What's the optimal watt count per square foot?

[maspino1]

My homegrown box puts out a total watt output of 107W/ft.² from 3x125W CFL.

This is a CFL grow. I want to know if this is overkill since I've mylared
every surface inside the box so that should increase efficiency as
well as penetration. I know it should be 50W/ft.² so please tell me if
107W/ft.² is too much because even if I removed one light I'd still
get a total output of 71.43W/ft.².

Any advice from seasoned farmers would be nice of course.


Thanks

MISC:
1xSATURN dual-spectrum from EZHydroKit (6500k+2700k) for vegging.
Then I will add 2xHydrofarm Envirolites (2700k).

maspino1 Reviewed by maspino1 on 10-19-2007. What's the optimal watt count per square foot? My homegrown box puts out a total watt output of 107W/ft.² from 3x125W CFL. This is a CFL grow. I want to know if this is overkill since I've mylared every surface inside the box so that should increase efficiency as well as penetration. I know it should be 50W/ft.² so please tell me if 107W/ft.² is too much because even if I removed one light I'd still get a total output of 71.43W/ft.². Any advice from seasoned farmers would be nice of course. Rating: 5