ScoobyDoobyDoo
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did someone say 6,000 watts? count me in! 
What is the best way to position 1000 watt lights in a room?
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ScoobyDoobyDoo
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how big are you gonna grow your plants? height and width? best to design your lighting around your plant footprint if you have one. do you have a plant limit or are you just gonna try and fit as many as you comfortably can under the lights? what is the height of the room?
hotrodharley
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He's baaaaaaack. 
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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i never left!He's baaaaaaack.
just went on vacation for a few weeks. back in NYC right now. headed back to costa rica next week probably. bought a new sports car so i've been playing around with that and hanging with friends. plus, it's the rainy season in costa rica so i'm not missing much.
GrowinTheDank
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Hadn't talked to ya in a while was wonderin where you went lol.i never left!
Da Almighty Jew
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Whats up Scoob, good to hear from ya. No plant limit. But i use organic soil so i dont really like small plants. i like them in 7-10 gal at least. 4 underneath a light is plenty for me. The height of the room starts at 8 ft and is on an incline untill about 16ft or so.
Da Almighty Jew
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What sports car may i ask? you put it out there now i wanna know.i never left!
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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i'll get working on something later today when i get back; gotta run out for a little bit.
a Porsche 911 Turbo SWhat sports car may i ask? you put it out there now i wanna know.
Da Almighty Jew
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sweet.. i gotta get me one!! maybe 1 year down the road
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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i forgot to ask which wall the door is on (12' or 16' wall) and where on that wall the door is located (middle, left side, etc...). i would do 3 lights along the walls on either side of the room. that will give you plenty of space in the middle of the room and also allow you to have 2 different strains or a perpetual grow going. plus, like cannabineer said earlier, that will give you easy access to all of your plants.
Da Almighty Jew
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the door is located on the 16 ft wall. its on the right side, in the upper right corner. the ceiling is the highest there.
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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this is what i am thinking as your most efficient way to use the room.
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Da Almighty Jew
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damn it the drawing is so small. can you see it?
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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not sure what that drawing is. can't see anything. if you want 6000w then the best layout i think is the layout i posted above.
Da Almighty Jew
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Hey scooby, how about if i had all the lights in the middle. and about a 1 1/2 ft walkway around the room/plants? that way the lights shine on everything in all directions. plus i still have functionality because i could reach everything if i need to. right?
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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that way seems kind of inefficient cause you won't have a lot of room for other equipment. it's really not that big of a deal to have the lights overshadowing eachother; with 4 plants per light you be getting plenty of canopy coverage and footcandles per square foot. just rotate your plants every couple days.
think about it this way. 6000w has a footprint of 10'x15'. there's now way you will be able to comfortably fit that footprint in a 16'x12'9" room and still have space for other equipment and to move around. especially if the door opens into the room.
think about it this way. 6000w has a footprint of 10'x15'. there's now way you will be able to comfortably fit that footprint in a 16'x12'9" room and still have space for other equipment and to move around. especially if the door opens into the room.
johnny32
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Hello,
I did something similar to what you want to do. It was a square room about 12' x 11'. Check it out it's in my signature (lots of pics). Hope that helps.