in a 6 X 8 flowering room

theycallmeoj said:

Light movers are nice, but for the added cost, you could add another cheap ballast and light in some situations.

For the area described, I'd go with (2) 600w Ballasts and lights. 1000w will work till you can get (2) 600's.

Lumatek has a dual output ballast to run (2) 600's, but for the price, you can buy (2) individual 600's as well. Personally, I'd go with (2) seperate ballasts. That way if (1) takes a shit, at least you have (1) light to run on till you get another.

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I agree.. get seprate ballasts, the new Lumatek 600 dimable is $189 pretty sweet..

hey man im no proffessional at all but i can tell ya that im new to this growing thing, however in just my 2 months of gettin my room set up ive recieved two bunk lumatek ballasts...they suck and they get flippin hott pretty quick.check out nextgen...thier website is www.capcontrollers.com i love thier ballasts, they are light as hell, effecient, and have two thermostatically controlled fans built in within the unit...it kicks ass! anyways good luck man, im only runnin (2) 1000 w lamps in a grow area of about 8x8....tryin for 20 plants...pics comin soon

Yaboii said:

I agree.. get seprate ballasts, the new Lumatek 600 dimable is $189 pretty sweet..

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I got a lumatek 600 watt ballast and it works great I got two actually but am only using one for now. Does get hot though, I keep a fan on it.

Get a mover don't let anyone talk you out of it, I hear people say all kinds of bs like you'll get wispy buds or thats not enough light but I got my light 4 inches from the tops thats alot more lummens than peple 1-2 feet from the tops. I run one 600 I'm two weeks out but my room looks better than my buddies with 2 600's and better than my buddies with one 1000. Pain in the ass to hook up if air cooled but worth every penny and every hour of labor.