Glenn

Hey,

I am about to build myself a grow box. I have a Son T Agro 400 watt lamp.

I would like to know what the ideal size the grow box should be to suit this lamp?

Any ideas?

Glenn

adderpuff

Yo Glenn
3'x3'x6'would be wicked
Adder

Glenn

Thx Adder,

Those dimensions sound logical so I will use them.

A further question; With the height at six ft. will I need any supplementary lighting? Or is the Son T capable of doing it alone?

g

p.s. I love this site.

The_No_Memory_Guy

The son-T will be sweet alone (remember to make your box out of that laminated white particle board ****)
You will be having probs if your plants get so big that you are using all six feet of space. Your plants should wind up only 3 or 4 foot. At least thats what happens with mine and I use a space much the same dimensions as that. I get 4 plants in there real good. but then my buckets are far too large at the moment.

Glenn

Thx No Mem,

Further to that; How high above my plants should the light be placed?

And are heat shields a worthwhile buy?

Glenn

smokinrav

I keep my 430 abot 12 inches above the plant tops. This would normally be a little close, but I have 3 fans in the flower room, intake, one blowing on the bulb, and one oscillating on the plants.
You should be able to control heat pretty well in the space mentioned, heat shields are a better buy for like 600 watt lamps and up, IMO

Smokin