Help 1000w Gavita With 7ft Ceilings

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Whitesnake said:
Hey, my first light i bought was a 1000w Gavita E series DE fixture. I was growing in a 5x5 tent with a 7' ceiling. I would not recommend a Gavita DE fixture in this situation due to the fact that it is not air cooled and the ballast is in the tent (which adds another 80-100w of heat inside the tent which would be better served by added lighting or reduced heat). In the 5x5 tent with 300+cfm exhaust/intake I could only run it at 850w and the tent was still 83-85*f. The yield was excellent but the quality was impacted from the heat. I didn't experience anything close to light burn running it even at 1150 3' above the canopy however the heat was a major issue with this light fixture. My next 2 grows I bought cheap iPower 1000w air cooled lights and I am able to run one (air cooled) in my 5x5 at 1000w keeping the temperature around 78*f. Long story short, unless you have enough space and an air conditioner I would HIGHLY recommend buying a cheap 1000w air cooled ($160 delivered full set up with timer and hangers) vs a Gavita 1000w DE fixture ($475 delivered) it will save you money and BTU's. If I had a full room with total control I would go with the Gavita's 100% however that doesn't seem to be your setup or mine. Hope this was helpful.
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This is what the manufacturers and people in the know been trying to tell growers from the get go with pro grade double ended hps fixtures.
 
Madmax

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What the plants :) i wanna see lol..got any pics G gnome..im keen to purchase the
6/750 ceiling is 7' .that means it will b under 7 ft when fitted .ive got all the shit i need stuck in the cart on growers house but my subconscience is saying .hold your horses Max .i have been th9nking of recessing the roof also to try and gain a foot.id have to get the scrubber up also being 304mm wide as the light will b shining on on it as i reckon fixture would b around 50cm from it...its def cool enough here..
 
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Madmax said:
What the plants :) i wanna see lol..got any pics G gnome..im keen to purchase the
6/750 ceiling is 7' .that means it will b under 7 ft when fitted .ive got all the shit i need stuck in the cart on growers house but my subconscience is saying .hold your horses Max .i have been th9nking of recessing the roof also to try and gain a foot.id have to get the scrubber up also being 304mm wide as the light will b shining on on it as i reckon fixture would b around 50cm from it...its def cool enough here..
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Do i have any pix? Haha this site is loaded with my pix!
 
Madmax

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Going through all your stuff right now..

man you got your finger in all the pies

Hmm.cracks stubby ,pulls up chair,opens bag of chips
 
Madmax

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Well i found your shithole thread.112 pages lol.

It wanna b this one as ill b paraletic by the time i find it haha
 
Dankgardens313

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G gnome said:
Yup.

I run 1000w de in 7ft ceilings been doin it for about 3yrs now.
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Have you bleached them before? I know some folks that bleached their stuff w 1000wDe 7ft ceilings . I keep mine at 750 and they work great for me.
 
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Dankgardens313 said:
Have you bleached them before? I know some folks that bleached their stuff w 1000wDe 7ft ceilings . I keep mine at 750 and they work great for me.
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Q how far away you got the light..im between 50-60 cm and after awhile the top leaves dry up damaging them.im on 750 atm.the rest of plants are good though.
 
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