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    #1
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    small grow area...lighting

    Hey, my grow area is about 7 square feet, what is the light ratio for veg state? gotta know before the seeds pop!
    muncheemama Reviewed by muncheemama on . small grow area...lighting Hey, my grow area is about 7 square feet, what is the light ratio for veg state? gotta know before the seeds pop! Rating: 5
    hey man you gotta joint?

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    #2
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    small grow area...lighting

    sorry, im not using HPS itll be plain old flourescents for now. Doest that change it at all?
    hey man you gotta joint?

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    #3
    Senior Member

    small grow area...lighting

    also.... If i paint the area flat white, do i still need any type of reflecting material?
    hey man you gotta joint?

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    #4
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    small grow area...lighting

    If your using fluro's I would say to get some mylar because white paint is good but mylar is better. White paint eats light as well as reflecting it. Mylar will save you precious lumens.

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    #5
    Senior Member

    small grow area...lighting

    I have grown with both white and Mylar....

    I actually settled on those water heater blankets that have the foil and fiberglass insulation.

    Using these HID bulbs can be scary and the water heater blankets give the added benefit of safety if a bullb were to go XPLODE!
    Any posts made by me are purely fictional in nature and by no means is anything I say to be taken seriously. I do not grow or condone the growing of anything not legal. Any and all pictures I post are pictures widley available on the internet and any discussions I am involved in are purely hypothetical or are commentary in nature and should not constitute advice or be considered advice to assist in activities that are deemed illegal.

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    #6
    Senior Member

    small grow area...lighting

    getting a 400watts hps will get you 57.14watts/sqft meanwhile a 250 watt hps will get you 35.71 watts/sqft.....over 30watts/sqft gets you good yield meanwhile over 50watts/sqft is considered to deliver an excellent yield....i'd say better buy a 400watt hps with a grolux bulb fitted.....you will not need to buy any materials such as mylar etc....the light will be more than adequate for an optimal yield...a yield that no 400watt of fluoros will ever match!

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    #7
    Member

    small grow area...lighting

    YEs, Another idea is to by photo papper from any it shop (very cheap) and put the shiny side out! said this about 20 times 2day

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