new flower cab, light advice needed.

[emmpey]

thanks bear,

do you think 250w its a bit on the small side for 6 sq ft?

I was originally thinking of a 400w HPS with a TD160 fan. If this is too hot I can change the lamp to 250w right?

[emmpey]

i got some cardboard from the local bike shop - nice big peices they deliver new bikes in - and painted it flat white. now waiting for another 200w cfl. will fit a door in the week and maybe get a bit of mylar in there.
still only costing 10 quid :yippee:

[emmpey]

put some mylar on the walls, made some light brackets and reflectors from the box the lights come in, and lined them with mylar. tomorrow I will fix in the power and put the door up. its very bright in there - hope my girls like it.

[SDK SLAYER]

yo emmpey....well nice set-up m8....go for a 400w if you can, yer ladies will love you for it....but make sure you got plenty of airflow in there... :thumbsup: :greenthumb:

[emmpey]

cheers m8, aint got the spons at the mo. maybe next year - unless Santa's packing me a 400w HPS with ballast, reflector, ducting and fan. I should be ok for a harvest or two in there though.

[GreenShamen]

hey, are those the massive 100w cfl's in there?? i like the setup. when u gonna start it all off cant wait to see

later

[emmpey]

hey thanks shamen, they're two 200w red envirolites giving off about 36,000 lumens, which works out at 6000 per sq ft

I got some ladies vegging at the mo - white widow X skunk, should start flowering them in the next week or two once I take some clones.

[emmpey]

ok, i'm all done. had a nightmare with the zipper, forgot I cut the bottom off and run the slider off the bottom, after I had fixed the door to the cab. had to take the top bit of the zipper apart to get it back on

it's cost me about £30 total excluding the lights (they're £40 each with free sockets). the last pic is with the lights on and door closed - it's light tight.

should be using it in a week or too :dance: