curious old fart
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Sorry to break up the convos fellas, is a 600w (+air-cooled hood) light better than the 1000w (+air-cooled hood) in a 4x4 area? I've been told the added heat issues aren't worth it.
I thought since the air is getting cooled, i could run any light w/o problems. I went by, more light = more yield. But I may be wrong in this case..
I mean, i would. But I've only just bought a 4x4, and really only felt comfortable using that. I've got it setup in my bedroom already, and it's taken up almost 1/4 of the room lmaoMy 1.2m X 1.2m (4x4) tent seems just perfect for the 600w. I use a cooled hood, and fans. The weather, here, is cooler at the moment and I could probably get away with 1000w in there, at this time, but not during the warmer months - I had to leave the air con running last summer with the 600. That said, I have 216w of LED I'm thinking of putting in there, too. I have no plans for going up to 1000w just yet, but I will likely put in another 1.2x1.2m tent with a second 600w and essentially have 1200w covering 1.2x2.4m (4x8.) I like the idea of upgrading to 1200w (+/- supplemental LED) over 1.2x2.4m more than I do going to 1000w but staying 1.2x1.2m...
Is that something to think about, would you go larger instead of brighter?
Yeah, but it looks like i'll have sacrifice a bit of area for the light if I used that method + (More work)Have you thought about going verticle?(throws wrench)
More work....Which = more yield. About a pound I think.Yeah, but it looks like i'll have sacrifice a bit of area for the light if I used that method + (More work)
The main advantage of vertical is that you are increasing the potential canopy , albeit a vertical one. So the space taken up by the light is utilised by having the walls of your grow space covered with flowers.Yeah, but it looks like i'll have sacrifice a bit of area for the light if I used that method + (More work)
Looks like a winner
Would I need the cooled-hood for the vertical, if the air is forced from the ground up?I've seen some guys really pack it in the verticle, I guess it comes down to what's most important to you as a grower, do you want to maximise your grow space for scrogging and soggin, or just grow one big bush with space around it for air movement? But...... You could always just buy the 1k and if it isn't working the way you want it to just resell or trade it for a comparably priced 600
to be honest when it comes to verticle growing all my knowlege is based on watching a few threads here and just reading, if I haven't actually done it I'm not willing to try to tell you how lol...Genuinity has a thread called vert600 that has some good reading, whole forum just for vert just full of info I'm trying to catch up on lolWould I need the cooled-hood for the vertical, if the air is forced from the ground up?
that's why im asking lolthey run cool tubes
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I think those containers are too close together. It look sleek but there might be a lot of techinical difficulties with clogged arteries and what not. You will have to stay on top of it. But dude, if you do, your buds will be massive and taste fuckin amazing. Good luck!Now I'm thinking this and not a nft for my 8x4??
Thoughts guys View attachment 3710104
any reason why nft is better or have I made a good choice changing to this
How many plants was that with?I ran a 1000w vertical in a cool tube with a 6" 435 cfm fan pulling out the heat. It was in a 2' x 3' closet. Never burned any plants, and it was cool enough to run hydro in. I did live in the mountains so it was a little cooler than other places. I think the biggest harvest I got in that space was 20 oz. Averaged around 15 with different configurations. It would have been nice to have 4' x 4' to work with.
Good times.