Topher89
Active Member
Hey all. So I seem to be changing things around constantly here the last few months. I decided to chop up the two pitiful excuses for plants I had flowering, and ended up with about 6Grams between the two. They were my first plants ever, and I don't mind the shitty results.
I am changing the setup so it is more concrete, with less chance of lights falling or shifting into plants. I am thinking about also changing the 26 watt cfls out for 42 watters... May do that this friday.
So.
2x 65 Watt CFLs
6x 26 Watt CFLs.
Dimensions are 2.3 x 2.16 x 1.8 ft for a total of about 9 square feet.
With the 26 watt cfls, I am pulling 283 watts, or about 31.5 watts/square foot. With the 42s in there, it will be at 42Watts/square foot. I know this is on the low side, as the sun puts out 10,000 lumens... And this room is giving about 1900, but It feels like an upgrade from previous setups.
I am also contemplating adding another 6 cfls (42 or 26 watt) on the open side that you see. I have another mesh grate that fits right into the opening that could house another DIY fixture like the one on the back wall. Only concern would be heat. It gets to 92-94 degrees in there at the moment (before renovations) so I will be interested in the new temps.
The thing I am lacking is ventilation, and friday I will add either a 4 or 6 inch fan to blow directly on the plants themselves.
I am curious about anyone with around the same amount of light, or even less showing their results. I have 5 plants going into flowering at 11PM tonight, they are 36 days from seed and I plan to veg them for 7 weeks.
Any input is golden! I am high as shit, and felt like posting after a couple hours of building.
I am changing the setup so it is more concrete, with less chance of lights falling or shifting into plants. I am thinking about also changing the 26 watt cfls out for 42 watters... May do that this friday.
So.
2x 65 Watt CFLs
6x 26 Watt CFLs.
Dimensions are 2.3 x 2.16 x 1.8 ft for a total of about 9 square feet.
With the 26 watt cfls, I am pulling 283 watts, or about 31.5 watts/square foot. With the 42s in there, it will be at 42Watts/square foot. I know this is on the low side, as the sun puts out 10,000 lumens... And this room is giving about 1900, but It feels like an upgrade from previous setups.
I am also contemplating adding another 6 cfls (42 or 26 watt) on the open side that you see. I have another mesh grate that fits right into the opening that could house another DIY fixture like the one on the back wall. Only concern would be heat. It gets to 92-94 degrees in there at the moment (before renovations) so I will be interested in the new temps.
The thing I am lacking is ventilation, and friday I will add either a 4 or 6 inch fan to blow directly on the plants themselves.
I am curious about anyone with around the same amount of light, or even less showing their results. I have 5 plants going into flowering at 11PM tonight, they are 36 days from seed and I plan to veg them for 7 weeks.
Any input is golden! I am high as shit, and felt like posting after a couple hours of building.
