What wattage would you recommend for my stealth grow?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by BigMac123, Jan 16, 2014.

  1. #1 BigMac123, Jan 16, 2014
    This is the beginning to my very first grow. As expected I'm inexperienced and need some recommendations, basically I've decided upon a stealth grow within my DIY grow box(chest of drawers) but am unclear on what type of light and what wattage is best suited based on overall growth (veg+flower),temperature,space,lumens,spectrum etc for my limited conditions?
     
    These are the measurements im dealing with.
     
    Height - 73cm
     
    Width - 60cm
     
    Depth - 35cm
     
    Surface area - 16,170cm2
     
    Extra info:
    - Northern lights strain
    - I will/do have an appropriate fan
    - Electricity cost isn't a problem
     
    I Understand it will be a fairly small plant/harvest so LST,SCROG,TOPPING are methods I'm looking into. Cheeeers for any help peeeeeps

     
  2. #2 babycow420, Jan 17, 2014
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  3. #3 BigMac123, Jan 17, 2014
    [quote name="babycow420" post="19358877" timestamp="1389986427"]A considerable amount of people doing micro grows use CFL's(here is a good guide), You should post some pictures for sure so we know what your dealing with. This is my setup and journal for my current stealth pc grow. http://forum.grasscity.com/micro-grows/1275113-babycows-stealth-pc-grow-bag-seed-grow-journal.html#entry19349233[/quote]Yeah got some good info from other threads about a load of stuff CFL is defo the way for me, cheers for the reply anywaysSent from my C6603 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
     
  4. #4 xilw3r, Jan 17, 2014
    I, as usual, am an advocate for leds :)
     
    your box is large enough even for some manufactured led panels if you have no will to make one your self.
     
    My pc box will be ~35x17 cm, i will put in near 40w of leds in there, so im roughly guessing that you could go with ~120w of led power for a nice yield. (a rule of thumb is 60w per sq. foot (930 cm^2)
     
    if you go with cfl you will need way more than 120w. and you will waste space. but on the other hand you have way more headroom than i do, so you can actually fit cfls without too much losses.
     
    I guess it depends on how much $ you want to put in to this
     
  5. #5 reepa1984, Feb 20, 2014
  6. #6 yomandude, Feb 24, 2014
    For this size cabinet, a DS100 from advancedledlights would be the best option I believe.
     
    I have a 60cm x 60cm cabinet and a 200W Solarflare from California Light works and love It, I've been consistently getting 4 zips per harvest in my cabinet.
     
    Never tried the Diamond series but I have read a lot of good reviews on them! They will be my next light when I do an expansion.
     
    CFLs work good too but you need to get them up close and good ventilation on the lights, I got 2 zips on my first plant with 8x 40W CFLs.
    Personaly, CFLs were a bitch to work with because you have to constantly be raising them as the plant grows. I love the ''Set it and forget it'' method! :p  With my organic soil with a wick going to a water tank, I only have to check on them about once a week to fill up the tank and it's been working good for about a year now, constantly getting 2-3 zips per plant of very dank budz! :) 
     

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