Can I add 600w hps in with 2 led

Dylanfurlong

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Will an extraction fan and duct be enough and let it go into another room if so how high power fan for one 600w hps mate ?
 

Dylanfurlong

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I was thinking of something like this but what size extracter would I need or what power ? My heat is up and down as it is because I use a fan heater to get it to 25° c . It is automatic so comes on and off every 5 to ten mins it does keep it around 25 though but a hps is obviously going to upset things ?
 

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Richard Drysift

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I use a 600w hps and 2 cheapass LEDs which work great together. Buds are dense; rock hard and super sticky. I use my leds as targeted side lighting & the hps as the main; works very well to expand the footprint. I can easily bloom 8 plants at a time.
You will need a good ducted exhaust fan to pull off the heat unless you plan to run an a/c. It's best to get an inline fan that is slightly more powerful than you need & use a manual speed control or thermostat to adjust temps up or down as needed.
Calculate the sq. footage of your grow area length x width x height to figure out how big a fan you will need. You want to replace the entire mass of available air in your flower area every 2 mins. Inline fans are rated for cubic ft or cm per min... not smart enough to figure out how to convert this all to metrics but you get the idea.
 

Dylanfurlong

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Thank you rich I get most of that , would it be possible for me to get around 2 0z per plant with 600w hps 600w viper led and 450 w viper led ? And also the fan that you advised me on , does it have to blower air into the light or pull air out from it .
 

Richard Drysift

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Richard Drysift

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Thank you rich I get most of that , would it be possible for me to get around 2 0z per plant with 600w hps 600w viper led and 450 w viper led ? And also the fan that you advised me on , does it have to blower air into the light or pull air out from it .
Absolutely; I am using slightly less wattage and I pull an avg of 2-3 oz of premium cola bud per plant plus lower material & trims for making concentrate or medibles. Inline fans pull the air from the hood to an external exhaust.
 

bryan oconner

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push air into the light and it blows out . here http://encinitashydro.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/053.jpg i suggest the 8 inch reflector not 6 . major cooling difference . the cool tube posted you could put it in the middle of the room and your 600 would cover about 3.5 foot square and your led would be on the sides of the tube. a square reflector is a great unit but it will shine the light very strong in one spot very intense and it will be hard to get a good coverage with the led lights . think about it a long and skinny tube will cast that light wide and its only 8 inches around . the flat reflector is 2 foot or so long shooting the light straight down . so the led will be on the sides but 2 foot away and in this case its hard to shine the led on the plants unless they are a angle and your wasting a lot of light . i own a lot of reflectors been through this lol .
 

Dylanfurlong

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That's the plan mate exactly how you said it hope it works and thanks for the help I am going to expand the space from 2x6 approx what it is now to 3x6 so when I top them etc should be more space and hopefully all three lights should cover
 

Kingrow1

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Is that mylar or similar... not tin foil? Can ditch the mirrors, too many cheap alternatives are a lot better/effective :-)
 

Dylanfurlong

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It's tin foil and one mirror is in there . I have been worrying about this plant which started drooping down heavily all of a sudden last night about 2 hours before lights off . And another one is semi doing it now
 

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Dylanfurlong

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I will do today . I just seen a small bug crawling around the rim of one plan it was a light colour . Do you know what soloution I should get for that ?
 
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