enough light coverage for flowering???

sirwolf

Active Member
i am about to start flowering and i was curious what people thought about my lighting, if it is suitable and will it provide decent coverage? im thoroughly baked to a well-done temp, so i hope this makes sense...

my space is 4' x 4' x 9' high
6 x plants from 1 ft to 2 1/2 ft tall 1 to 2 ft wide.

i am going to trim up the bottom leaves and branches to help with light on the bottom and with air exchange. is this advisable? ive read conflicting info on it.
LSTing each and every one from the 3rd week of veg.

:leaf:lights for flowering:leaf:

:leaf:400w hps
:leaf:150w hps
:leaf:4' t5 strip ho 65k
:leaf:2 x 150w 27k cfl
:leaf:8 x 42w 27k cfl

mylar adds another 10% to my light.

what are thought on this?
bongsmilie
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skilled

Member
ya man that should be enough light just make sure u rotate your plants every day or two so that they all get equal amounts of light
 

highsiden

Member
The 400w hps is going to overshadow the rest of the light. I would say just use the 400w the rest of the light is added heat. well you mite be able to use the 150w with the 400w too good luck....
 

sirwolf

Active Member
thanks for the advice so far. i have the cfls off to the the far sides of the plants right now, and under the canopies. the temp stays around 70 to 79 constantly. im not worried about temps right now, well vented. the 400w is 16 inches up, the 150 is 11'' up, and the cfls are 2 to 3'' away.
anything else i need to look out for? any more feedback on the o.p.?
plants vegetated for around a month and a half.
 

Rollbluntz

Well-Known Member
yea man that will be plenty of light...you could flower with just the 400w hps and be fine....the other stuff just adds to it your good to go
 

sirwolf

Active Member
yea man that will be plenty of light...you could flower with just the 400w hps and be fine....the other stuff just adds to it your good to go
lol. thanks for the responses. its really neat just how much one can learn on their first grow. i do need to work on several check lists to help insure quality.
any other advice?
 
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