Whiskeytango's Area 51

[d4twamp]

is 9kw too much for a 15x15ish room? Or jsut right?

It's not possible to have too much light, IMHO...

[WhiskeyTango]

We, I want optimal coverage, but dont wanna fight excess heat. I know it wi be hot as shit. But I was figuring a 1kw for every 5x5. Too much?

[d4twamp]

you said they will be in cooltubes...If your going to put in Co2, just vent the cooltubes thru a scrubber...w/ the Co2 you can seal the room....like in the 3 lbs. a light thread by Tranoble...Are you trying for trees in those 5 gal.

[WhiskeyTango]

What about less watts, big hoods, and dual spectrum bulbs?
Lookin for lumen/g/w/m. I guess.

[WhiskeyTango]

at 15x15=225qt ft. 5k lum/ft-hortilux=145000lumen....sounds like 9!

[killa12345]

i figure around 9-12 1000k would be ideal.....but damn what an electric bill that would be.....i ran 6 1K's and a few 400's and the power bill was in the high 600's....ure gonna need one powerful A/c to keep that room cool.....especially if you plan to run in the summer months...

i had a 2.5 ton a/c to cool that room alone....with 6 1k's and 3 dayton 465 blowers to cool the lights...that got the room perfect......but before the new a/c and the air cooled lights my temps were around 120F.....with a 1 ton a/c and no air cooled lights. Good luck....im sure you will get it whiskey....im looking forward to some pics also! :thumbsup:

[d4twamp]

Hit me up at Yahoo Whiskey... There are some ways that you can cut down on that electric bill, LEGALLY....but I'm not sure if it, is against the rules of this site to talk about it...

[WhiskeyTango]

DOnt I have you on gmail D4?

[stinkyattic]

Hey guys I have to remind you that commercial sized operations are not to be discussed here. Also for your own safety.
Thanks!

The legal way to cut down electric bill is to run a flip-flop relay or some type of generator. Any way that uses electricity without paying for it is not legal. I keep seeing instructions for messing with meters on other sites and have gotten into arguments with people who say it's not stealing if you still get a bill etc etc etc... I hope you guys are all above board...

[WhiskeyTango]

Noticed a lot more rooms in here bigger than a 15x15. But PLEASE stinks, if this is some how commercial, feel free to end the post. I dont wanna upset anyone.