Vegetive box MH/CFL light questions??

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by assbillybob, Oct 16, 2010.

  1. Hi everyone,

    i am just about to build a Vegetation box sized: 120cm X 80cm (4ft X 2ft 8i), for 6 plants during vegetation period.


    it looks like this:

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    l o o l
    l o o l
    l o o l l&= = Walls
    ==== O = Plants

    i usually use 2 X250watt CFLS 18,000 lumen each, total 36,000 lumen.


    they do alright, but not great.


    i want to switch to a Metal Halide 400w retrofit / hps ballast in a cooltube total 53,000 lumen


    i plan to keep the plants height small about 60cm / 2ft.

    My questions are:
    Will this 400w cover the floor space with as much light as the 2 CFLS??
    The MH has more lumen than both of the CFLS combined, does that mean it will be better??
    Is this space too big for a 400w MH for Veg??
    Will a cool tube keep it cool enough?




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