I've been utilizing
a light-space calculator. For instance, my entire basement (12'x12'x8') would need the following:
Minimum Lighting 25 watts Per Square Foot Lighting
The minimum recommended lighting for your area is
3600 watts
Ventilation
The minimum flow rating of your fan should be
960.0 Cubic Feet per Minute (CFM)
Power Requirements
This setup will require
19.5 amps to be available at all times for safest operation*
Optimum Lighting 40 watts Per Square Foot
Lighting
The optimum reccomended lighting for your area is
5760 watts
Ventilation
For optimum ventilation the flow rating of your fan should be around
1056.0 Cubic Feet per Minute
Power Requirements
This setup will require
31.2 amps to be available at all times for safest operation*
Maximum Lighting 60 watts Per Square Foot
Lighting
The maximum reccomended lighting for your area is
8640 watts
Ventilation
Going this way you will require a fan with a flow rating of at least
1248.0 Cubic Feet per Minute
Power Requirements
This setup will require
46.8 amps to be available at all times for safest operation*
Additional Comments
Getting to these points and or over it is highly reccomended the grower use Co2 in their room as your plants will only be able to photosythesise a certain amount of light before needing a Co2 boost to benifit
But I think it would be better to condense the space with the PVC frame to cut down on electricity. I don't need all that space. So, now it's a grow space of 10'x3'x7':
Minimum Lighting 25 watts Per Square Foot Lighting
The minimum recommended lighting for your area is
750 watts
Ventilation
The minimum flow rating of your fan should be
175.0 Cubic Feet per Minute (CFM)
Power Requirements
This setup will require
4.1 amps to be available at all times for safest operation*
Optimum Lighting 40 watts Per Square Foot
Lighting
The optimum reccomended lighting for your area is
1200 watts
Ventilation
For optimum ventilation the flow rating of your fan should be around
192.5 Cubic Feet per Minute
Power Requirements
This setup will require
6.5 amps to be available at all times for safest operation*
Maximum Lighting 60 watts Per Square Foot
Lighting
The maximum reccomended lighting for your area is
1800 watts
Ventilation
Going this way you will require a fan with a flow rating of at least
227.5 Cubic Feet per Minute
Power Requirements
This setup will require
9.8 amps to be available at all times for safest operation*
Additional Comments
Getting to these points and or over it is highly reccomended the grower use Co2 in their room as your plants will only be able to photosythesise a certain amount of light before needing a Co2 boost to benifit
Is this accurate and the most precise?