RickWhite
Well-Known Member
I'm having this idea that I can not get out of my head.
Suppose you had 12 plants and power consumption wasn't an issue. You are going to grow them large because you can only have 12.
I'm thinking the plants would be arranged in 3 rows of 4.
Rather than putting a single light over head, I'm wondering if it would be better to use 2 lights and rotate the reflector so that one side reflects light down on rows 1 & 3, and the rest of the light from both lights points inward onto row 2. Think of an X with two lights on top, crossing in the middle.
Where this would have an advantage over putting a single light in the center, is that rows 1 & 3 would not be lacking for light on the side of the plants facing the perimeter.
Now, of course row 2 would be a bit further, from each light but this would be compensated for by it receiving twice the light from both sides. Besides, with a single light over head, rows 1 & 3 would be just as far and illuminated only from one side.
In my mind's eye, this would give better penetration and more even illumination.
Suppose you had 12 plants and power consumption wasn't an issue. You are going to grow them large because you can only have 12.
I'm thinking the plants would be arranged in 3 rows of 4.
Rather than putting a single light over head, I'm wondering if it would be better to use 2 lights and rotate the reflector so that one side reflects light down on rows 1 & 3, and the rest of the light from both lights points inward onto row 2. Think of an X with two lights on top, crossing in the middle.
Where this would have an advantage over putting a single light in the center, is that rows 1 & 3 would not be lacking for light on the side of the plants facing the perimeter.
Now, of course row 2 would be a bit further, from each light but this would be compensated for by it receiving twice the light from both sides. Besides, with a single light over head, rows 1 & 3 would be just as far and illuminated only from one side.
In my mind's eye, this would give better penetration and more even illumination.