2 250's, or 1 400?

[MedGrowerTom]

What should I do, I now have more lights then I know what to do with.

Flower size is about 2x3x6(I don't have to go all the way up, and if it seems the lights don't/won't penetrate depe enough then I may put a lil storage area up top, what ya think?

But yeah anyways back to the topic, I have a 400 watter, and 2 250's. I know the 400 is brighter, and goes deeper then the 250, but what would you guys do?

Thanx

 

[Aerohead]

You could go either way in that space. For 2x3 I would use the 400 unless you are going to scrog or have a strain that grows very short and want to keep the 250's very close to the canopy. I have used both 2x250 and 1x400 and the 250's certainly cover more evenly but need to be pretty close to the canopy compared to the 400.

 

[MedGrowerTom]

Yeah, I just finished a round with a 250(many probs in the run) and I need more out the cab lol, I deff think with its size and what not that I don't need the full 6ft of height, even if I use the 400....

Just if I went with 2 250's I was gona cool tube them, and with 400 its allready in a shit hood(non air cooled, but will be if I end up keeping it in there)

I can fit 15 6" pots in there, still trying to utilize the space the best way possible.

Im a patient and caregiver for my wife, so atm I can have up to 24 plants. I know I should use bigger pots for the plants to be able to be bigger, but givin' my space I think I may keep using the 6"pots, just not grow them as tall, which would give me another storage area/drying area......

Idk, I need to get this damn thing finished, in the second/third runs right now and finaly just painted it lol, just need to get the finishing touches done, and at this point not sure about the lights...

Deff not gona scrog in this cab, for I have more then 1 strain to flower at a time, as well as a lil perpetual thing goin' on.

I was planning on using the 400 so I could grow them taller/larger, but then didn't know if with 2 250's closer to the plants that would be shorter, how the yield 'could' compare.

Thanx Aerohead, and to the rest that will be here.

 

[MedGrowerTom]

not to bug and beg, but anybody else have any ideas of what way to go??

Thanx everybody.

TOm

anybody want pics?

 

[Elcap]

Single 400w is already pretty overkill in that size. I run a single plant cabinet scrog in a 20" x 30" with a 400 and can get light bleaching when I don't keep it at least 8" or so off the tops. In a cab that small you get massive reflection off the sidewalls too, coverage is not an issue at all.