Help what light should i go with

turtledadestroy

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So my box dimensions are 14.5" x 20" x 22"
first grow ever just gonna put two plants in there more than enough space for the plant just dont know what lights i need lumes watts etc help please thanks
 

MajorCoco

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250W HPS, or at least the same sort of total wattage of CFLs.

Edit: Scratch that, just realised it's only 55cm tall too....go for 100-150W of CFL...
 

jcmjrt

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If you have the cash, this would be a great place for a single Hans panel. bonsaihero.com
You have to worry about heat in such a small box and it's always nice to save money by using your power effectively.
 

ThorGanjason

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2 plants? Man I'm not expert, haven't finished a single plant yet but that seems really tight for that space. I've seen it done I guess, but I would choose a low heat light like led or whatever, or like jcmjrt said. The last thing you want is to be one of those guys who winds up cutting off the most glorious part of the plant, the cola.

Hell even CFLs work well if used effectively. Especially in a small space like that, BC they don't put off too much heat. Do you know what strain your growing? That'll play a big factor too

Edit: hell, you might wanna consider just running one plant, topping it, and then tieing the two tops down horizontally. I'm not sure if you planned on using LST techniques or not, but it would be a good way to use up the space with a nice mature plant that might yield more than 2 single plants.

This pic is a little old, now its in flower and crowded so its hard to tell apart from the rest, but that's exactly what I did to this one.
IMG_20130728_053727.jpg Just food for thought. I'm always trying to improve my yield in any case possible, there might be other really good ways to increase yield in a small cab like that
 

turtledadestroy

New Member
when i looks at a cfl its say 7 watts used 40 watt equivalent do i got by the 7 watts or 40 watts when trying to reach 150w in my box. because that will be allot of light bulbs for just 2 plants
 

MajorCoco

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You need better bulbs, cos it's really the actual wattage you need to use...the lower number!! For that space i reckon you should run tube CFLs across the top (unless you wanna splash the cash and go LED, which I would recommend if you can afford.

Check out other small grows (search for closet grow or something) and you'll find loads of other people growing in similarly tiny spaces....they'll give you loads of pointers
 
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