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ncjeepin · #11 12-11-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by chronicle

why would you buy 3 600watts instead of 2 1000watts? doesnt really make much sense considering how much you intend to grow. in the veg/clone room you can get away with 2 400watts or even one 600watt if theres like 15 plants (for VEG, not flower). but why would you only want to visit the grow spot once a week? first of all, a trailer is out of the question for any more than one 1000watt, the power consumption and overall sketchyness of the operation make it not worth it. running 4 1000watts in a trailer would definately result in a fire. you should use a basement, thats really the only thing i can think of - i use my bathroom

but seriously though, dont go buy 3 600watts when you could have 2 1000watts, you're buying an extra ballast for nothing - as well as missing out on 400 extra watts of juice. i wouldnt leave the plants unattended for a week til its time for nutrients though, but thats just me. i like keeping an eye on the operation, timers are trustworthy but 2 or 4 1000watts is the type of grow op you dont want to screw up.

no basements here

i guess i could visit it more if needed.....ok so the trailer is out...now i have no problem renting out a house but that'll cost more and i will need to get every bit of the 2lbs. so i need a 4000W flower room, 1200W veg/ clone + everything else.. what kind of place could i rent out that wouldn't draw attention using that much power on set times??

i don't know for sure but from what i've read 3 600W gives more lumens and better economy that 2 1000W but i have no first hand knowledge of that...

McLovin420 · #12 12-11-2007, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by chronicle

why would you buy 3 600watts instead of 2 1000watts? doesnt really make much sense considering how much you intend to grow.

3 600 watt lights will cover more area than 2 1000 watters plus you can put them closer to the plant.

chronicle · #13 12-11-2007, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by McLovin420

3 600 watt lights will cover more area than 2 1000 watters plus you can put them closer to the plant.

true, but the buds wont be as dense as it would be under a 1000watt. since this guy is after quantity, you might be able to get more with 3 600 watts, but not if you use the light mover technique i spoke of earlier. putting 3 600watts on 3 individual light movers is alot tougher than setting up 2 - but they are both very acceptable methods

option 1.) 2 1000watts on 2 light movers
pro: quadruple the growing space
con: possible fluffy buds

option 2.) 3 600watts w/ no light movers
pro: possibly denser buds
con: alot less space to grow

id say you could get a huge stretch of herb under 2 light movers, i honestly dont know where you could grow all of this though - maybe rent out a small house w/ a basement and use an upper room for veg and the basement for flowering. you could also mix&match; maybe use 2 600watts on light movers or any other combo - check the faq for lumen/per square foot, i think you want somewhere around 100w/square foot.

email468 · #14 12-11-2007, 11:39 AM

1000w of light is pretty meaningless for a 4 x 10 room. Two 400w would be better in that situation.

chronicle · #15 12-11-2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by email468

1000w of light is pretty meaningless for a 4 x 10 room. Two 400w would be better in that situation.

he's not gonna yield 2lbs/month w/ 2 400watts, although i do agree about the space. ncjeepin - you need a bigger room

big enough to handle 2 thousand watts or 3 600watts. to yield anywhere near 1lb/month youre gonna need around 20 plants, if you wanna set up a 1000watt or 2 600watts with a light mover you could maybe away with it..depending on various other factors, like nutrients. also, get hortilux-eye bulbs and kool bloom additives.

McLovin420 · #16 12-11-2007, 12:29 PM

you may want to check out t5s and the sog method.

McLovin420 · #17 12-11-2007, 12:42 PM

how to SOG http://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=...article&id=398

chronicle · #18 12-11-2007, 12:44 PM

yea sea of green rocks, you can throw a huge amount of small plants together under the light.

ncjeepin · #19 12-11-2007, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by chronicle

he's not gonna yield 2lbs/month w/ 2 400watts, although i do agree about the space. ncjeepin - you need a bigger room

big enough to handle 2 thousand watts or 3 600watts. to yield anywhere near 1lb/month youre gonna need around 20 plants, if you wanna set up a 1000watt or 2 600watts with a light mover you could maybe away with it..depending on various other factors, like nutrients. also, get hortilux-eye bulbs and kool bloom additives.

i'm not set with 1000's, 600's, or even a 4x8 space.. i will rent a place to suit my needs, but it seems to grow 2lbs i'll need somewhere around 5000 watts i'm just trying to figure out where to grow this.. a house i guess would be the best bet but still 5000 watts for a house i think is gonna raise flags but again i have no idea...

what do they use if growing commercially? generators? (i could i guess bury the generator and use kinda like a 4wd snorkle to allow the engine to breathe.. but i think that will still be loud..maybe i should just stick with what i know... i have to look into laws and privacy policies and what not but how do you indoor guys sleep with all the risk in your house...

i am considering growing indoors if it can be safely grown on a somewhat larger scale, i am used to once a year 20+lbs at once so for me to grow indoors i would need atleast 2lbs per month at minimum is this safely possible..

ncjeepin · #20 12-11-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by McLovin420

how to SOG http://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=...article&id=398

thanks for the link i will look into it but i'm more of a naturalist in that i enjoy seeing the beauty of an unmolested plant. but at the same time more bud is more bud, so i'll take a look , thanks

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