Quote Originally Posted by Freemount
its roughly 6ft x 5ft x 2ft deep. I have 2 chambers, a veg chamber with a 250w MH, and a flower chamber with a 400w HPS.
1st, too much is never enough.

2nd, you don't give dimensions to your chambers.
We know it's 6x5x2... but how is it divided?
What's the dimensions of the flower chamber?
Veg chamber?

I would think 250 for veg is overkill because of the fact that I kept a couple of mothers alive with much less light in fluorescents.
So, it isn't "overkill", but... you can do it with less. (the veg state for mothers)
But hey, 250 sounds great!

RE: Flowering OverKill

Bullshit, IMHO.

Look, I had a cab that was 20inches deep, by 40 inches wide.
It worked out to something along 5.5 square feet.

Fine, in those 5.5 sq.ft., I had 1,000 watts. 400MH and 600HPS inside a cool tube.
That works out to aprox 182 watts/sq.ft.

Taking the biggest possible measurement for your cab, its base's area is:::
6ft x 5ft = 30 sq.ft.

And having 400HPS, that would work out into:::
13.3 watts/sq.ft.

Your experienced grower friend... well... I don't think he's growing Cannabis Cup winning buds there. No insult intended.


Hope this helps man....

The only time I've ever heard an experienced grower say "too much light" is Zandor refering to the use of a freaking 2,000 watt HID system for growing.
I believe he said it'll "wash out" the plants. I might be wrong. As usual. :stoned:

Anyways, hope this helps.
Overkill?
Nope.
Myth Busted.

Happy growing!

-turtle420
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turtle420 Reviewed by turtle420 on . Clones, lights and Ferts Hey guys, me and my dads buddy have just built my new grow cab, i cant remember the deminsions as of right now but its roughly 6ft x 5ft x 2ft deep. I have 2 chambers, a veg chamber with a 250w MH, and a flower chamber with a 400w HPS. The cab is home made and were venting it into the garage and setting up all the fans tomorrow. One of my relatives is getting a 215 card sometime this week and we are going to pick up some clones from a local club. This brings about my first question: Will my Rating: 5