1 1000w or 2 600w?

hydro store owners are just that, store owners. instead of seeing 90,000 lumens in a small area from a foot away with my other hoods, i now see 90,000 in a much larger area. pretty much anywhere under the hoods. my light meter let me know this, therefore your hydro store owner probly had an abundance of those hoods he couldnt return and needed to get rid of them.

Why would my grow shop talk himself out of a larger profit item by selling me a cheaper, yet more effective hood?
It is one of his most popular hoods, and for good reason. One of those reasons is the 9 zips I just pulled off of the Chronic out from under it. And there were two other plants under it at the same time, and almost as big! Will a 600w pull that kind of weight from under one hood while in soil?
A few smart growers might be able to do it, but probably not your average joe grow.

If it was your average grow shop, he would be pushing the larger profit margin products like the larger, more expensive hoods you bought from your local store...

Larger hoods dont necessarily create more light for ya, but they can displace it and spread it out thinner everywhere; its simple physics chief.

It seems like all 600w or less setups I have seen here on riu leaves plants search stretching for available light and have more stemming in between its nodes and budsights; kinda like your avatar appears to be doing

I just bought a second radiant 6 with a 1000w setup this past weekend, and it was at least 50 cheaper than the bulkier hoods; to each his own I reckon... Grow well my friend.

I live 6 minutes from a Worms Way!@!

you my friend are refering to hot spots those hoods produce. i have a light meter and have used it for my own proof that it spreads the light over a area 2x the size of my 6 inch hoods. 90,000 lumens isnt enough???? and my avatar pic was under a 6 inch hood and your a fool if you think a plant orienting its leaves to a slight upward pitch is "reaching". your harvest was good, but you never posted veg time, strain, etc. peace bro.

I have no hot spots, and keep everything as close as they can tolerate, and without them curling for cover from the bombardment of light I provide them with daily with my chosen methods.
I do fully understand that a plant(every plant) orients itself towards its light source, and of course its the only natural thing for them to do...but that wasnt what I was referring to.
Light is its lifesource, so to speak, all leaves will rotate themselves towards it if all conditions are fully satisfied down below... Not enough water or too much water and they will droop somewhat; screw up on nutes and they will let also let you know it...
My leaves are always, always at attention; and reaching out to absorb the maximum light I can provide them with. This is not the same thing as stretching though, so dont confuse yourself here. I simply choose to provide the most light I can for em. That plant was a Serious seeds Chronic like I said, and with about a two month veg (max).
My 3 plants at 9 zips each, equals 27 zips under one light....................
That is damn near double that lb a light theory many propose here on riu to be a maximum harvest goal with a single 1000w light ..............
How many plants and lights does it take you to hit 27 zips?
If you aint hitting that mark even with two 600w's vs. my single 1000w; I'm not the one wasting energy at the end of every day.
My plants speak for themselves and prove the point I'm trying to make; with serious poundages to back them/me up...

Was it a 6 inch hood with a 600w light?
I was referring to the stemmyness of its lower half, which to me simply appears that some extra stretching action was occuring, thats all. If it had maximum light, it wouldnt need to stem stretch so much the first few weeks of flower, and would/could be more of a stocky, bushy bitch with a little training. You never mentioned its dry weight at all.
Do you train them in any way?

Dude, I'm sure it smoked well though, and it looks quite healthy so i'm not trying to rag on ya. And, it does look like its probably a sativa dominant plant, so no worries there chief. Your doing a good job in growing, even though you mention no weights in any of your posts.

My only significant question for ya to answer is this: Have you ever pulled 27 zips from 3 plants with two 600's with any strain, with same veg times and also while in organic soil?

I also forgot to mention, I vegged them with a T5!

djfloms said:

600's but....... 3 400w you can spread the light even more AND.......it's only 1200 watts (the same as 2 600's) plus you can get the lights closer and the bulbs for the 400's are cheap.
I have 4 400's and I love them. i can get the light real close to the plants and they generate less heat than the others,.

Heres a link to greners , its there deal. Pretty cheap setup with digital ballast

http://www.greners.com/packages/grow-light/400-watts/xtrasun-ii-400w-grow-light-package.html

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i agree 3 400's kick ass. here is my 3 400's they work great and cover my 2 2x4 trays with ease not to mention my ladies get about 6" from the glass with no problems.

2 600s all the way man, peace

go fluff your ego some where else. peace.

I leave the fluff for the 400's and 600's who are afraid to speak in the language of weights and measurements. lol

Dont get me wrong, I might eventually get a mh 600 or two for veg, and they have their place in smaller area rooms;but I will always finish under a 1k light, as the weight increase will more than pay for its associated electrical bills.

To the thread starter: The room size determines the size of lights you can run. If your cramped up, run a few 400s to 600s; if youve got good space, run what you can afford to.

most smart people dont advertise........