What Wattage?

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SmittyWJMJ

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #1

i was wondering what wattage of light would be best and how do i know how many plants each one can have?

 

Nay47

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #2

What space do you have??

 

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SmittyWJMJ

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #3

its a 9 by 6 room i want half for veg and half for flowering so each of the two space will be 9 by 3

i was thinking 2 600w for each room but idk if that is enough

 

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eendar

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #4

2000-3000 lumens per sq ft

 

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SmittyWJMJ

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #5

is that bare minimum or is that the recommended?

 

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eendar

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #6

kind of the minimum if you want a decent size, the more you add the better, just watch your heat if you use more. i just picked up some cooltubes. hope it works out for you.

 

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SmittyWJMJ

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #7

this is what it will look like unless that lighting is too much or i should use something different?

oh btw this grow is going to be a soil mix if that matters

 

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eendar

Active Member

• Feb 15, 2012

• #8

yeah, overlapping 600s should cover it nicely, 7k lumens per sq foot (estimated) on the flower side (hps assumed) and close to 5k lumens per sq ft on the veg (estimated) cant wait to see the finished product.

 

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SmittyWJMJ

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #9

ok well if it sounds good i think ill go through with this build then and yes its gonna be 600w hps badass bulbs

 

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SmittyWJMJ

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #10

when i clone is a T5 High Output Fluorescent good enough?

specifically the one with 6 bulbs

 

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eendar

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #11

T5 should be more then fine for clones.

 

SimonD

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• Feb 15, 2012

• #12

SmittyWJMJ said:

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this is what it will look like unless that lighting is too much or i should use something different?

oh btw this grow is going to be a soil mix if that matters

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In a 3x9 flowering space, I'd suggest running 3x600 for max yield.

Simon