regular or reverse lighting schedule???

[fatsax]

right guys what u think would be the better option:-

have the lights on during the day so it harder to spot the heat and any light that might sneak out from the window

or have the lights on during the night so it is not in use during the times people are around in my gaff.also to keep temps down since the heat will be generated during the night time

it is to be in a 4 by 4 metre double room with one 600w light,not sure about how many 1 metre square hydro tanks to use yet...

what your views on it being spotted during the night cycle if on then?

also how many 1 metre squar tanks u recommend i use since i have 3 at my disposal(flood and drain) i have a dihumidifier,2x600w lights available.....i also have an inline duct fan available to vent the hot exhaust air into the attic?

how many strawberry cough should i place in each 1 metre tank(3 or 4 i thought)?and how high should i let them get b4 flowering?(i noit sure how bushy or how high these get)

and it is a big pain to fit the inline duct fan,is it worth the extra effort or should i just scale my op down so as it aint needed?

a few questions there any opinions welcome....all purely hypothetical of course

p.s. if i use the inline duct fan to exhaust into the attic how visible would it be a)during the daytime cycle b)night time cycle ,,,,,,,as in hot air in the attic????

fatsax Reviewed by fatsax on 07-20-2007. regular or reverse lighting schedule??? right guys what u think would be the better option:- have the lights on during the day so it harder to spot the heat and any light that might sneak out from the window or have the lights on during the night so it is not in use during the times people are around in my gaff.also to keep temps down since the heat will be generated during the night time it is to be in a 4 by 4 metre double room with one 600w light,not sure about how many 1 metre square hydro tanks to use yet... what Rating: 5

[fatsax]

also guys i have just been up in the attic and i have the old ceiling still up there so it would be a apin in the arse fitting an inline fan exhausting to the attic..
is it worth the messing?

[khronik]

For a small op like that, you're not going to get busted because of heat. And it's not hard to seal the room from light. In fact, you'd have to seal the room from light anyway, since light leaks during flowering will mess you up. I have mine going on a reverse schedule because of the heat, and also because I have it in a room off of my bedroom, so I'm in my room during most of the time it's on, ie at night.

[smokedoja]

you should put 4 plants in a 1m2 tub., strawberry cough will be tall, but wont branch much, i would start flowering those at 12 inches tall cuz they will probably triple in size.

[the image reaper]

I run my lights the coolest hours of the day ... just makes it that much easier to maintain cooler temps ... if it is too obvious you have bright lights on all night long, you may want to cover your windows in that room ... :smokin:

[fatsax]

cheers guys now back to the inline duct fan

shall i exhaust it into the attic which has the old ceiling still up there so it would be a pain or shall i take a few bricks outta the chimney stack and exhaust it through there?

[khronik]

Both seem like they would work, assuming the air has somewhere to go once it's in your attic, however it can be tricky to cut into a chimney.

[home.grower]

...either with normal shades... during summer lights on at night... during winter lights on during daylight.... Bonus -> AirCooled shades means you can do what you want

[ProGroWannabe]

Just suffer the trouble and do the attic, I say. Remember, birds nest in chimneys if they can find a way in. I'd hate to see you finding a dead bird that fell into your duct. What a stink that would make!
Good Luck with your grow.

[stinkyattic]

If you are going to mess with the chimney, be certain it is not in use still by your furnace, water heater, etc.

And I would suggest running lights at night to even out temps, and take advantage of the fact that there are different rates for off-peak use.