New lights/mover setup ???

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WaterDog

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Any advise on properly setting this up. I think will be growing in a 1 and 3 gallon bucket ebb and flow with a 55 gallon res. with a few bubble buckets probably. I'm open to any suggestions.

The lights are HLG 550 V2. How big of a footprint can I try for? I think I'm a little close to wall with rail, might need to move another foot off the wall. 6x15 is target, 5x15 is fine to.

I plan to veg max 2 weeks and flower with this setup, Vegging primarily with 8 lamp T-5s

Whats the best thing to cover walls with?

Thanks, advise much appreciated.
 

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Renfro

Renfro

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Their footprint on the website is
  • Coverage Area:
  • Flower: 4.5' x 4.5' or 4' x 5'
  • Veg: 6' x 6'
You could use panda film (black / white poly) to cover the walls, seam with white duct tape (dont use gorilla tape it gets hot and falls off). Or just paint it white and repaint when done growing.
 
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WaterDog

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Renfro said:
Their footprint on the website is
  • Coverage Area:
  • Flower: 4.5' x 4.5' or 4' x 5'
  • Veg: 6' x 6'
You could use panda film (black / white poly) to cover the walls, seam with white duct tape (dont use gorilla tape it gets hot and falls off). Or just paint it white and repaint when done growing.
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Thanks man
 
ChronicWonders.

ChronicWonders.

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Renfro said:
Their footprint on the website is
  • Coverage Area:
  • Flower: 4.5' x 4.5' or 4' x 5'
  • Veg: 6' x 6'
You could use panda film (black / white poly) to cover the walls, seam with white duct tape (dont use gorilla tape it gets hot and falls off). Or just paint it white and repaint when done growing.
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Unless on a budget I second the panda film recommendation.
 
PrometheanLeaf

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I'd probably say 5x12 max with 2 550s and a light mover. You'd ideally want 3 and a light mover with that space.

I have a 5.5×11.5 and I'd still run 3 550s without a mover. But I'm not an authority on the movers.
 
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DoubleX5150

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For reflective material you can use "emergency Mylar blankets" found in the camping/sporting goods section of Walmart/target/similar store. If I remember they come in a 4x4 sheet for a little over two bucks.

BTW I like how you have your lights hanging on that track, looks slick.
 
VillageAnt

VillageAnt

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First of all, are you doing a journal? I am extremely interested in seeing how your grow goes because I have been itching to put some QB96 Elite V2s on a mover.

From what I understand about the movers they increase your possible grow space by 30-50%. So, if that light can flower a 4.5 x 4.5 area, or 20 sqft (personally, I think they exaggerate this a bit, I think the real grow area is 16 sqft, or a 4 x 4), that would mean that a mover could enable that light to cover a 26-30 sqft area.

So, with your two lights, 52-60 sqft of coverage would mean 5 x 12 like promethean leaf said earlier.

Dude, plz do a journal. The calculations I used here are from information I took while researching light movers. However, I'm thinking they might be able to do better. The reason is, I got the idea from this guy's journal. He's an excellent grower who doesn't f#ck around, and he was getting much better coverage than an extra 30 to 50% out of his. Here's the journal:

https://www.420magazine.com/community/threads/low-watts-high-yield-lets-smash-the-1-gpw-benchmark-together.181556/
 
NirvanaMesa

NirvanaMesa

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Does anyone know how many extwnsions can be added to the light rail 4.0 product? Im looking to to 35 to 40ft of rail. This is not for growing pot. Its for adding supplemental light in a hoop tunnel greenhouse.
 
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WaterDog

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VillageAnt said:
First of all, are you doing a journal? I am extremely interested in seeing how your grow goes because I have been itching to put some QB96 Elite V2s on a mover.

From what I understand about the movers they increase your possible grow space by 30-50%. So, if that light can flower a 4.5 x 4.5 area, or 20 sqft (personally, I think they exaggerate this a bit, I think the real grow area is 16 sqft, or a 4 x 4), that would mean that a mover could enable that light to cover a 26-30 sqft area.

So, with your two lights, 52-60 sqft of coverage would mean 5 x 12 like promethean leaf said earlier.

Dude, plz do a journal. The calculations I used here are from information I took while researching light movers. However, I'm thinking they might be able to do better. The reason is, I got the idea from this guy's journal. He's an excellent grower who doesn't f#ck around, and he was getting much better coverage than an extra 30 to 50% out of his. Here's the journal:

https://www.420magazine.com/community/threads/low-watts-high-yield-lets-smash-the-1-gpw-benchmark-together.181556/
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I decided to ditch the light rail, I bought another HLG 550 V2 and will set them up in a 5x15 area and see what happens...
 
Renfro

Renfro

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NirvanaMesa said:
Does anyone know how many extwnsions can be added to the light rail 4.0 product? Im looking to to 35 to 40ft of rail. This is not for growing pot. Its for adding supplemental light in a hoop tunnel greenhouse.
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As many as you want I suppose. Just beware of all that cord and how youre gonna manage that length.
 
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WaterDog

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So this is going to be my set up, unless someone has a better idea. 3 HLG 550 V2's. I decided the light rail wasn't for me this time.

I plan on running 6-8 plants under each light and growing in 3 gallon flood and drain buckets.

Ideas? thoughts? Advise? I'm open to about anything.

I'm mothering and about to cut Holy Grail Kush and White widow.
 

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Thundercat

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Looks like a great space and some nice lights! Personally I think trying to stretch the companies area recommendations even wider is a poor choice. They say 4.5x4.5 or 4x5 and that's a big space to start with for the amount of light. Your trying to stretch that to a 5x5 which with the shape of the light will leave the side areas with less light intensity. More grow area doesn't always mean more yield I you have lower intensity on all of it. That was basically what renfro said about using the light mover it will spread over all yield out more probably not increase it.

I would personally limit your actually grow space you are trying to cover down to about 4x13 that would better maximize intensity while still allowing the canopy to be a little bigger if you need more space.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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Thundercat said:
Looks like a great space and some nice lights! Personally I think trying to stretch the companies area recommendations even wider is a poor choice. They say 4.5x4.5 or 4x5 and that's a big space to start with for the amount of light. Your trying to stretch that to a 5x5 which with the shape of the light will leave the side areas with less light intensity. More grow area doesn't always mean more yield I you have lower intensity on all of it. That was basically what renfro said about using the light mover it will spread over all yield out more probably not increase it.

I would personally limit your actually grow space you are trying to cover down to about 4x13 that would better maximize intensity while still allowing the canopy to be a little bigger if you need more space.
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Agreed, i would even recommend a little overlap as the lighting on the edges is weaker than the middle.
 
Thundercat

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Renfro said:
Agreed, i would even recommend a little overlap as the lighting on the edges is weaker than the middle.
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I almost said 4x12 to give more overlap lol. Lighting is one thing that I don't believe less is more. I also would have those lights as close to the canopy as I possibly could :).
 
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