what light for my grow box

[420Swede]

Hi,

I am making a grow box out of a file cabinet that is 42"tall 42"wide and 19"deep. What type of light would you guys recomed recomend for a grow box that size. Would a 250w HPS be sufficent?

Thanks

 

[beginningbotanist420]

thats a odd-shaped file cabinent...

 

[Legacy187]

The 250 hps should be fine just make sure you vent and cool that mutha or youll have some serious heat issues. cheers!

 

[420Swede]

cool. Yah I was planning on having an exhaust fan at the top with carbon filter and two intakes at the bottom.

Any barnd of light you guys can recomend. Found this one
T5 Fluorescent & HID Grow Lights for Plants from ACF Greenhouses for $160.

 

[420Swede]

also how many plants do you guys think I could fit in there?

 

[oscarmiya]

I have pretty close dimensions with a 400w in there... Could fit a few if you flower early. I just have 1 big one.

 

[GypsyBush]

I got a 600 HPS in a cool tube in a tent... 36"x20"60"... temps stay around 75F.... light is 10" from the tops....

 

[420Swede]

ok thanks. think i might go with a 400watt and have something simmilar to gypsybush's set up to keep it cool. What kind fan do you have on your cool tube?

 

[GypsyBush]

ok thanks. think i might go with a 400watt and have something simmilar to gypsybush's set up to keep it cool. What kind fan do you have on your cool tube?

I have a centrifugal fan rated at 170 CFM...

Here is a few pics of the cool tube set up...

Cheers...

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[420Swede]

cool thanks gypsybush. Gave you some reps.

I think I will go with the super sun 2 hood and a 430watt hps agro bulb, cooled by a 6"fan. I read that the son agro has the blue spectrum found in mh bulbs, so you only need one instead of both hps and mh. Has anyone used them?