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I run 1K hortil;ux in the horizontal with a large parabolic hood.I love flowering under my vertizontals which are basically 4 ft octaganol hoods.They are great if you're flowering larger plants
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Horizontal vs Vertical Lights.
- Thread starter GrowerGoneWild
- Start date
So..
Lets just stay things are not going as good with the current light mover.. I am very disappointed in hydrofarms quality.
The good.
Somebody has offered me another 1KW for a very low price. Its a possibility to go this way and install multiple lights.
The thinking.
I really _hate_ hanging blower hoses. not to mention the additional length one has to add for the stroke of the mover.
The new solution.
Open air horizontals in large parabolic hoods.
-I prefer horizontal lights for directness of bulb placement.
-The vertical spread is good but not so much that the light is going sideways vs.. down.
-Now it looks like heat is going to be an issue but more of a keeping things warm so its too
my advantage to warm up the place using open air, and just keep recirculating house air in the grow room.
-The horizontal means I can keep my headroom. I dont loose a foot from the long bulb.
-Actual grow area is 88 X 48. (7.3 ft by 4 foot) The max coverage for a 1kw is 10x10.
Its possible my mover is overkill.
Lets just stay things are not going as good with the current light mover.. I am very disappointed in hydrofarms quality.
The good.
Somebody has offered me another 1KW for a very low price. Its a possibility to go this way and install multiple lights.
The thinking.
I really _hate_ hanging blower hoses. not to mention the additional length one has to add for the stroke of the mover.
The new solution.
Open air horizontals in large parabolic hoods.
-I prefer horizontal lights for directness of bulb placement.
-The vertical spread is good but not so much that the light is going sideways vs.. down.
-Now it looks like heat is going to be an issue but more of a keeping things warm so its too
my advantage to warm up the place using open air, and just keep recirculating house air in the grow room.
-The horizontal means I can keep my headroom. I dont loose a foot from the long bulb.
-Actual grow area is 88 X 48. (7.3 ft by 4 foot) The max coverage for a 1kw is 10x10.
Its possible my mover is overkill.
Final post.
I finally have decided on a light reflector.
Sunsystems Vertizontal reflector.
Why I chose the vertizontal.
- Correct bulb placement, I think its more effective to place the bulb horizontally.
- Horizontal gives me more headroom to grow with.
- Heat really is not an issue, in fact I will be trying to use the waste heat to keep the growroom warm.
- Better light footprint. Its not always about maximum penetration. This is an ideal light pattern for a 1kw light IMHO. It should cover the grow more evenly.
I'd like to thank everybody for their input, I admit it took me a bit to come around to the idea but sometimes it takes me a second or to for it to gel.
I finally have decided on a light reflector.
Sunsystems Vertizontal reflector.
Why I chose the vertizontal.
- Correct bulb placement, I think its more effective to place the bulb horizontally.
- Horizontal gives me more headroom to grow with.
- Heat really is not an issue, in fact I will be trying to use the waste heat to keep the growroom warm.
- Better light footprint. Its not always about maximum penetration. This is an ideal light pattern for a 1kw light IMHO. It should cover the grow more evenly.
I'd like to thank everybody for their input, I admit it took me a bit to come around to the idea but sometimes it takes me a second or to for it to gel.
