Would this work? Lighting ?

titan2011

Active Member
im getting ready to finally get my clones from my guy and put them in my tent, (after fans arrive) my ballast is a Hydrofarm Xtrasun Ballasts from Growco Indoor Garden Supply my reflector a Xtrasun 6 Air-Cooled Reflector with cordset from Growco Indoor Garden Supply

which takes hps and mh bulbs 400,600 and 1000 on hps and 400 and 1000 on mh. my tent is 6.5x6.5x6.5 at first im going to have 6 plants in soil. I still need to buy my bulbs as well could i get away with vegging 6 off a 400w mh bulb? i have 3 of them new in box from a idea i scratched to begin with. https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/5042/MH-04001P.html

would that bulb work with the ballast/hood posted? Could i get away with 6ish plants under a 400wer? Then when i want to flower toss a 1000w hps bulb in there? Also figure it'd save a ton on electric not having to have a 1000w mh bulb going 18/6.


Also any suggestions on what I should use to veg in the future? With the tent size i havw? I know a 1000watt mh isn't the most economal way of vegging.
 

mrmadcow

Well-Known Member
as long as you are not planning to veg until they are 5 feet tall,you should be fine. you could use the 400 till they get 18 inches or so then switch to a 1000 MH till ready to flower if you are really worried about getting the most out of them.
 
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