I have a small grow box I am working on. It is 16in.x 23in which i think is about 2.5sq ft. Anyway I will be using (2) 50 watt hps lights, the ones you buy at Home Depot. They are security lights that cost around $30US each. I will be keeping them in the housing they come with except without the plastic light covers. They are both mounted to a board with enough space in between the two lights (about 8 in.) for the exhaust fan mounted on the side of the box at the top. The lights will hang by chain and the only reason I didn't get a third 50 watt hps is because it wouldn't fit on the board with the other two because of the fan. I have a limited height available so the lights had to be able to go as high as possible when the plants grow......So with the exhaust fan at the top only two lights would fit.
My questions are: how can I make a good homemade reflector for the lights? Should I make one big reflector for the two lights even though they have a space between them, or should i make two smaller ones? what is the best material to use?
Also do you think it would be a good idea to add a warm white 42 watt cfl mounted between the two 50hps? Each 50 watt hps puts out 4050 lumens, so 8100 lumens total with just the two so adding a 42watt cfl would add another 2500 lumens or so.... I will be using the hps for flowering and a homemade cfl setup with 6 23 watt cfl for vegging. Is this enough light? Check out the pics: one pic is of the exhaust fan and how it is mounted in the box. the other is a plant's eye view of how the lights will be hanging (at their highest point) in relation to the fan. As you can see I have very little room to play with which is why I can't fit another 50watt hps. That's why I'm thinking about adding a 42watt cfl.....Or is the 100 watts enough? Should I add a 42 watt cool white to help even out the spectrum (remember, this will be for flowering) or 42 watt warm? Or just go with the 2 50watters? anyway help is appreciated. thanks for reading!
My questions are: how can I make a good homemade reflector for the lights? Should I make one big reflector for the two lights even though they have a space between them, or should i make two smaller ones? what is the best material to use?
Also do you think it would be a good idea to add a warm white 42 watt cfl mounted between the two 50hps? Each 50 watt hps puts out 4050 lumens, so 8100 lumens total with just the two so adding a 42watt cfl would add another 2500 lumens or so.... I will be using the hps for flowering and a homemade cfl setup with 6 23 watt cfl for vegging. Is this enough light? Check out the pics: one pic is of the exhaust fan and how it is mounted in the box. the other is a plant's eye view of how the lights will be hanging (at their highest point) in relation to the fan. As you can see I have very little room to play with which is why I can't fit another 50watt hps. That's why I'm thinking about adding a 42watt cfl.....Or is the 100 watts enough? Should I add a 42 watt cool white to help even out the spectrum (remember, this will be for flowering) or 42 watt warm? Or just go with the 2 50watters? anyway help is appreciated. thanks for reading!
