I have run both and there is absolutely no argument here... 1k watters all day. The yield is much, much greater with 1k's. I run all air cooled now and my tops can grow against the glass on my hoods with no problems except for some bleaching. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON 6's, PLEASE!!
you are correct on the rooms and equipment. I use the chhc-4 to control each room. On the smaller one, I have it set to use the a/c for cooling and dehumidifying, whereas the bigger room has the a/c and dehumidifying controlled separately. not ideal for the smaller room, but compromises have to be made at times. also, the controller handles my co2 generators. it is convenient, although I think I'll build a simple high temp shut-off for my lights in case the a/c or controller fail
I can see you'd like to maximize your space, but I think you might be asking too much of it. If the room is a pain to maneuver in or it is a process to move your trays, you'll end up spending less time in there. are you hand watering or will this be a hydro setup? what about trellising? even though you can move your trays, you can't move your lights which means you will have issues negotiating around those and that means running into them at times.
why not 3x3 tables with a single 600 per table?
also, have you talked to others growing the strains you will use? that might determine the style you'd use too.
glad to help :)
yeah, the 12k works fine but does heat my basement up along with the other unit.. I'll probably upgrade to a 17-18btu mini and use a wired thermostat that is programmable.
I haven't exactly decided how I'll do the high temp shut-off, but using something like this:
It would be in the normally closed position and when temps hit a certain point, it would trigger a contactor that would break the power connection to the lights but require me to manually reset the system. that way it wouldn't keep cycling on and off.
NFT? don't see people run that too often. it seems to work better for smaller crops like lettuces and what not. I'm giving a try to drip going drain to waste and using rockwool blocks. 4's that go on 6's. roots look out of control!
I ran soil this last crop and had to deal with thrips and mites. never had them till I started using soil... ugh.
so basically each table will be self contained? that is how i did it when i was doing ebb and flow. made it easier when running multiple strains in the same room.
I found running co2 at no more than 1000ppm was easier to deal with versus the norm of 1500
your strains look solid!
hey bro, yeah i got an old school 600 watt ballast and a new dimmable 600. so its easy to adjust for different plant sizes etc.i run roots and have been fightin' the mites for 6 mos. now even with constant cleaning and tlc. never had thrips. sounds like the shit nightmares are made of. lol 42oah, didn't realize you were running twin 6's.
yeah, the FF soil I used introduced the bugs :( luckily mites are gone but the thrips are a pain to get rid of :(
yeah did a year run in basement with 600s and never needed ac. perfect temps all the time. no need for the extra work, ya know? 42oI had 4- 600w and 4000 w digi's I love them both but I gotta say the 1000s made bigger buds and I got to say 1000w make bigger buds .. but i did need to air cool hoods on the 1000's.
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