CaliJay
11-17-2006, 07:37 AM
Alright canna family, I am contemplating on adding another light fixture and hydro tray to my grow room. I admit this is my first grow and I am a noob but have been researching since I began shopping. The friend that sold me the equipment and mentors my grow says to wait until my second grow before expanding to 3000 watts.
I can see the final setup in my head and it seems like more of the same stuff. Other than adjusting a few parameters after the additions it seems like an easy conversion.
Please guys and dolls, tell me if you think I am being impatient......
I have two 4x4 trays with an 80 gallon resi. I have 32 two gallon pots in just under 32 square feet. They are on day 13 of flower and already crammed into each other and fighting for space. The strain is 70% indica and 30% sativa hybrid. I don't know the complete lineage but the bud is an excellent phenotype . My friend has been refining the strain for 7 years so I know it is worthy. One thing about the history I do know is that it is a cousin of White Widow but that is all I know for sure.
I have 2 extra 4x4 trays just sitting. I also have a complete 1000 watt hps setup getting dusty. I have two extra plugs available in my 220 power splitter. I would need to buy another A/C unit($500) and an air cooled hood ($150). I could add the 4x4 tray and create an L shape instead of just the 8x4 rectangle I have now. I would be growing 3 filled 4x4 trays upon completion of the grow and only running 2000 watts for almost half of the grow.(veg + 2 to 3 weeks of flower)
I am already running Co2 enrichment and raising the level in the whole room. If I don't expand I would have to kill probably 5-8 plants to give each plant enough room to fill out. I believe they are still stretching and there will be a filling out period after the stretch. Space issues will be really bad once that happens. So all I would have to yeild to make up for the added expense is 2 ounces. With 1000 watts(62 watts/sqft) plus Co2 enrichment, proper lighting and primo genetics I am told 1 oz per plant is probable. 2 oz per plant is fantastic.
The argument my friend is giving me is that it is like I am just learning to drive and 3000 watts in a room is like driving a racecar.
So....what do you think
I apprecieate some personal experience if possible. There is no substitute for experience.
Don't forget to tell your plants you love them. -J
I can see the final setup in my head and it seems like more of the same stuff. Other than adjusting a few parameters after the additions it seems like an easy conversion.
Please guys and dolls, tell me if you think I am being impatient......
I have two 4x4 trays with an 80 gallon resi. I have 32 two gallon pots in just under 32 square feet. They are on day 13 of flower and already crammed into each other and fighting for space. The strain is 70% indica and 30% sativa hybrid. I don't know the complete lineage but the bud is an excellent phenotype . My friend has been refining the strain for 7 years so I know it is worthy. One thing about the history I do know is that it is a cousin of White Widow but that is all I know for sure.
I have 2 extra 4x4 trays just sitting. I also have a complete 1000 watt hps setup getting dusty. I have two extra plugs available in my 220 power splitter. I would need to buy another A/C unit($500) and an air cooled hood ($150). I could add the 4x4 tray and create an L shape instead of just the 8x4 rectangle I have now. I would be growing 3 filled 4x4 trays upon completion of the grow and only running 2000 watts for almost half of the grow.(veg + 2 to 3 weeks of flower)
I am already running Co2 enrichment and raising the level in the whole room. If I don't expand I would have to kill probably 5-8 plants to give each plant enough room to fill out. I believe they are still stretching and there will be a filling out period after the stretch. Space issues will be really bad once that happens. So all I would have to yeild to make up for the added expense is 2 ounces. With 1000 watts(62 watts/sqft) plus Co2 enrichment, proper lighting and primo genetics I am told 1 oz per plant is probable. 2 oz per plant is fantastic.
The argument my friend is giving me is that it is like I am just learning to drive and 3000 watts in a room is like driving a racecar.
So....what do you think
I apprecieate some personal experience if possible. There is no substitute for experience.
Don't forget to tell your plants you love them. -J