cabinet set up question

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rjrollin

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Hello. I am acquiring a metal cabinet from work with dimensions of 18"x3'x 6.5'. I'm curious what the most affordable lighting set up may be and also- how you would set it up if it were yours. I plan on o or three plants.
 
IMA that is too skinny 18". Maybe a cloning cabinet but for flower plants will be crowded and produce poorly. You want 3'x3' minimum.
 
with it being so skinny, I would set it up one deep and 3 wide. As far as lights, you could use anything from HID (250w and smaller) to CFLs. I would suggest using 2-4 105w CFLs (you can get 105w cheap on amazon) Ill post a suggested light set up in a few minutes, but as always the choice is up to you
 
heres my set up. obviously you can choose to switch out the bulbs for higher/lower wattages, but I believe this will combine both horrizontal and vertical growing to maximise your space. ex.png
here is a chart stating lumens for cfls:
26W- 1700Lumen 65Lumen/Watt
42W- 2600Lumen 62Lumen/Watt
65W- 3400Lumen 52Lumen/Watt
85W- 4200Lumen 49Lumen/Watt
105W- 6900Lumen 66Lumen/Watt
150W- 8200Lumen 55Lumen/Watt
200W- 10000Lumen 50Lumen/Watt

taken from this page: http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-beginners/1183311-these-grow-tents-would-best-me-seeds.html
 
Thanks guys. I should have mentioned I also have a 135 wat LED ufo. And I was thinking of doing some autoflower strains due to the small space.
 
I use to love the idea of autoflowers, but I have since come to the conclusion that anything an autoflower can do, a regular plant can do it just as good, most of the time better. It is easier to controll height because of the ability of choosing when it flowers and you can create bushes with regular strains (a lot of auto flowers don't react good to topping and fimming because of the short life cycle)
 
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