400W hps.. How far away ?

[elway07]

How far away from tops of plants should a 400 W hps NON cool tube be???

elway07 Reviewed by elway07 on 09-26-2006. 400W hps.. How far away ? How far away from tops of plants should a 400 W hps NON cool tube be??? Rating: 5

[Coka_Khola_THC]

put your hand at the level of the plants and if u can feel enough heat 2 burn the plants then u r 2 close. a gentle heat is fine.

[elway07]

ok I was wondering if anyone had an estimate

[LIP]

It's deffernt for everyone. Put it at 2 foot and work your way down untill you can get as close as possible to the plant without burning them.

[Dutch Pimp]

..15 inches worked for me...with A/C air blowing between plants and lights. 400HPS Hortilux.

[elway07]

thanks guys!

[BlueBear]

12 inches is nice, but try to be no more than 20 inches, if you get any further you loos so many lumens that your 400w turns into a 250w light.
Adieu

[elway07]

copy that. Thanks all. I raised it today to about 14.5 inches. Should work.