Quote Originally Posted by blink_inc
6 CFL's will be plenty of light. Read to find out what kind.
what size CFLs? if you use 23/26W bulbs, they put out ~1600 lumens each. you want a MINIMUM of 5,000 lumens per sq ft.

1600 x 6= 9600 lumens.

i know a meter is just over three feet (3.28 if i'm not mistaken), but let's use three feet for easier mathematics.

3 x 3= 9 sq ft

9600 (lumens) / 9 (sq ft)= 1067 lumens/sq ft. not even close to enough.


AzzNi, you need to get real with yourself and your expectations. if you are going to invest $100 then that's what you shall reap.

what are your desires/expectations for your grow?

unless you get some serious light then a sq meter is too much space. (unless you were gonna put mothers in there and have your flowering section int there too?)

with more light comes more heat. heat can/will be an issue (depending on your climate, and winter is around the corner).

you mine as well use bagseed. unless you order a single fem bean (not a bad idea if you clone the shit out of her) or two, the beans alone will eat your budget out from under you.

i'm not knocking you, i'm trying to help. i'm not talking out of my ass, as with a few CFLs is where is started (and pretty much still at, well 16 actually). check out one of my grows. it can be done in a cardboard box. the closet would be better, but only if you have the equipment to support it.

get back at me.


-shake