Need help with lighting..

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alyster

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I have a 16in x 16in x 4ft tall stealth grow box lined with reflective foil(heavy duty restraunt foil not the stuff in your home) I have the soil and drainage and heat and airflow all taken care of now I was just need help with the lighting I was thinking that 3 cfl lights at 3500 lumens each should be sufficient to grow autoflowering am i right or will I need something more powerful?
 
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alyster

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I forgot to mention that about 1ft to 1.5ft will be taken up by the 5 gallon bucket I will be growing it in
 
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budfever

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Get rid of the tin foil!
Paint the inside with FLAT white paint.

To all newbies tin foil is not a good alternative to mylar or just plain flat white paint.
 
Potolota

Potolota

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Agreed with the tinfoil it's crap... And if your growing one plant 4 of those bulbs would be ideal per plant so 2= 8 bulbs an so on
 
kinetic

kinetic

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5 gallon bucket is excessive in that space as well. I can fill 3x3x6 with a three gallon smartpot. Also like the above posters stated lose the foil, I dont care how heavy duty it is. You could also go buy an emergency blanket, they are made out of mylar.
 
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alyster

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budfever said:
Get rid of the tin foil!
Paint the inside with FLAT white paint.

To all newbies tin foil is not a good alternative to mylar or just plain flat white paint.
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Thanks for the info but what about the lighting? I hvae been reading and am starting to think that 2 lights at 1500 lumens and 2 at 4000 should be enough for a 18 and 6 and then 12 and 12 during flowering if im wrong then tell me and I will buy a different set
 
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alyster

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Painting interrior now with my spray gun, and th 5 gallon buckt is leftover from when I lived outside of town and could grow 8 ft plants outdoors but for now im in the city. And thanks to everyone that has givven me some help I will post pics when I get it going good.
 
Potolota

Potolota

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Keeps bulbs 3 inches above the plant unless burning on top leaves happen the. Raise it an inch or two
 
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