Fredtrick Blunt
Active Member
Haha... Ya I guess I read a little too much into the replacement claims of replacing 1k HID's...If I was trying to cover an 8 x 10 area I would expect to use about 4000 watts of HID or 2000 watts of LED or mix and match using those ratios. If you need heat then using some HID is a good way to go as at least the power is not wasted like it would be with a space heater.
I was thinking 6 wuld do the job swell, maybe put on a short range light mover for a small bit of penetration and light angle change. Maybe movement of about 1-2ft in total.
I want to grow in rows basically. 3 rows each 3ft wide by apx. 8ft. long consisting of 4 aero boxes. There is a similar setup using 6 x 1k HID's but I think 6k watts might be a bit overkill as total square footage is only 72'sq.(72x50). The link is https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/407968-jock-horror-3-week-perpetual.html The guy's got a sick setup, but had problems with humidity and saw bad ass bud rot. Although I think I can quite improve on the simplicity and the controls of his setup. LED= Less heat, lower humidity and also added mold and rot control from UV spectrum?
With basic calculations I figure I need 3600w of HID, and depending on which company of LED's maybe I need 1 or maybe listening to sketics i need 30... lol... I want fast run's though from start to dried in 12weeks(god willing).
Simple matter of fact is need to know and figure my calculations on whether 3'x4' is not a stretch for higher power LED's(357 mag?)
I was also debating the facts of ISIS's FX3>>> it says it can cover 100'sq, but I really doubt claims of that... Maybe 2 ISISFX3'??? Same shit as Magnum's just bigger eh? or would I still need to take 3?
Just picking my brain n urs before I pick through my wallet.
Tricky B.