400w can penetrate 4 feet at max depending on the bulb,all my plants are less than 2ft tall and each 1/2-2 inches way from bulb,but i'm not in a closed space and i have a tower fan blowing directly in the middle of the canopy where the light is and they are getting good light,although
i do have some light bleaching.when my ladies were in the closet 4ft seemed to be where the light started to greatly diminish.