shoeless17
Active Member
I have been lurking the site and reading as much as I can for quite a while. I had an unsuccessful grow, but I was very happy with the results using the LST method (3 plants, all male from bagseed.)
I used a stacked Rubbermaid container with 10 cfl's, changing the lights as required when going to flower. I am ready to upgrade and need advice. Any cabinets I use will be in a loft in my bedroom which is warmer than the rest of the house. This will be a soil grow with LST on all plants to help maximize yield, aiming towards a perpetual personal grow.
1. The heat from the cfl's was a problem I was able to manage, but it was a pain. Would a 4 bulb 2' T-5 in my veg cabinet put off less heat than the 10 cfl's? Dimensions are approx 3' wide x 2' deep x 3' high
2. My flower cabinet is going to be 4' wide x 2' deep x 4' high. I was thinking of putting a 4 bulb or 8 bulb 4' T-5 unit for flower, but would a 150-400w HPS work in this cabinet and would I be able to keep the heat down sufficiently? I know about the cool tube, but will it be enough?
3. I made a small bubble cloner (8 site) to help me on my way to perpetuity. If I do an 8 plant SOG, do I need a cabinet as large as I have planned, or can I scale it down? I really want to do it right the first time so I can concentrate on growing instead of rebuilding/upgrading.
Thanks in advance for all/any help.
I used a stacked Rubbermaid container with 10 cfl's, changing the lights as required when going to flower. I am ready to upgrade and need advice. Any cabinets I use will be in a loft in my bedroom which is warmer than the rest of the house. This will be a soil grow with LST on all plants to help maximize yield, aiming towards a perpetual personal grow.
1. The heat from the cfl's was a problem I was able to manage, but it was a pain. Would a 4 bulb 2' T-5 in my veg cabinet put off less heat than the 10 cfl's? Dimensions are approx 3' wide x 2' deep x 3' high
2. My flower cabinet is going to be 4' wide x 2' deep x 4' high. I was thinking of putting a 4 bulb or 8 bulb 4' T-5 unit for flower, but would a 150-400w HPS work in this cabinet and would I be able to keep the heat down sufficiently? I know about the cool tube, but will it be enough?
3. I made a small bubble cloner (8 site) to help me on my way to perpetuity. If I do an 8 plant SOG, do I need a cabinet as large as I have planned, or can I scale it down? I really want to do it right the first time so I can concentrate on growing instead of rebuilding/upgrading.
Thanks in advance for all/any help.