Use what space you have to its full potantial. I would scrog them babies. Build a screen for scrog then continue to veg as planned. You will increase the light foot print and spread it evenly over canopy. Personaly I scrog as I have height issues, I get higher yeilds plus them little would-be...
That's sounds ok,as long as its the right light spectrum for vegging. I vegg from seed using t5, 18/6 light cycle. A few days before flower I put 4 girls under 1 600w dual spec hps to harden them off. Then flip them into flower with the 4 girls under 2x 600w red spec hps for the flowering stage
The Future nailed it there. Made the mistake myself starting out. Ph/ec meters are a must, also as mentioned earlier ditch the dual spec and get the full red spec for flowering. Happy growing!
Agree with since 1991 of this. You need to vent that hot air away from the area, otherwise you will be circulating warm air back through your hoods. Nice build though. Happy growing!