Hey guys. This is my first post here long time lurker, finally going to take the plunge and start growing. The area I'm working with is a 2' X 3' closet with a slanted back wall at about a 60 degree angle. I am hoping to maximize space and get at least 6 plants in there, ideally 8. I have read that a general rule of thumb is 1000 lumens per sq ft. So I figure that I could hopefully get away with a 400w hps/mh combo NEW GROW LIGHT DIGITAL 400 WATT HPS AND MH 120 240 VOLT - eBay (item 120466951917 end time Sep-11-09 13:43:24 PDT) ^that one. I'm not sure if this light will be sufficient. I could also add a few CFLS to supplement. Looking for any advice or suggestions. Thanks, Nate
I was also thinking I could go strictly CFLs to keep the heat down... but I don't know if it would be practical to grow 6 plants under CFLs because I would need like 600 watts. Could I use Cfls on such a large scale?