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@gr865 thanks for joining! :blsmoke::bigjoint:bongsmilie I have a 7foot 6in PVC pipe that will have 72 2in holes ... 4.8'x4.8'x6' is a good picture of canopy size.. Will have garden fencing every 8" from each other... Plant cups tilted not at 45 degrees but more closer to 180 degrees... lights...

So hlg 320 it is.. for maximum efficiency right

Or 3 hlg 240...

I will get 2 hlg 320 Which I'm guessing Max's out at 700watts... And can be dimmed to 330 if need be

Turns out it doesn't matter lol it doesn't change the specs, just the dimmer % bongsmilie:blsmoke::bigjoint::clap:

Actually, that is the only & MAIN factor I'm missing... How can I calculate the PPF if I have PLC strips running at 25watts a piece 6" away from top canopy because now that you mention... This setup may only need 330 watts to achieve 950 ppf @6" away or it may need 800... This is a big key that...

I'm using @Sedan & @ttystikk grow journals of vertical caging & took what I could & this is basically what I got lol are there more cage growers on here??

All bro science here lol

Most ppl do 2 defoliations but with my method , I plan to only allow fan leafs towards the bottom of canopy which will force the leafs in the bud to do photosynthesis Thats closer to the light and go directly to the buds no traveling... I don't think fan leafs are the only leaves that do...

Remember my canopy will be atleast 18" deep so that light needs the be strong enough to hit 9-1000 at the tips to hit like 3-500 at base canopy with proper lighting & training

I hope to the electric gods that 350-500watts is enough for this area which will allow me extra wattage room to create another... Space isn't a problem.. it's wattage.. afraid to go over a certain lvl if u guys understand. Lol

For new visitors who don't want to dig.. this is a rough draft...

I will have 9 light points (bars) with 3 strips per bar.. picture says 48" but it's 58.6" if you want the true number @TEKNIK

Of course I won't start them as intense but I'm trying to paint a picture here

900 is like more than enough as plants will be able to handle ppf of 800-900 coming into flower.. since they are clone of mature mother's...

My plans are to have a ppfd of 900 when 6" away... So 400 watts may do that... It may take 800... I don't know the formula to calculate that

I believe this will 100% pull 2gpw in my sleep like .. not even 100% dialed in ...

I am trying to hit that 3gpw.. lol at this point in the game, I can declare nothing is impossible.. maybe the tech is not here yet but look how HEATH pulled over 2+ when ppl were shooting just to avg 0.5-0.8gpw in his time...

Your saying.. for a canopy that's basically 4.8'x4.8'x6'... could use HALF of 700watts as your implying that 700 is in fact WAY too much??

So I realized something.. I don't want my lights to run @ 100% so I will add in to say 700watts @ 75% strength