Cronichemphog said:question
how big of an hps does it take to sustain 3 flowering plants?
just curious im using t-8's and will stick to tehm for now and see what results come out before i decide if im switching or not but just like to know
i figured i ask here cause theres so many people on this thread
Hi Cronic - well the more light the better, but 600w would be very nice. I am flowering 3 with 2 400w right now. So much of it depends on how long you let them veg and how big you let them get. Also there are ways to grow that maximize your available light, such as vert set-ups that can help. I believe 50w per sq ft is sometimes a benchmark, so there's another way to think of it. You could do it with a 400w, but would affect yield compared to 600w. 1000w would allow you to grow 3 monsters. Sometimes the shape of the space dictates this somewhat. In my space 2 600s would be hard to keep cool, but 1 400w wouldn't reach edges well (my space is rectangle)... So, I went with 2 400w, but 1 600w would have worked well, too. My flower tent is about 3' deep, by 5' wide and about 7' tall, if that helps.
X i appreciate your knowledge and inputHi Cronic - well the more light the better, but 600w would be very nice. I am flowering 3 with 2 400w right now. So much of it depends on how long you let them veg and how big you let them get. Also there are ways to grow that maximize your available light, such as vert set-ups that can help. I believe 50w per sq ft is sometimes a benchmark, so there's another way to think of it. You could do it with a 400w, but would affect yield compared to 600w. 1000w would allow you to grow 3 monsters. Sometimes the shape of the space dictates this somewhat. In my space 2 600s would be hard to keep cool, but 1 400w wouldn't reach edges well (my space is rectangle)... So, I went with 2 400w, but 1 600w would have worked well, too. My flower tent is about 3' deep, by 5' wide and about 7' tall, if that helps.
Xlr8
I am moving a few girls to outside and am going to try a bit of a scrog myself - but you have an AWESOME SETUP!!! I've always been a simple dirt grow girl, but yer hydro system leaves me drooling!!!
Looking great, X!
I really like your SOB (sea of buds) LOL
I am soaking up the clone info. I just took 6 clones early in flower. They have all rooted, and one has flowers. I took other clones shortly before from a plant in flower, and had trouble getting them to quit blooming and to grow normal leaves. I did put them under 16 hrs of light to reveg at first. I switched to 24 hr light, and the first clones are finally getting normal veg growth. We'll see how this new batch does under constant light.
