BudManRI420
New Member
This is my wife's grow at her house, 12/12 plants they go in 6 at a time so every 5 weeks get a chop. Quick run down of Flower is 13x11 room (12' ceilings), 6 1000w DE Gavitas and 4 Gavita 270e's, each group of 6 plants goes under 3 1000e's and 2 270e's. Running 1000's at 73% power (Yes I should of went with the 750e's)
Anyway so my Veg setup was horrible it was in a 6x6 tent with 2 2x4 T5HO 432w fixtures, this was fitting 6 plants in 10 gallon coco pots, also our solo cup and root riot things. Ran this for just about a year and seemed to work well but just no space and always bending over to do things, everything cramped.
I said time for an upgrade so I made about a 10x10 room, with a 4x8 flood table for bigger girls getting ready for flower and a 3x6 table for the little girls. Both tables are only there to act as a drain - they are plumbed into drain so never have standing water in bottom any more. 24" off the ground makes it perfect height for giving the plants love. I put 1 T5HO over the 3x6 for the little girls. I then put 3 Phantom CMH fixtures above the 4x8. I love it, works great! BUT then I get really thinking about it, is this enough watts to properly prep them for flower? I have plenty of stretch room but I just want to make sure I am not shorting ourselves, I do get slight shading on the outside of the plants when on the table (Spin them daily so they do get light everywhere). I hate to add more lights as I am close to my limit on my electric service and A/C sizing.
So basically more veg light will speed up growth and reduce stretch when flipped but will I see any other advantages if I add say another 3 CMH fixtures above my Veg 4x8? I am normally finishing around 1lb per plant right now, usually a hair more. Slightest increase will obviously pay itself off very quickly (about 1300 for 3 more lights and about $100 extra per month in electric IF my A/C's can keep up)
What do you guys think?
Anyway so my Veg setup was horrible it was in a 6x6 tent with 2 2x4 T5HO 432w fixtures, this was fitting 6 plants in 10 gallon coco pots, also our solo cup and root riot things. Ran this for just about a year and seemed to work well but just no space and always bending over to do things, everything cramped.
I said time for an upgrade so I made about a 10x10 room, with a 4x8 flood table for bigger girls getting ready for flower and a 3x6 table for the little girls. Both tables are only there to act as a drain - they are plumbed into drain so never have standing water in bottom any more. 24" off the ground makes it perfect height for giving the plants love. I put 1 T5HO over the 3x6 for the little girls. I then put 3 Phantom CMH fixtures above the 4x8. I love it, works great! BUT then I get really thinking about it, is this enough watts to properly prep them for flower? I have plenty of stretch room but I just want to make sure I am not shorting ourselves, I do get slight shading on the outside of the plants when on the table (Spin them daily so they do get light everywhere). I hate to add more lights as I am close to my limit on my electric service and A/C sizing.
So basically more veg light will speed up growth and reduce stretch when flipped but will I see any other advantages if I add say another 3 CMH fixtures above my Veg 4x8? I am normally finishing around 1lb per plant right now, usually a hair more. Slightest increase will obviously pay itself off very quickly (about 1300 for 3 more lights and about $100 extra per month in electric IF my A/C's can keep up)
What do you guys think?