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Hey thanks mad cow, i think i'll keep that in mind. It seems like a very interesting alternative. And 7000! damn i guess im gonna have to rethink my strategy then. What kinda of lights would you then suggest, i want to keep it as energy efficient as possible. I would prefer something that i...

Yeah thats what i've heard, and its why i'm wanting to have my light fixtures be adjustable, so i can keep the lights within 2 to 4 inches of the foliage. I'm thinking also of having one or two lights on the lower portion to help with light penetration. BTW i was just wondering what material...

6 - 9 per plant, that seems like alot. I had read that on average 1 plant needs about 1000 lumens or whatever, so i was going to run six 23 watt 6500k 1600 lumen lights

Those boxes looke pretty wicked, but the thing is i got no drills or saw or tools. I would love to make a custom box using wood but i just dont have many tools. You can have the cuts made at home depot when you buy the wood though right? I went out today to get the pricing, and as you know i...

Thanks man appreciate the input. I was considering the size of the container and i didn't really think about the room the plants need. I like your setup but i need something a little more cost effective, say a total of about 150 on the box. I'm gonna go take a look at some of the containers...

Okay so I've been doing a bunch of reading around the forum and I think i've figured out my lighting plans: 6-8 23W 6500K CFLs for vegetative stage and 6-8 23W 2700K CFLs for flowering. As for ventilation I figured out the passive intake, so i gotta run a higher power fan as outake and a much...

Thanks man, I've been doing some research and i think im gonna use one of those big rubbermaid containers. I've got some questions regarding the lighting though, is 6 CFLs good for 4 plants cause i think i'm probably gonna end up trying to get 4 plants. Also what kind of wattage would you...

Hey guys I just recently joined this forum and there's probably several threads that are similar to this but i wasn't able to really get what i need out of them. I haven't grown my own plants before so this will be a first for me... I'm looking for a cheap and efficient way to make a grow box...