1000w hps???

[bruiser]

guys how many plants can a 1000w hps light setup cover?,how many plants could I flower at one time under this setup?,also whats the average kilo watts these lights burn a month on a 12/12 cycle?......would my light bill increase much?, o'h ya the question about how many plants could flower under the 1000w set up,I would start flower when the plants hit a foot (12)inch's or so...........can't seem to find any facts on this issue??? thanks.

[GTC21]

The rule of thumb for lighting is 50 watts per square foot of growing space (floor space), it can be a little less though. A 1000w lamp will cover an area of 5 feet x 5 feet (maximum). An area of 4 x 4 is good. The amount of plants depends on how big you want to grow them. You can grow them bigger than 1 foot under a 1000w lamp. The plants double or even triple in size by the time they've finished flowering, so if you flower them at 2 feet tall, they'll be about 4 - 5 feet at maturity. This depends on the strain though. Your electricity bill will increase a fair bit. It won't be too bad if you're only using the 1000w lamp for flowering because you'll only be running it for 12 hours a day. If you use it for vegetative growth where it will be running for at least 18 hours a day then your electricity bill will increase significantly. It's best to veg under fluorescent lights and just use the HPS for flowering.

good luck.

[bruiser]

Thanks' for the response dude,much appreciated,were I live I am being charged 7.984 cents \kwh I plan on running the hps system only for flowering 12\12 for 30 days a month and using flouro's to veg......what could I exspect my bill to increase to ???? can't figure it out do...if you could answer me this question it would be much appreciated,can't figure it out lol....thanks in advance..

[Da1KrayzieThug]

I have 2x42w(150W output each) floros on 18 hours a day for veg. With 7.984 cents/kwh that would be (.084kilowatts x 7.984cents x 18hours x 55day veg x .01dollars = $6.64) this is how much I'd pay for my ENTIRE veg period.

A 1000W bulb would be (1kilowatt x 7.984cents x 12hours x 55day flower x .01dollars = $52.69) This is how much you'd pay for the ENTIRE flowering period.

Goodluck.

[bruiser]

Thanks' dude! much appreciated.......with that kinda of price perhaps' I should double the grow room pick up another hps system and shoot for the buds.....once again thanks,sell a half ounce and the bill is paid.....

[GraveReaper0]

1000 watter about 10 nice big plants. Twice that f you stick it on a light mover.

[nomadherbman]

ive got 20 under my 1000 watt hps.....on a 3x3 drip system grow table with 20 1 gallon pots