lowryder grow 4 plants

I just ordered some feminized lowryder 2 seeds. I plan to build a grow box. I was thinking around 3-4 feet tall to accommodate the hydro system which I plan to build. I will use CFLs for the lighting. I just have a few questions; how large of a tank should I use (It will be for DWC)? And any idea how much lighting is necessary for that many small plants. Any other advice would be cool thanks.

russruss89 said:

I just ordered some feminized lowryder 2 seeds. I plan to build a grow box. I was thinking around 3-4 feet tall to accommodate the hydro system which I plan to build. I will use CFLs for the lighting. I just have a few questions; how large of a tank should I use (It will be for DWC)? And any idea how much lighting is necessary for that many small plants. Any other advice would be cool thanks.

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You didn't say how many plants. They will only get 12-15 inches tall. I believe yield is compromised when you have less than 2 gal of rootspace per plant. Note that is not capacity but water level. Most totes will be 2-4 sq ft of growing space. With cfls you want at least 5000 lumens per sq ft (a cfl emits 64 lumens per watt), and that assumes all the light is hitting the grow area. More like 8000 is better. And cfls need to be in close to foliage. It's a good strain, I have gotten 2 oz off one of those little auto dwarfs.

oh my bad, 4 plants