Light Question

[will1am87]

Hey I posted this on introduce yourself thought it belonged here and thought I could get a sure answer.

If I was going to be pLanting some bagseed in a modified dresser drawer that has 3ft 8 in (44 cm) height, 2ft 9 in. ( 33 cm) width, and 1ft 5 depth, ( 17 cm). So i have about 4ft 7in ( a little less). It is all covered in mylar and there are 4 cfl's set up on a horizontal board that can be adjusted according to plant height according to the seedling size until vegitation when lights will be replaced with metal halides. I read somewhere that you need about 50 watts per square footage of HID lgiths ( for vegitation and flowering) I was wondering if this also applied to the seedling. The cfl's for germination and the seedling for the first week and a half to two weeks will be 2x26 watt daylight bulbs and 2x13 watt. They are placed so that they two 26 watts are on opposite ends lighting the outside and the two 13 watts are over lapping in the middle, will get pics soon. Do you think thats sufficient lighting fo a strong seedling?
- I think I may go after work and just return those four lights and buy four 60 watt cfl's for germ, next week tuesday will get metal halide on payday!! How many watts off of an HID metal halide will be ideal for vegging?

will1am87 Reviewed by will1am87 on 10-20-2006. Light Question Hey I posted this on introduce yourself thought it belonged here and thought I could get a sure answer. If I was going to be pLanting some bagseed in a modified dresser drawer that has 3ft 8 in (44 cm) height, 2ft 9 in. ( 33 cm) width, and 1ft 5 depth, ( 17 cm). So i have about 4ft 7in ( a little less). It is all covered in mylar and there are 4 cfl's set up on a horizontal board that can be adjusted according to plant height according to the seedling size until vegitation when lights will Rating: 5

[oturbojoeo4o]

the CFLs are perfect...shit i grew for almost 2 weeks now on just 2 daylight 26w...check out my grow log...i just recently added a 70watt HPS light

i postition the CFLs about 3/4 to 1 inch away from the plant...they grow really tight no stretching

its growing its 4th nodes right now and all the nodes are spaces about 1/4in apart....the plants are only 2inches high

[will1am87]

hey for my size cabinet, does anyone know if a 250 watt metal halide for vegging is ok or should i buy a smaller one. Also what about a 250 watt hps for flowering?