would vertical be best option?

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[mg75]

6 large plants ideally... no more than 9 per 1000 watts. Does not matter if vertical or horizontal. You can do many more small plants with a 1000... very short veg time.

vertical will eliminate the cost of hoods but might raise your cooling needs.

 

[whodair]

6 large plants ideally... no more than 9 per 1000 watts. Does not matter if vertical or horizontal. You can do many more small plants with a 1000... very short veg time.

vertical will eliminate the cost of hoods but might raise your cooling needs.

ive found bare bulb vert to run cooler without hoods to capture and radiate heat !!

 

[mg75]

I found that running a cooltube can be a pain because the glass constantly gets dirty on the inside and its a bitch to clean. I have a bunch of cooltubes collecting dust. I now run bare 600 watt bulbs and clean them once a week.

 

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[sfzoo]

^should not be an issue if your electricity is in check.

Do you feel uneasy about leaving a 100w on while your away? its the same principle. So long as there isn't anything touching the bulbs to catch fire, you're concern should lie in the electrical setup.

I also feel bare bulbs are easier to cool, and maintain. I have 5 cool tubes for the summer heat, but never used em.

 

[Bush Dr]

^^^^Agreed