cooltube and upped my ventilation - but i also don't think i'd see much yield improvements either. having a larger light is more about being able to cover more space for bigger/more plants. if you have a small space to start with you're plants can only get so big. a 150 hps will probably saturate them with plenty of light.

Watercooled has a good point. With that space, you've only got so much potential anyway. 150 watts is probably plenty to maximize the potential of that space. Lowe's had 150W HPS fixtures w/bulb for $50 last time I was there.

I would be really tempted to use CFL's, though, because of the heat issues. You could put CFL's in a clamp on reflector light and set them right on the wire mesh shelf pointing down. Then cover the whole thing up with your black plastic.