So i want to start 4 plants every other week to be pulling 4 every other week. I've done the math using 6-8 week veg and 6-8 week bloom leading me to believe I'll end up with 16 plants in the bloom room so I'll need 4 1000w lights with 4 plants under each. But how should I set it up?
Should I build a 10x10 room for them or get 2 4x8 tents and put them side by side long ways?
I don't know what math you are using, but you better start over, and use a calculator this time. 1st off, a 6-8 week veg is insane. Way too much time, and factor in the cost of running a light system 24-18 hours a day, you will go broke, especially with a high wattage system. Figure 4 weeks veg with a good light system, 5 weeks if you need it because of inadequate lights (the more time in veg, bigger plants, which can be a problem height wise, especially in a tent grow) 2nd- there are VERY few strains that complete in 6 weeks, as a matter of fact I can only think of one, which is Blue OG, and that plant likes 7 weeks for optimum results. 3rd point- 4-1000w fixtures to run 4 plants? (Stop taking acid, your fried). Do you have any idea how much heat that produces, and also power consumption? You will need a refrigerator to bring the room to a growing temp, which for optimum results is 85 F. If you are not an electrician, you better know one, because you are going to need a LOT of power.
I run a perpetual system effectively in my opinion, and this is how I do it.
First off, you need 3 rooms, not 2. One room, which doesn't have to be big, just large enough to put a light into it, so only a closet is cool, which is really what I use for seedlings. The 16 plants that I start there ( need 12, plant 16 counting on some failures), start on a 2 light VHO Florescent fixture, which saves me money on power, and that's all the seedlings need. After 2-2.5 weeks in that area, I then transplant to my veg room, where they then get 1800w of MH, 18 hours a day, for 2 more weeks, maybe 3, depending on strain (Sativa shorter time than Indica, because of finish heights) I then set them off on the bloom cycle (8 weeks), converting to HPS using dual lamp fixtures, which is 11 hours on, and 13 hours off ( to save on energy consumption), and that really is enough for a marijuana plant. 3. 5 weeks after I start the bloom cycle in Room 1, I start my new cycle (new seeds), which will go into Room 2 at 2.5 weeks, then say 2 more weeks of veg in Room 2, switch to bloom. Then Room 1 is done, and you keep on going, and will have a new crop every 4 weeks. Get it? There is no way you can get a crop every 2 weeks, unless you double the above mentioned formula. 3rd off, what the fuck are you going to do with all that herb? I didn't mention drying time, odor, storage, and selling the shit, because you better have some customers in line, that will purchase that shit every 2 weeks, which if you know what you are doing, 4 plants on average will give you 10 oz., figuring on 2.5 oz dry per plant. So, for 4 plants, all you really need is a 600w, a 1000 is better, but not needed. I run 12 plants under 1800w in a 6x6 area, and that is good enough in my opinion (less heat and power consumption, which is expensive) So plan on every 4 weeks to plant seeds, 4 week veg, 8 week bloom, bingo! they all will run right into each other every 4 weeks.
Hope I have helped, and good luck.
