New Grower Need Help

7FT HIGH 4FT DEEP CLOSET WHATS THE BEST LIGHT IM THINK N AN 800 HPS WOUL DBE OKAY FOR NOW AND AS AFAR AS THE REFLECTORS SHOUDL I LINE THE WHOLE CLOSET WITH THEM ORWILL IT WORK JUST IN THE CLSOET AFTER I CLEAN IT OUT AND STUFF LIKE THAT I HAVE A BASIC EMILY SET SO ITS NOTHING SPECTACUALR BUT IM HOPING TO YIELD SOME GOOD BUD FROM THE CLONES IM BUYING..ANY INSIGHT PLEASE HELPPPPPPPP

did you mean 600 hps? i've never heard of 800.

u can gt a 800 watt hps light cant you?

well you could get two 400 watts that would be 800. VV

Why would you use anything over 250 watt hps in a closet..

So anyways, away from the discussion of the light, IF you do in fact have an 800 watt, for a closet that will be more than enough, if your closet is plain white, not an off white, but true white, it will be fine, if not, you will have to use reflectors.

tokensmoke said:

So anyways, away from the discussion of the light, IF you do in fact have an 800 watt, for a closet that will be more than enough, if your closet is plain white, not an off white, but true white, it will be fine, if not, you will have to use reflectors.

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....if you want a fire hazard...

lmao, true true, grabbing some refrigerator insulation or something along those lines and wrappint it up to where all exposed areas other than the area that light comes from would be advised... and screw the reflectors... the slightest chink in the reflectors could EASILY cause a flash fire... in your closet..

you will need to exhaust the heat so whatever size light you buy make sure it is air-cooled (with a glass cover). you'll also need a separate exhaust fan for the room itself.

if you have both a properly rated exhaust fan and a fan that is cooling your light, you can put a 1000w of light in a closet (i know this from experience) and be OK - definitely will need to keep a close eye on temps though! If you can't vent the closet or the lights then HIDs may not work for you.

flat white paint is great for a reflective surface as well as mylar and panda plastic - avoid aluminum (tin) foil and mirrors. and if you want to keep your grow stealthy, you should have some kind of odor control plan in place before they get stinky.

wow thanks for all the info..i sitll feel lik eim so fn confused the smell issue isnt a big deal cu zim in cali and have a med card ..... i have a spare bedroom but jsut didint know how to enclsoe a grow area so now im not sure if i should jsut use the clsoet or the whole room but i m ot sure how to kinda enclose the growing area so the lights not being wated in such a big area i onyl have ahydro emily kit im strting with just to see how things go...