I will be setting up my first hydro grow room and I have it all sketched out and know how I want to do it, I would just like to get some opinions on it before I go out and buy everything for it. Basically I want to try the Sea of Green method and harvest about 5 plants a week. I was thinking ebb/flow for the whole thing because it seems the simplest/most cost effective, but I was also looking into other forms of hydroponics.
The mothers/clones/vegging plants would be in a room roughly 4' x 3'. Hoping to eventually have 6 mothers, each a different strain. I plan on taking around 20-40 clones so I can pick and choose the best to flower. I was thinking a 4 foot 6 bulb T5 fluorescent for that room. I've seen numbers as low as T2 for the fluorescent lights, would those be better than the T5's?
Then, to flower the plants I am planning on a roughly 4 x 8 room for two 4' x 4' tables. I was thinking of using a 600w HPS on a 4 foot light mover. I figure it's not as bright as the 1000w but from what I hear it is a lot cooler and I figure with the lower voltage and light mover combined I would be able to put it relatively close (less than 10") to get the most efficiency. I plan to have a 4 or 6" vortex fan to exhaust the room and have it connected to the light somehow. (still trying to figure out how to do that on a light mover) Maybe it's not even necessary w/ the mover. I figure I could put between 10 and 12 plants in each tray. Would that be efficient for SOG, or should I use more or less? anyway, thanks for taking a look and hopefully some people can give me some opinions.
The mothers/clones/vegging plants would be in a room roughly 4' x 3'. Hoping to eventually have 6 mothers, each a different strain. I plan on taking around 20-40 clones so I can pick and choose the best to flower. I was thinking a 4 foot 6 bulb T5 fluorescent for that room. I've seen numbers as low as T2 for the fluorescent lights, would those be better than the T5's?
Then, to flower the plants I am planning on a roughly 4 x 8 room for two 4' x 4' tables. I was thinking of using a 600w HPS on a 4 foot light mover. I figure it's not as bright as the 1000w but from what I hear it is a lot cooler and I figure with the lower voltage and light mover combined I would be able to put it relatively close (less than 10") to get the most efficiency. I plan to have a 4 or 6" vortex fan to exhaust the room and have it connected to the light somehow. (still trying to figure out how to do that on a light mover) Maybe it's not even necessary w/ the mover. I figure I could put between 10 and 12 plants in each tray. Would that be efficient for SOG, or should I use more or less? anyway, thanks for taking a look and hopefully some people can give me some opinions.