I got an Idea from an outdoor grow I did last summer where plants got only full strength light for 6 hours a day due to foliage blockage. Only from 9-3 did the plants get full strength light becasue before 9AM or after 3PM the leaves of surrounding plants obstructed the light a great deal but the plants came out fine because they got 18 hours of light with 6 hours of intense light.

Can you use an 1,000w HPS and fluorexes together for dual spectrum vegging?

I was thinking about maybe trying this:
X4 100w Flourexes (15$ a pop at home depot, 6500K, I buy the cheapest flourex ballast 20-30$ and then just chop it open so it can fit an 100w flourex and then make a reflector holding 4 flourexes)

and for vegging use 4 Fluorexes 18/6
and then for a four hour period run my 1,000w HPS (just to give the plants extra light)

for flowering run 1,000w HPS 12/12.

Will this produce bad results due to irregularity of light intensity or will plants be OK? I'm trying to cut down on my electricity bill. I don't want to use 18,000 watts a day vegging with an 1,000w HPS running a halide conversion bulb.

With this setup I'd only be using 11,200 watts a day for vegging, and 12,000 watts a day for flowering.
Buddahbear Reviewed by Buddahbear on . 1,000wHPS with flourexes? I got an Idea from an outdoor grow I did last summer where plants got only full strength light for 6 hours a day due to foliage blockage. Only from 9-3 did the plants get full strength light becasue before 9AM or after 3PM the leaves of surrounding plants obstructed the light a great deal but the plants came out fine because they got 18 hours of light with 6 hours of intense light. Can you use an 1,000w HPS and fluorexes together for dual spectrum vegging? I was thinking about maybe Rating: 5