New growroom would like some input

I have 4 floro lights that are 4 ft long, I have a 600watt hps/mh light with an xl air cooled hood and I have a Bestva 2000watt led grow light and a 400+ cfm vortex fan on a dimmer. I have a 8x6 room and ceiling is 8ft high, to work with. Was looking for some input on how you guys would set it all up for most efficient use of space. While still getting the most yield.

Setup two 4x4 DTW tables. You'll have plenty of room to work and each of your lights provides ample coverage for a 4x4 space. Are the florescents T5?

A variac is a better way to speed control a blower. The solid state dimmers mess up the sine wave and can cause motor groaning.

Id ditch the fluorescent lights. Not sure of the quality of that LED. Now for the HPS, thats a good flowering light for sure.

To use the space most efficiently would require an investment in equipment. Personally Id probably run two 1000W DE HPS or 4 x 315 CMH in a 6 x 6 area, leaving a little room for equipment. You would probably need more cooling. I'd toss a good portable 1 ton AC unit in there and supplement with CO2 to max out yields. Huck a carbon filter in there as a scrubber and let it help circulate air as well. Something to build towards in the future indeed.

highwayman said:

I have 4 floro lights that are 4 ft long, I have a 600watt hps/mh light with an xl air cooled hood and I have a Bestva 2000watt led grow light and a 400+ cfm vortex fan on a dimmer. I have a 8x6 room and ceiling is 8ft high, to work with. Was looking for some input on how you guys would set it all up for most efficient use of space. While still getting the most yield.

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For light placement i would run the 600w hood and the led overhead. Trial and error for height but i would want some overlap. And if single shop type tubes i would put 2 on each side about midway plant height for side lighting.

I would exhaust the room right through the xxl hood like a tent setup with passive intake.

You have room overhead for a nice carbon filter set up before the hood. And the vortec after pulling through the ac hood.

MichiganMedGrower said:

... And the vortec after pulling through the ac hood.

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I never liked pulling the heat from the light through the blower. I fear it will shorten the life of the blower motor. I would put the blower before the light even though the hood will leak a little.

Try and keep the duct work as straight as possible and any bends should be a large radius. If you can use snap seam galvanized duct work, even for part of the run, it will flow a lot more efficiently than slinky duct.

Renfro said:

I never liked pulling the heat from the light through the blower. I fear it will shorten the life of the blower motor. I would put the blower before the light even though the hood will leak a little.

Try and keep the duct work as straight as possible and any bends should be a large radius. If you can use snap seam galvanized duct work, even for part of the run, it will flow a lot more efficiently than slinky duct.

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Been doing it for 5 years perpetually. Fans all still going strong 24/7.

They are carbon filtered this way. I think dust buildup is the killer.

Renfro said:

Personally Id probably run two 1000W DE HPS or 4 x 315 CMH in a 6 x 6 area, leaving a little room for equipment.

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Not going to argue with your light recommendations however I was under the impression the @highwayman wants to use his existing lights. How do you go about maintaining the plants in the back?

mr_c said:

Not going to argue with your light recommendations however I was under the impression the @highwayman wants to use his existing lights. How do you go about maintaining the plants in the back?

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I was just stating how to get the most out of the space, something to build towards.

Plants in the back can be watered with a little ingenuity.One could squeeze around the sides until they get really big, but heck use that square footage.

No one has addressed his veg area? It needs to be in a separate room so you can run the lights in it 24 hours. I'd suggest using the florescent lamps there.

I second the motion of doing a perpetual grow; you get more productivity from the same space plus workload is better spread out over time.