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Watts/lumens per square foot ?

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Watts/lumens per square foot ?

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#121
Cap, I believe I haven't seen Texas Kid's input on this thread in... years. I believe he's blissfully unaware of the discussion he's sparked here, so I mentioned it in his 'battlefield earth' thread. Like you, I hope to see his perspective here soon.
 
#122
what do you guys think of the vert "one bounce and out" reflectors?
 
#125
100 watts/ft2 overhead in 1ks
1/3 that, approximately, positioned lower in vert 6s.
Tall enough plants to use all that light.

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#126
Capulator said:
WTF?!?!? HOw much is it to buy?
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They range from $200 on up to about $800. I looked them up on amazon the other day. The one I mentioned, with data logging, was about $350 if memory serves.
 
#128
I believe certain nutrient delivery systems impart potential for an extra .1-.25 gpw, all else equal.
Heath.
 
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#134
dankworth said:
Any of them involving low root mass.
Bucket systems.
Anything where we follow Krusty's advice and flow nute solution past root tips.
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This is what led me to choose RDWC as my hydro system of choice. This, and ease of operation, construction, low price....
 
#135
150 watt 14k phoenix hexarc blue(de) gets 33,400 lumens.
Over 220 lumens/watt.
Some of these on the sides of the canopy, lower, the height of the vert 6s would be good maybe.
 
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ttystikk said:
This is what led me to choose RDWC as my hydro system of choice. This, and ease of operation, construction, low price....
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#137
dankworth said:
Vert bare lamp, surround it with plants, and surround the plants with reflective surfaces.
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Already doing that.

I'm serious, for micromoles @sqft those hoods can beat the horizontal overheads - on paper. Haven't seen one in action myself. There's at least one open-style version too.
 
#138
El Cerebro said:
Already doing that.

I'm serious, for micromoles @sqft those hoods can beat the horizontal overheads - on paper. Haven't seen one in action myself.
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It stands to reason that a vert lamp with that reflector could outperform a horizontal lamp in a regular reflector.
Wasn't someone somewhere advocating 4 250w lamps instead of 1ks?
Get them all close or something?

I was mainly thinking of the pale reflective women.
With the dimples.
Have to stock up on sunblock to keep their reflectivity above 90%.
 
#139
dankworth said:
Wasn't someone somewhere advocating 4 250w lamps instead of 1ks?
Get them all close or something?
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I dunno, anything below 600 seems pretty impractical to me, all those ballasts/cords? Doesn't seem worth it when you could have fewer lamps and deeper penetration.

Would those be normal vert lamps or spinning around in a gyroscope? (i see you picked the corn out)
 
#140
El Cerebro said:
I dunno, anything below 600 seems pretty impractical to me, all those ballasts/cords? Doesn't seem worth it when you could have fewer lamps and deeper penetration.

Would those be normal vert lamps or spinning around in a gyroscope?
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I was joking, some dude was advocating this I think.
I was thinking that 14 70w HPSs would be even better than a 1k.
 
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