What light should I use? Closet grow!

[SmokeUpJohnny]

here are some pictures of my closet...

I thought about taking the door down, and putting panda film up, then cutting a hole in the top of it and running the dryer hose and exhausting the hot air into my attic (with a carbon filter on the end)

let me know if yall have any ideas and about the 400w in the room(for 2-3 plants)

thanks!!!!!!

 

[SmokeUpJohnny]

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[daf]

smoke up johnny i was thinking about setting up my first room also i have a spce like yours but i dont know what would be the right amount of light

 

[Fadeux]

A 400 will not come close to cutting it in that area, unless you cut the space in half with some panda film, it is not really about the amount of plants it is about the amount of space lit, so at 16 sq ft, a 400 will give you 25 watts per square foot, that IMO, is not even really enough to veg a nice sized plant, you need to get it up to around 50 watts per sq ft, so in that space you are looking at closer to 2-400 or a 1000 watter.

Dealing with the heat is not big of a deal and is something that has to be dealt with to grow respectible buds, because to get respectible buds you need very intense light, the more intense the the faster the plant can photosynthesis, so the larger the buds, with a higher quality.

I'd listen, go to 600w, or isolate the lit area with panda film.

 

[SmokeUpJohnny]

I think I'm gonna isolate half the closet and get the 400w...

or should I just say screw it and get the 600w?

what would you do ?

thanks again, I'll do some work on the closet once I finally know what to do...

then the grow begins!

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

I think I'm gonna isolate half the closet and get the 400w...

or should I just say screw it and get the 600w?

what would you do ?

thanks again, I'll do some work on the closet once I finally know what to do...

then the grow begins!

Decisions, decisions...I would go with the 600W--even if you decide to wall part of your space off. I don't think that there is such a thing as too much light.

Besides, this growing thing kind of gets in your blood. You may decide to grow 4 plants in the future.

As far as the heat, I use the heat from my light to help heat my bedroom in the winter.

 

[ozzydiodude]

Go 600 watts you will thank yourself when the time comes to clone or start new strains. Growing is the most addictive sport there is.

 

[SmokeUpJohnny]

alright guys and gals!

I'm officially talked into getting the 600w!

therefore, I will only panda film my attic door and maybe in front of the closet door, to block the light!

I'll get a 6inch cool tube, so I can hook a fan up to it and exhaust it out to the attic...

now I'm just nervous about cops and heat showing up ;-)

I know about the supreme court decision, but does anyone else have an opinion on that?

how much will a 600 cost me in electricity every month?

thanks again!!!

PS on this site

htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=48956

which reflector would be better?
The cooltube reflector for 47$
or the easycool tube 6" for 48?

 

[Fadeux]

alright guys and gals!

I'm officially talked into getting the 600w!

therefore, I will only panda film my attic door and maybe in front of the closet door, to block the light!

I'll get a 6inch cool tube, so I can hook a fan up to it and exhaust it out to the attic...

now I'm just nervous about cops and heat showing up ;-)

I know about the supreme court decision, but does anyone else have an opinion on that?

how much will a 600 cost me in electricity every month?

thanks again!!!

PS on this site

htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=48956

which reflector would be better?
The cooltube reflector for 47$
or the easycool tube 6" for 48?

Well done. A roll of panda film will cost you about the same as the price difference between 600w and 400w. Plus, you can do a bigger area on your next grow. (should you find this fun and fascinating...)

I am a big advocate of "You get what you pay for." Goto ebay and look up Lumatek Ballast. You can find a 600w on there for about 180. Bulb will run you 25 for generic, 100 for hortilux. Reflector, anywhere from 20-200. Hopefully someone else can step in with reflector advice. Thats a weak point for me. A Cord will cost you around 35 bucks.

The reason I advocate piecing it together yourself, is it requires you to learn a lot more about it. I remember walking into my first hydro shop and asking about lights. They brought up ballasts, and reflectors and bulbs, and I was like "Dude, I just want a light, I want to plug it in and grow some plants..." The setup I am reccomending is quite a bit more spendy, but think of it in the long run. Say you spend 400 bucks on lighting. You don't need to spend it again. So, for an extra 200 bucks, how much more weed can you grow, vs how much more weed could you buy?

As far as electricity a month, its an easy formula. You pay your electric bill based on Kilowatt Hours or Kw/h. Your bill should say exactly what you pay per Kw/H. On average, I would say between .10 and .30 per Kw/H. Depending on where you live. So we will guess .20 per Kw/H.

What is a Kilowatt Hour? It is 1000w that burns for one hour. So, if you are running 600w 12 hours a day it amouts to 7.2 Kw/h per day. At $0.20 per Kw/H you are going to pay $1.44 per day to run it. At 30 days, it will cost you 43.20 per month. At $0.10 per Kw/H it will cost $21.60 per month. (someone please check my math on this, I've been drinking )

Anyway, I say piece the system together, learn about the componants, and do it right the first time. The last thing you want to do is drop 200 bucks on a crap system, and then another 400 getting what you actually want. Just my thoughts...