Upgrading Room - Thinking of Going Hybrid

phishmanforlife

phishmanforlife

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Hey all, I am looking to upgrade my system and want to get opinions on a good LED(s) to add to my room. I am growing in a room that is 6X10 with 10ft Ceilings. because I store all my equip in there as well I would like to keep the actual grow space to 6X6 which will hold my 4 13 Gallon RDWC containers. the other 4 feet of the room will house my 2 reservoirs and a shelf that holds all my nutes, equip, etc. Right now I have 2 plants going under a 600W HPS. they will be done in a couple weeks and then want to expand to 4 plants but want to make sure I have enough light so I was going to add another 600W HPS. the issue is I dont want the extra heat or the extra electricity bill as the one I have now costs plenty as it is. lol. I was reading that a hybrid setup is a great option so I was hoping I could get some ideas from the community.
Thanks everyone!!
 
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oill

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phishmanforlife said:
Hey all, I am looking to upgrade my system and want to get opinions on a good LED(s) to add to my room. I am growing in a room that is 6X10 with 10ft Ceilings. because I store all my equip in there as well I would like to keep the actual grow space to 6X6 which will hold my 4 13 Gallon RDWC containers. the other 4 feet of the room will house my 2 reservoirs and a shelf that holds all my nutes, equip, etc. Right now I have 2 plants going under a 600W HPS. they will be done in a couple weeks and then want to expand to 4 plants but want to make sure I have enough light so I was going to add another 600W HPS. the issue is I dont want the extra heat or the extra electricity bill as the one I have now costs plenty as it is. lol. I was reading that a hybrid setup is a great option so I was hoping I could get some ideas from the community.
Thanks everyone!!
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Hlg quantum boards for side lighting...
 
phishmanforlife

phishmanforlife

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If the 600 is enough for 4 plants covering 6X6 I will gladly keep what I have. But I thought maybe I would benefit from additional light as my light says for a 4x4 area.
 
phishmanforlife

phishmanforlife

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Here is the layout of my room now (left) vs what I was thinking of doing (Right). I just finished building my RDWC which is illustrated on the right image. I was going to go with a Mars Hydro SP3000 which adds the 2x4 additional lighting to fully hit my space. This a good plan? I am doing the two separate RDWC systems so that I can better manage two strains which I had trouble with in my current setup on my first grow ever.

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Herb & Suds

Herb & Suds

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It depends

I run a multiple 600 watt open bulb room and four plants is easy under each

Now a hood would reduce my output

I do get overlay from having multiple fixtures
 
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