2 Q's

I have a closet right now that is 53 inches wide, 24 inches deep, and also its about 92 inches tall. I currently have no venthilation, I have a fan in the back of the closet blowing out, and thats all ;x, I'm wondering with my size of closet and no venthilation what kind of light could I use?


Also, I have one female plant about a month into flowering under 4 40 watt fluorescent tube lights. I've noticed that the ends of the leaves from near the middle up are curling straight down, and kind of looking burnt? but there is no way I could have burnt them. The leaves that are more down towards the bottom are totally curled over, not just the ends. I don't know exactly what soil I am using but I know it has Perlite, Bentonite Clay, Peat Moss, and some kind of fertilizer. Any answers to these problems would be much appreciated~

for a closet space CFLs are a good option

post pictures of your plants and we will be able to help more.

Im kinda leaning towards what kind of HPS or MH I should use for that closet space, the yield from using fluorescents during flowering is horrible~

You will have heat issues with those bulbs. Unless you get a ballast with a cooling fan built in. Can you vent outside some way?

Not without cutting holes really, and I can't necessarily do that, I might be able to vent into the room that the closet is in, or I read a pretty good idea about a plywood door with a fan built in. Even with just a 250 HPS I would have heat issues?

can you make a false door out of heavy black plastic then vent thru the top of it? you are on the right track thinking HPS but you will have to vent the room. it is a must.

Does the room have a window? If so try venting it out there. Like fdd said make a false wall/door to enclose the space around it.

I could do something like that, but how would I vent it at the top? with a fan or just simply leaving the top of it open like that would vent it?

You could get a fan and some medium to large coil venting (depends on size of fan), the silver kind like for the dryer but bigger. Make some kind of frame to put it in to fit your window (the fan end site in the open window). Seal it good. Run another fan in the room and you've got exhaust. I think this will work. It all depends on the size of you windows. Mine are in the basement so not too large at all.

t5 floro tubes are awesome. very low heat vs. cfls, high lumens, like 5000 for a 54 watt bulb.

The problem is I still do not have a window in the closet , nor is there even one close to the closet

sorry, then I have no other ideas for you. Good luck

wot dos yor room temps get up to mid day in the sumertime?

80 F to 85 F I would say, what If I could cut holes to make for ventihilation, could i cut one in the closet that goes into the other room, and perhaps just put a squirel cage in front of the hole down there to suck the air out?