grow box

Discussion in 'First Time Marijuana Growers' started by growdatindo, Dec 17, 2003.

  1. #1 growdatindo, Dec 17, 2003
    ok i have a 21x26 inch box thats about 3 feet tall. it has a lid i made with plywood. i was wondering if a 35 watt flouro light stick would work for a plant or better yet two?
     
  2. #2 adum0123, Dec 17, 2003
    more light, as much fluros as u can get. or just buy/steal and HPS light
     
  3. #3 hippie john, Dec 17, 2003
    in a box that size your gonna want about 200w of light... although a 150w hps will hold it own in there... and if you still se flouros keep them as close to the plants as possible...
     
  4. #4 adum0123, Dec 17, 2003
    my bad, u cant use an hps in that size of box.
     
  5. #5 growdatindo, Dec 17, 2003
    how close can you have a flouro to the plant. the very first tiem i trid to grow i used a hallogen that was about a foot away from teh plant and it killed it. i dont want to kill it again.
     
  6. #6 adum0123, Dec 17, 2003
    the fluros can be almost touching the plant.. when i used fluros my plants were resting on the fluros for the fluros were brley giving off any heat.. it depends on how hot it is.
     
  7. #7 GanjaBat, Dec 18, 2003

    Why not? I've seen grow boxes this size with a 150 watt hps, no prob. Some even have 200 or 250 watt hps. I would think much higher than that, though, and you would run into heat problems.
     
  8. #8 adum0123, Dec 18, 2003
    it seems like an hps would b too hot for a box that size. i suppose it is possible but it might get heat stress. also you would need a big ventilation fan for your box. but if u r going to use an HPS i would reccomend a bigger grow area.

    I use a 400 W HPS and i have a walk in closet for my grow area. altho i have never realy measured it, it is about 10-12' long X 7-8' Wide X 8' high ceiling.
     
  9. #9 hippie john, Dec 18, 2003
    ive seen a 400w HPS in a box that was 2' x 2' x 3' tall... and produced great, even dispite nutrient problems... and adum, a 400w HPS isnt gonna cover an area that large... maybe a little part of that area, but not the whole thing...
     
  10. #10 adum0123, Dec 18, 2003
    i have only 2 plants, my wholke area isnt filled just two very large females. i just use that closet for my grow. i have grown six plants in there before and they turned out ok.

    and also, a 400W HPS in that area?! thats crazy i wouldnt try it.. with my luck i would roast my plants.. but if you or someone u know got it to work then Congradulations. how far away were the lights?
     
  11. #11 hippie john, Dec 24, 2003
    i think the lights were 12 inches away... a 400w HPS will cover a maximum of about 10 or 11 sq. ft. and still be able to roduce a decent amount of bud...just about idea for an 8sq. ft. room.... or a larger room with the plants in a smaller space...
     

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