i need info on lights

kearners

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• Apr 22, 2008

• #1

i want to grow real bad and have wanted to for a long time so when i find out which lights to use i will, i need 2 know what would be the best/cheapest lights for one mother plant and about 4-6clones at a time. and also how many plants could i have flowering under a 250watt hps? or how many flowering under a 400w hps? thanks, any help is much appreciated....

 

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fdd2blk

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• Apr 23, 2008

• #2

a 400 watt HPS will cover about 3 X 3 feet of flower area. a 250 maybe 2 X 2. you can flower 1 plant or 10 in this area. it all depends on the method and veg time. you can use shop lights to veg your mothers under.

 

northernlights

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• Apr 23, 2008

• #3

for a cheaper light bulb and cheaper to run use envirolites people such as my self get good results using them

 

regrets

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• Apr 23, 2008

• #4

gives some info on the sie of your grow space and you will get a lot more help.

 

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Hubert

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• Apr 23, 2008

• #5

Maybe this will help

 

kearners

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• Apr 23, 2008

• #6

regrets said:

gives some info on the sie of your grow space and you will get a lot more help.

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well the size of the grow room can be anything really because ii havent made it ye, i was just trying to find out about lights first!! i would go all out with a 1000 watt but i cant because of the bill so i cant go above 400!! i was planning to have around 8 plants in flowering at all time! small scale sog!! harvest 1 evry week!!


fdd...what do you mean by shop lights?


thanks hubert that helps!!

 

superskunkxnl

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• Jun 24, 2008

• #7

shop lights are fluro tube fixtures like they have in shops! or your garage ect.

 

honkeytown

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• Jun 25, 2008

• #8

this is a shot light...4 foot fluorescent fixture.

 

superskunkxnl

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• Jun 25, 2008

• #9

if you wanna get more power outta them check this out https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/84592-diy-fluro-overdrive.html