330 watt CFL grow closet. 23000 plus Lumens 4x6 grow area

Hi everyone. I.have a 4x6 area to work wit. , im usin 2 3.5g buckets. I also have 2 18gal rubbermade totes. Each tote has 4 plots. Every res has an air pump n stone. So 10 total plants..im using general hydroponics flora nova series nutes. Also have stand up fan running and foil on walls. Im running 6 55 watt cfl lights. Each bulb is 3850 lumens. Total of 23000 plus lumens. My plants are just some,really good basgseed. I started 12/12 on 3-20. So almost 2,wks into flower. They are about 22 in high now. And just beginning to bud. Ill update wit some pics. Feel free to critize me. This is my first grow. Thanks

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I can't imagine 330 cfl watts would be enough for a 4x6 area. I have 500 in a 2x2 area.

I have 105 in a 1x1 area and feel it's not enough.

I think for any grow over 3x3 CFLs are not good enough, get a small HPS, say a 250W.

Well im doubling that wit Y adapters. Just beem broke

Closet was trial an error. Relocating and upgrading lights in new loc

You're working with enough lights for 2-3 plants IMHO.

Well I had 12 but only 2 males... Crazy. Nvr thought I would up wit 10 girls... Especially bagseed. Planned to spit room into 2. Veg an flower but then ended up wit all these ladies

I run 213 watts at 22500 lumens for 2 plants and maybe a small seedling or 2 in the corners in a 20.5" X 20.5" box that is 4' tall... I will agree with most other people on here you need more light for that kinda space... Just some friendly advice by the time you by splitters and more cfl's you would have spent almost the same as a small HPS... I know I got my 150HPS for less then 80 bucks... But to every man his own... Good Luck on your grow.

Teddy38 said:

I run 213 watts at 22500 lumens for 2 plants and maybe a small seedling or 2 in the corners in a 20.5" X 20.5" box that is 4' tall... I will agree with most other people on here you need more light for that kinda space... Just some friendly advice by the time you by splitters and more cfl's you would have spent almost the same as a small HPS... I know I got my 150HPS for less then 80 bucks... But to every man his own... Good Luck on your grow.

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I would add that small 150W HPS would generate less heat than all those CFLs together

And you won't have to face the frustrations of wiring or having so many wires about ^^


(Go HPS )