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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.
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.
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..
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.
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.....
1000 watter about 10 nice big plants. Twice that f you stick it on a light mover.
ive got 20 under my 1000 watt hps.....on a 3x3 drip system grow table with 20 1 gallon pots