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I dont think a 600 watt light would any good your just giving the power company money,with the size of your set up you may need to get an a/c reflector to keep the temp in check with the 250 or the 400 so dont forget the added cost of a fan and ducting. just my thoughts
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I didn't bother to respond because the link in the signature shows the person has a website selling lights for hydroponics. So they already know what they need to know about lighting. As far as I can tell it was just a setup question. Also the person has not logged back in sense they posted the question.
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I use natural lighting myself, so I don't have much experience with artificial lighting. But in general I would think stronger lights would be better, though I don't know what the difference in energy consumption would be, and heat can defiantly be an issue in confined spaces. I just try to think ahead, you may want to use the light for other setups in the future. What type of system are you planing? What are you wanting to grow?
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My setup consists of a partitioned closet. One side I can fit about three 5-gallon buckets in there and the other will have at least six 5-gallon buckets(DWC style). |
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I have my closet partitioned into 2 areas. The first side is the small area that I gave dimensions for. I have three 5 gallon buckets on that side and will have 6 on the opposite side. |
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Ones like these you can get at any Home Depot or Lowe's for under $20 ea and they come in all shapes and sizes (cfm's). Air King AS50 Bath Fan Only, 50 CFM, 3.0 Sones Broan 688 Bath Fan Only, 50 CFM, 4.0 Sones Air King AS60 Bath Fan Only, 60 CFM, 3.5 Sones just figure out the cubic feet you need and buy accordingly, you can always scale up by adding more, or down by using less. With 168 cubic feet, you shouldn't need more than 4, 50 cfm models. That would change all the air in the entire box every minute. The 60 cfm model would be 240 cfm with 4, or 180 cfm with 3. If you really want exhaust power I would go with a Blower Fan. Home depot and Lowe's also carry similar blowers. CFM on low 1280, medium 1750, high 2180 Stanley® Blower Fan (655702) - Box & Drum Fans - Ace Hardware CFM (high 1220) (med 1025) (low 768) Air King 9550 3-Speed 1/16 HP Molded ABS Plastic Pivoting Utility Air Circulator You'll need to call the company to find out the cfm on these, or find another site that specifics the cfm on there "Furnace Draft Inducer Blowers" but you can probably find them at Home Depot or Lowe's also. Trane Furnace Draft Inducers |
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