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Well hello , i just recently set up a room thats 5' x 6' nd it seems to be perf for what i want to accomplish , i can fit 20 /2 Gallon pots in there nicely , and i 20/3 galllon pots later nicely to , but i was wondering if one 600w MH convertion bulb would be good for 20 plants in a 5 by 6 area , then ima switch to the 600w HPS bulb , ... u think it will be good enouph for the 20 so odd plants? , or would i be needing a 1000wer of both??
lemme know , thanks
Skyler:cool:
You should be ok with the 600w HPS, just be REALLY CAREFUL of the heat. The 600w HPS is gonna be around 90k lums, a 1000w HPS should be around 140k Lum's and more heat! Before dropping in around 20 plants in that area, i would get just a couple to grow in there so you dont loose your entire crop, just a suggestion tho. A trial run is always good for a new setup and keeping it small you can address any problems that may come up before it effects all of your plants.
Good luck on whatever you decide to do. :jointsmile:
ahh sounds good , :P but the basement is genuinly very cold in this crib , soo will the light heat things up that much with 2 fans in the room?
i dont know your basement, the best thing you can do is to run everything for a few days and see where your at. Take the temp and humidity with and without the fans on while your light is turned on. This will give you a baseling and you can go from there. It will basically tell you if you need more ventilation or if your ok.
well i have central air duct blowin Dirrectly in the room, and it blows cold :) unless the heat is on , an with winter ima keep it on 23 the whole winter , an all i got is a cheap fan on the floor blowing into a large tube that goes out the window ... but the whole room is air tight , sooo with a couple fans im hoping it will be good enouph
oh an im going to buy the 600w ballast and reflector with self cooling :p
It will heat up plenty, but you will want to run a small space heater in there during 'night' to avoid dewfall and a temp difference of more than 15 degrees.
I flower in the same sized space but run a K plus a 400 HPS in there. You really want a 1000 for that room, especially vegging under a 600 MH. I'd veg under a 400 with the plants all close together and then spread them out to fill the room and flower under a 1000. You want up to 3x the watts in flower that you had been using in veg to be most efficient.
ok then if i buy a 1000w ballast would it support a 400w bulb? , cuz i realy dont have the money or the time to get both ...?
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