thedirtycode
New Member
Hey everyone, I'm a longtime reader but obviously this is my first post. Last year was my first grow indoors, with a 1000w magnetic HPS in a 10x10 room in my basement. Years prior I was an outside grower, and my yields outside were better than last year and I'm fairly certain it was loss of light due to an inadequate room design. The indoor grow wasn't planned at the time, outside weather conditions prompted me to pull the plug and go indoors. The room was unfinished, no drywall, etc. I hung a 1000w HPS over 5 plants(Widow, and Super Lemon Haze) in Pro-mix soil, watered/fed and basically just let it rip. My ceilings are 10 feet high, and plant height got nearly 8 feet in these conditions but bud density sucked major ass compared to outdoors.
So with that out of the way, I'm not looking to utilize the entire room as my estimates tell me 2 1k lights would be required to properly light this amount of space. My thinking right now is to put up 3 stud walls, and basically build a room inside a room 6x6, where I will use 1 600w Lumatek digital + adusta-wing reflector. My basement stays relatively cool at 75 degrees. I plan on covering all walls with mylar for reflection. I'm guessing with a more enclosed environment, I'm going to have to deal with heat now as well, something that wasn't an issue last year.
Is this how you guys would tackle this? Recommendations, suggestions, dos/don't, tips, trick, and rookie hazing is all very much appreciated.
So with that out of the way, I'm not looking to utilize the entire room as my estimates tell me 2 1k lights would be required to properly light this amount of space. My thinking right now is to put up 3 stud walls, and basically build a room inside a room 6x6, where I will use 1 600w Lumatek digital + adusta-wing reflector. My basement stays relatively cool at 75 degrees. I plan on covering all walls with mylar for reflection. I'm guessing with a more enclosed environment, I'm going to have to deal with heat now as well, something that wasn't an issue last year.
Is this how you guys would tackle this? Recommendations, suggestions, dos/don't, tips, trick, and rookie hazing is all very much appreciated.