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Just my opinion.I'm on my first grow now with a scrog and as you can see from the pictures, there is a lot of free space above. I chose scrog since I read it produced the highest yields- especially with low penetration cfls- 3 x 250 watt.
I'm looking for opinions on the best way to utilize my space for max yield using my current lighting, as well as if I switched to a 600watt hps.
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That looks amazing RG420 is tear 4 plants under the scrog what yields are you getting of that?
yeah, with CFL's you want to keep them in a scrog...what kind of temps do you have in the tent? You may get the same temps with a 600 vs those 3 250cfl's...
If it were me, I'd use an LED or a 600 depending on the temps...I'd go vert and bigger 6'-7' plants with the HPS...mainlined and smaller (3') with the LED....
I run a 3x3 with a air cooled 600w. As long as you are exhausting out of the room and have central air conditioning, or if the room is no higher than 70-72 you will be perfect. 600w rocks it in a 3x3
I've been growing in a tent that size for years and scrog or sog with a 400w duel spec Is the way to go! ;)
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6 cuts of RP's Sour Kush
Def veg those guys out a little further. Those cfls will get better penetration if you remove big foilage that creates a ton of shade
Just my opinion.
Go with a deeper medium, veg for a little longer, make sure to fill your screen fully before you flip to flower, and keep the undersides cleaned out for zero larf will increase your yield.Best of luck.
Peace
@NoThc4me yes I would bet on a air cooled hood being cooler than what you are running now.
On the other hand I'm pretty invested in these cfls already. I thought I was saving money initially but soon realized I needed more of them. Hind sight is 20/20.
no, if you ran it vert, you hang a single bare bulb in the center of the tent with a fan blowing up on the bulb. You put the plants around the bulb and let them hit the ceiling if you want...so, the only lost height would be in your pots...so yeah, your max would be around a 5' plant...The tent is 6ft tall and I thought you need like over a foot of space from the canopy with hid? Wouldn't that max the height at like 4-5 ft?
no, if you ran it vert, you hang a single bare bulb in the center of the tent with a fan blowing up on the bulb. You put the plants around the bulb and let them hit the ceiling if you want...so, the only lost height would be in your pots...so yeah, your max would be around a 5' plant...
I really think some of these scrog grows are amazing...
Id be considering switching up to that 600w hps in the future, but grow a couple crops out with those cfls see how it goes. You can always use them as supplemental light if you chose to upgrade. But i feel like id dig vegging under a couple of those guys, they put out a ton of lumens and work well suspended in between plants horizontally with no hood.
Maybe Save money on electricity only running an hps for flowering. And using those cfls for veg, they pack plenty of power for veg.
Food for thought. Like i said, im a beginner. Id like to hear confirmation or disagreement from a more seasoned grower
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