bikerman1978
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hey guys i have a question my grow room is 3.5ft wide 8ft long and 7ft high i have 10 plants in there is a 1000 hps enuff light for the areq
lighting in grow room
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bikerman1978
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temps 70 to 85 max
Because your room is 8' long, the light from a single grow light would have to travel at least 4' just to make it to the far end. If you use 2 smaller lights (spaced properly) the light would only have to travel 2'.
That may be obvious, but the important thing to remember about light is "Half the distance means 4 times the usable energy". That may be the single most significant statement one can make about light placement!
In answer to your question - one 1,000 watt may be ok for your square footage, but not for your narrow shape. Two 600 watters would be better and three 400 watters would be better still.
That may be obvious, but the important thing to remember about light is "Half the distance means 4 times the usable energy". That may be the single most significant statement one can make about light placement!
In answer to your question - one 1,000 watt may be ok for your square footage, but not for your narrow shape. Two 600 watters would be better and three 400 watters would be better still.
That is contrary to everything anyone has ever said on the subject, as far as I know! I wonder what he would say about that today? Surely he wasn't reccomending that as an ideal situation!
Would it work? Maybe.
Can we do better? Yep!
bikerman1978
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thanx guys but i left out the fact of the reflective hood i desighned lol and i also have the room wraped with reflective grow sheets on walls and floor i have 7 cfls in the room to down below the canopy off the plants there is no shadows in room even on the end walls so if no shadows must be lighted good enuff rite