Help me in my indoor garden

MarieJN88

Active Member
Room Size:
Length: 150cm
Width: 130cm
Height: 80cm

I have a 20cm x 20cm hole for ventilation where i can install my fan..

Am planning to start with CFL's.
How many watts do i need for my grow room? How many watts for each plant?
 

hotrodharley

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You better concentrate on air flow in that low height space. A 600 watt HID will cover. But heat is going to be huge. Better stick with CFL, best T5 not spirals.
 

*BUDS

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Concern with the hieght, 2 1/2 feet, 1 foot for light hang, 1 foot clearance from the light and 10 inches or so for the pot itself ,that leaves you no room at all to grow a plant, i answered similar Q the other day. So what was plan B ?
 

MarieJN88

Active Member
From what I've seen on here -- people have grown in boxes as short as 2 feet (PC grow boxes)

If i want to use T5 bulbs, i need 20cm for fixture and bulbs, 5cm between lights and plants, and 20cm for the pots.. so i have 35cm for plants to grow..
What do u think?
 

MarieJN88

Active Member
Am goin to start with fluro. i was cheking and i saw that T8 its like T5, and its not expensive as T5 and work on a temp at 25c, when T5 work on 35c for the best light quality...
how many bulbs do i need for my room?
http://www.hoveyelectric.com/hovey-electric-power-blog/bid/83731/hovey-electric-power-blog/bid/80082/hovey-electric-power-blog/bid/82148/T8-vs-T5-How-To-Determine-Which-Light-Is-The-Right-Light

Or i can go with spiral CFL's 3 bulbs for each plant? 2 (6500K) and 1 (2700K)?

Which installion is better?
 

Japes

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I have to agree with the general consensus here that the the height is way too low unless you are gonna stick to miniature plants or autobud strains. I would say a minimum height for an enclosure should be 150cm.

With regards to lighting in your case, CFL is the way to go to keep extreme heat at bay, HID lamps create a shyte load of heat and LED's in my eyes are still experimental. 105w CFL will work great for two plants.

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The big boy on the left is what you are looking for.
 

HotShot7414

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This could work actually if you know how to keep a plant under 1 ft (LST 12/12 from seed),smaller pots have the right lighting (MH) but your lights would have to be stationary like mines(can move horizontal though),I only use 3ft of of the 9ft of height i have.
 

hotrodharley

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From what I've seen on here -- people have grown in boxes as short as 2 feet (PC grow boxes)

If i want to use T5 bulbs, i need 20cm for fixture and bulbs, 5cm between lights and plants, and 20cm for the pots.. so i have 35cm for plants to grow..
What do u think?
Grow it sideways. Super Silver Haze, no auto. 65" best I can measure. A solid bud almost - a bonus to growing laterally. Check it.

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MarieJN88

Active Member
This could work actually if you know how to keep a plant under 1 ft (LST 12/12 from seed),smaller pots have the right lighting (MH) but your lights would have to be stationary like mines(can move horizontal though),I only use 3ft of of the 9ft of height i have.
Ill check how to keep it under 1 ft.. can u attach some pics for your installation please? maybe it could help a little..


THX
 

MarieJN88

Active Member
Please tell me if my mixture is good..

I bought potting soil from a local store bag of 10L.. (Pot on the Left)
I want to mix it with local soil from my garden mixed with little cow dung (Pot on the right)

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MarieJN88

Active Member
1st photo: The box i want to use to put my setup inside, i want to cover it and put my lights.. It's (100cm length, 40cm width, 80cm height)
2nd photo: The place i want to put my grow box after i clean it, its the same height (80cm) so i can use the small window to put my fans out to the ventilation shaft..
The temperature its (27.6 celsius) now without lighting and fans.

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How can I make a good air circulation for my grow box?
How many (watts & Lumens) for lighting if i want to use CFL's?
And what's the best material to cover my box?
 

MarieJN88

Active Member
I was at the store to see what to use for lighting, i found the aquarium lights for example:
15000K, 40W, 121cm (Tri color)
20000K, 30W, 90cm (Coral blue light)
PL tubes 7100K, 24W
Tl2001 T5 10000K, 8W

Does this lights work for indoor growing? or CFL's is better?
 
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