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1400 watts in one room?

bripay50

bripay50

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Goodmornin my beautiful peeps... I got a question maybe one of you could help me out with.... I have a 1000 watt hps running do you think I should add a 400 watt mh to it for a total of 1400watts. Or is that too much power for one room?
 
2004play

2004play

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If you have the space to hang it & If you can handle the extra heat
I would add the 400 and see if it makes a difference in yield
 
bripay50

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Gquebed said:
50 watts per square foot is ideal. So...how big is your room? 1400w would be ideal for about a 5x6
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Room is about 18x16 ft
but what I'm concerned about is the power.... I know the plants will love the extra light... I'm saying is that too many watts in one room so I don't have a fire
 
indicat33

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bripay50 said:
Goodmornin my beautiful peeps... I got a question maybe one of you could help me out with.... I have a 1000 watt hps running do you think I should add a 400 watt mh to it for a total of 1400watts. Or is that too much power for one room?
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Depends on your total area. You want to shoot for at least 50w /sq.ft to ensure healthy, vigorous growth. Figgy is right is suggesting you be careful. Bleaching can be a serious problem. Make sure you have good ventilation using that much wattage.
 
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a senile fungus

a senile fungus

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bripay50 said:
Goodmornin my beautiful peeps... I got a question maybe one of you could help me out with.... I have a 1000 watt hps running do you think I should add a 400 watt mh to it for a total of 1400watts. Or is that too much power for one room?
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Sounds like you need to supply more information.

What are the dimensions of the space?

How big is the breaker the room is tied in to and how many/what kinds of rooms/appliances are running on that breaker?

We can't answer a question without pertinent information!
 
Southerner

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Figgy said:
Could not be more wrong. Light saturation and light bleaching. Google it.
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You can have light saturation and bleaching with just a 600w if you are utilizing it improperly. I thought it kinda goes without saying that I'm talking about using as much light as you can without being a total moron, but there's the clarification if you so need it.
 
Figgy

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Southerner said:
You can have light saturation and bleaching with just a 600w if you are utilizing it improperly. I thought it kinda goes without saying that I'm talking about using as much light as you can without being a total moron, but there's the clarification if you so need it.
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Got ya. There's just too many idiots out there who would read that post and put a 1000w in a 2x2 tent. Common sense is lost these days.
 
MattMA

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I have 4 400s running, 3 inline fans 2 oscalating fans one regular fan a big ass humidifier (5gal) 2 1000 watt lights and 2 little 4" fans blowing cool air in on top of holes in the floor that lead to my basement. Oh ya and right now I have 2 space heaters (one little one and another "sidekick" tiny ass one) a t5 light and heating pad in my closet ALL IN ONE ROOM! You just have to make sure your being safe and not overloading receptacles. I just had my electrician add a box to the room and 2 240v receptacles and 6 120v recepticles. Plus the 3 or 4 120v recepticles rbat were in there already. So now I have 2 circuits in the room
 
bripay50

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indicat33 said:
Depends on your total area. You want to shoot for at least 50w /sq.ft to ensure healthy, vigorous growth. Figgy is right is suggesting you be careful. Bleaching can be a serious problem. Make sure you have good ventilation using that much wattage.
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Ok so nobody is gonna talk about amps ?... I'm trying to figure out if I can do this without having a fire
 
bripay50

bripay50

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Southerner said:
You can have light saturation and bleaching with just a 600w if you are utilizing it improperly. I thought it kinda goes without saying that I'm talking about using as much light as you can without being a total moron, but there's the clarification if you so need it.
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Exactly
 
bripay50

bripay50

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MattMA said:
I have 4 400s running, 3 inline fans 2 oscalating fans one regular fan a big ass humidifier (5gal) 2 1000 watt lights and 2 little 4" fans blowing cool air in on top of holes in the floor that lead to my basement. Oh ya and right now I have 2 space heaters (one little one and another "sidekick" tiny ass one) a t5 light and heating pad in my closet ALL IN ONE ROOM! You just have to make sure your being safe and not overloading receptacles. I just had my electrician add a box to the room and 2 240v receptacles and 6 120v recepticles. Plus the 3 or 4 120v recepticles rbat were in there already. So now I have 2 circuits in the room
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Finally someone talkin electric... what are the circuits and receptacles? And how do you know if your goin to overload one
 
bripay50

bripay50

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a senile fungus said:
Sounds like you need to supply more information.

What are the dimensions of the space?

How big is the breaker the room is tied in to and how many/what kinds of rooms/appliances are running on that breaker?

We can't answer a question without pertinent information!
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The room is huge I said 16x18 and I'll add height 9.5ft

But like I said before this is really an electrical question... I'm not stupid enough to put the lights right on the plants.... I just need to know if the 2 lights will overload my room or not
 
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