just ordered the dirty dozen package from htg and i was thinkin of taking the reflector of and doing a stadium grow.

my idea is that i would have 2 feet x 2 feet of floor space for the middle and surrounding that build a shelf that is in a shape of a square but i dont know how tall to build it

i want the plants to finish around 2 feet so i think i will flower at 10 inches

also the strain is blueberry

please help
thank you

also how much do you think i will yield

I think your on the right track for taking advantage of the useable light im thinking more like 3.5 feet x 3.5 feet with a 12inch wide 12inch tall shelf like you said in a square formation 8 plants on top of shelf and maybe 4 on the ground level.


My 2 cents

WinkDogg

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Hey Buckwheat,

Im going to try something similar and it might work for you.

Instead of building shelves get a poultry screen and start high on one side and make a U down and up the other side. Then run some across the back wall. You can train the plants in the middle with the screen and just let he outer plants grow up the screen on the sides.

Im going to try that next in a similar size space.
Might work for you to.

Oh forgot, I have seen statium grows and the shelf height you need would be about 8 inches if your max is 24". You just need enough for the buds to be taller then the ones in front from what I've seen.

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Buckwheat, How big is the room? If you have the space, probably 6x6 min. and you hang the light vertical, you may be able to build two shelves using 400w.
As to height, the lower plants can overlap the upper plants by the height of the container plus about 5 inches or so with out shading.
With this square configuration and 2 shelves/8plants, I would think anywhere from 8oz up to 13 or 14 is reasonable, depending on your skill level.

Fred Flintsone I don't even get what you are describing, have any references to look that up?

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Omeds,Talking about two shelves. One a few inches off the floor, another about 20inches higher built around the light on all four sides.Check out a guy named Green Bastard on CannabisCulture.com, His setup is huge compared to a single 400w setup, but the principle is the same. Theres also a guy here at RIP, FloJo, he also has a similar setup.

i'm sorry to burst your bubble but that will not work u will be unhappy with the results.
i did a stadium with 3 600's and it didn't do well the only ones that i have seen a decent yield were ones with multiple 1000's
the overlapping of light sources is what helps and in my experience plants do much better with the light facing strait down on the plants, leaves are solar panels but not the bottom or the sides.

I have to say i disagree . Although multiple lights would work better im sure you could make it work ! It may take some trial and error but it can be worked out im sure . It may not even be the best wayto go but i think it can work.

Sorry to disagree

winkdogg

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Originally Posted by warisnottheanswer http://www.rollitup.org/images/blaze...s/viewpost.gif
my dude winkdog he had a farm e-i-e-i-o and on his farm he had some bud e-i-e-i-o wit a barbwire here and a white widow there, here a bud there a bud every week more BUD BUD

i wish you good luck! but i will say this u might only want to make 2 steps at the most and keep the reflector on and veg to about 8 to 10 inches.
something to think about

This i totally agree with!

Winkdogg

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Originally Posted by warisnottheanswer http://www.rollitup.org/images/blaze...s/viewpost.gif
my dude winkdog he had a farm e-i-e-i-o and on his farm he had some bud e-i-e-i-o wit a barbwire here and a white widow there, here a bud there a bud every week more BUD BUD