HID Light setting - First time grower, any help is appreciated!

[saulgoodman18]

Hi Guys,

So I am very new to this whole thing I am slowly but surely wrapping my head around it. Allow me to begin I have a Luma controller which I plug my HID light into, it has the following settings 250w, 400w, 600w, 600w BOOST.

The area in which I need light is 1 meter by 1 meter. I have researched and found I will need a Minimum of 300w to effectively cover a space that size (Correct me if I am wrong). My question is the brighter the light really better, I have heard people saying online as long as you are in regulation of temperatures and budget then the rule of thumb is to go as bright as you can possibly handle during the light cycles?

Any light you can shed on this would be a massive help! (Excuse the pun... )

 

[Dr Fish]

If you're in a tent, and can handle the heat, mature plants can handle the light. Young plants may need less wattage, or a higher light...

 

[saulgoodman18]

Thanks so much for adding to this! I guess I will go easy on them at first, then try and slam as much light on them as possible.

 

[gr865]

Thanks so much for adding to this! I guess I will go easy on them at first, then try and slam as much light on them as possible.

How many plants, tent size?, growing medium, ability to cool as needed?, Pictures!!!

GR