Lighting Problem for my new grow room

slacky

Member
hey all !!! bongsmilie

can some one help me !!

just moved into my new 3 bed house and have decided to have a grow room, iam only stopping there for 6-7 month so i thought fuck it its only a cheap council property so might aswel use and abuse it lol, thinking about growing 25 plants in a 5m x 5m room with 3.5 metre cielings, the only problem is i live on the coast and with it being cold outside heat is gonna be a problem coz we get a lot ov cops flyin over, iam an outside grower ye see so new to this indoor stuff, proper blaggin me hed, if ya gona grow, grow loads!!!
drawn up a layout and timing plan, i dont know it the light will be adaquate, ive tried to time it so the HPS`s are on durin the day to reduce heat at night ( the old bill )

is there any better light setup i can use only got £550 to spend but bought a 400watt hps reflector and ballast for £20 only needs a bulb

bongsmilie

thanks slacky
 

keico

Well-Known Member
hey all !!! bongsmilie

can some one help me !!

just moved into my new 3 bed house and have decided to have a grow room, iam only stopping there for 6-7 month so i thought fuck it its only a cheap council property so might aswel use and abuse it lol, thinking about growing 25 plants in a 5m x 5m room with 3.5 metre cielings, the only problem is i live on the coast and with it being cold outside heat is gonna be a problem coz we get a lot ov cops flyin over, iam an outside grower ye see so new to this indoor stuff, proper blaggin me hed, if ya gona grow, grow loads!!!
drawn up a layout and timing plan, i dont know it the light will be adaquate, ive tried to time it so the HPS`s are on durin the day to reduce heat at night ( the old bill )

is there any better light setup i can use only got £550 to spend but bought a 400watt hps reflector and ballast for £20 only needs a bulb

bongsmilie

thanks slacky
If heat is an issue due to over head helicopers

Utilize some cool tubes
 

slacky

Member
thanks keico

is tht for the cfls??

do you thing ther is enough light of would you use a different set up??
 

keico

Well-Known Member
5meter = 16feet and 5 inches

3.5meter = 11feet and 6inches

your square foot coverage = 272 feet

272 square feet is more than enough room for 25 plants

If you wanna grow that many plants I would suggest at least 2 400 watt systems.

2 600 system would be better

2 1000 system would be optimum

Is this your first time growing. If so I would say start a little smaller, because you are going to spend a lot of money on soil fertilizer and up keep.

Attached is a chart that explains how area HID bulb can cover effectively

If it was me I would go with two 1000 watt systems
 
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