3x3? 1000watt?

[green_gardenr]

hey wondering if this would be a cool setup with 12 flowering plants?
any other suggestions or if you have some kind of similar setup maybe you can offer ideas

[elskeetro]

3x3 is not that large, if you are doing 12 plants i would suggest flowering them after only 1 week of veg, kind of SOG style. Otherwise you will be VERY overgrown.

1000w might be a bit much for 3x3. I would suggest a 600w max for that size space. anything 400w and above is going to require air cooling.

i have 2 400w lights in my 5x3x6 space and it's very appropriate. They are air cooled and cover the area perfectly.

What kind of system are you using (Soil? Hydro? what kind of Hydro?)

Skeet.

[Lit Up]

^Overkill

[green_gardenr]

we were thinking of running our own cool tube to keep light cool.. and yes we were thinking of doing it kinda sog veggin for a short time..we were just planning on soil..fox farm nutes with some other supplements...should we just firts shoot for a smaller light and add another later when we increase space ??.just trying to gather some ideas before putting down the cash
thanks a bunch for responding guys already getting me to think a lil more

[phatsesh101]

sounds great although it could be more effective

[killerweed420]

I have an aircooled 1000w in a 4'X8'X8' room and even that is a bit small for the 1000w. Heat really becomes an issue. I would go with a 600. Heat shouldn't be quite an issue and they are actually more efficient than the 1000's

[green_gardenr]

everyone with all the advice and other factors i think ill be able to please myself with a 400hps gonna veg for a short time under some floros, well see how long prob only 3weeks maybe less...hmmm what size exhaust fan do you ill need?..4 inch or should i go 6? also should i buy a carbon filter or just make one?
thanks again to everyone who let me in on this before having to deal with a heat problem major

[MrMojoRisin7127]

Dude if I were you I would get this:

400w Digital HPS with a good reflector, Air-cooled?
and 2-4 Growspots from Sunshine Systems.
You would have [U]plenty[U] of light plus your grow room will
have no heat, unnecessary electrical waste, and less attention
because of lesser value heat image.

[green_gardenr]

well..im not buying from store i have friends in high places like electrical shit so we getting lights striaght from distributers and we building ourselves gonna get an air cooled hood and i think we looking into digital remote ballast

[MaryJaneMonkey]

i love my cheap digital greenhouse 600w ballasts with air cooled hoods....

I recommend Soler and Palau fans....quiet, very quiet

I had those crap ass inline fans rated at 420cfm from Home Depot and they didnt do the job. I wire the 6" fan rated at around 240cfm and it threw everything off of my kitchen table :)

[the image reaper]

rule of thumb: 50-60 watts per square foot works pretty well :thumbsup: