Hi All,
I'm still fairly new to growing and hope some assistance can be provided.
I just purchased a 80cm x 80cm X 160cm grow tent and I'm a little stumped on which lights to use. I was initially using cfls in my last setup, yet as I now have more room I want to have more than 1 plant going at a time which is where I get stuck on the lighting issue.
I'm unsure on if i should continue the cfl setup or switch to mh & hps.
As the room is 6.75 Sq ft, on 7000 lumens per Sq ft I'm going to need 47,000 lumens.
I don't have an awful lot to spend at this current moment and my very max would be $200, although I'd prefer to spend around the $150 mark.
I've found some 250w MH/HPS lights on ebay for $120 (aus) which cover the 4200k and 2100k spectrum (4200k isn't ideal, I found a 6700k mh globe for $30, would it be best to use that instead?). lumens are 20,500 & 29,000. If I was to go the 400w version, I still don't make the required 47,000 for veg.
The other issue I run into is the heat and having to keep the lights so high which I GUESS will cause stretch?
So at the moment I'm stuck between the 2 options below. If anyone could take a look and let me know which would be the best option, I would really appreciate it.
The MH/HPS im looking at is - http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/151034717674?nav=SEARCH
CFL - http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/140944049021?nav=SEARCH
I'm still fairly new to growing and hope some assistance can be provided.
I just purchased a 80cm x 80cm X 160cm grow tent and I'm a little stumped on which lights to use. I was initially using cfls in my last setup, yet as I now have more room I want to have more than 1 plant going at a time which is where I get stuck on the lighting issue.
I'm unsure on if i should continue the cfl setup or switch to mh & hps.
As the room is 6.75 Sq ft, on 7000 lumens per Sq ft I'm going to need 47,000 lumens.
I don't have an awful lot to spend at this current moment and my very max would be $200, although I'd prefer to spend around the $150 mark.
I've found some 250w MH/HPS lights on ebay for $120 (aus) which cover the 4200k and 2100k spectrum (4200k isn't ideal, I found a 6700k mh globe for $30, would it be best to use that instead?). lumens are 20,500 & 29,000. If I was to go the 400w version, I still don't make the required 47,000 for veg.
The other issue I run into is the heat and having to keep the lights so high which I GUESS will cause stretch?
So at the moment I'm stuck between the 2 options below. If anyone could take a look and let me know which would be the best option, I would really appreciate it.
The MH/HPS im looking at is - http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/151034717674?nav=SEARCH
CFL - http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/140944049021?nav=SEARCH
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