i don't think this is realistic, and honestly, i don't believe it. maybe if you count all the stuff that isn't A grade, but I call b.s.
i am running 4 600's and am running 10 plants on a 3x3 table. i am thinking of dropping the plant numbers to 8 per tray and adding a light. the plants were about 14" when flowered.
i use a 10" max fan and have it dialed down a bit and am using melon heads
that speaks greatly to your abilities and knowledge. 2400 watts should be spread out over a much bigger area than 3 x 3. a plant can only take in so much light.
one 600 is technically sufficient for 4 x 4 coverage but two would increase bud density and yeild to make it worth the extra cost of running. youre wasting a lot of money and lumens my friend. flowering at 14 inches is not very tall, especially with 2400 watts at your disposal and using only 10 plants.
my advice?
1. use more space to grow and veg the 10 for longer to maybe 2 ft, then flip (using all 2400 watts). then you might need to lower to 8 but maybe not, that depends on how much more space you can give them
if you have no more space to designate...
2. using the setup you have, research SOG (
sea of green), then toss in as many plants as can fit in that space (never grown sog so im not sure what that # is off top) and dont use as many lights, take down 2, imo
3. take one plant, train it in some way (lst, scrog, etc...) and let it take up the whole 3 x 3 area using one 7 gal pot and
still take 2 lights down
these are just suggestions and you have more options then the ones ive provided here. point being, 1 gram per watt is a start to some growers but its widely accepted that 1 gpw is the accepted norm. you see less when other factors dont fall into place or the setup has flaws in some way shape or form. also, what are your numbers on that setup?
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aha! thanks for that. that makes since. i didnt have anymore questions i was just sayin thanks :hi i actually put what i was gonna pm you in the thread.
Well technically you could go Carbon filter > inline fan > then connect to the lights.. you would be creating a negative pressure in the room, the inline fan pulls air through the carbon filter, it is then scrubbed, then it would cool your lights and then exit..
agreed. the only thing is i wanted to seal the lights off from the grow space. as in, run intake and outtake ducting straight to the lights which would help heat situations. then i could really use the outdoor temps to my advantage because all the air would be cool or at least cooler than the grow room air since the lights will heat things up. also, these will probably be in cool tubes as my theory is they will use the cfm's more efficiently since its all one big tube.
now :banana1sv6: comments?
