3K Plant layout question?

[Feijao]

Do you guys think it would be better to surround 3 1k bulbs separately with plants, some plants would get hit by more than one light (kind of like in the super lame example below). Or line all three bulb in the center and make a rectangle of plants around it?

X=Plant
O=Light

x x x x x
x o x o x
x x o x x
... x x

Easy on the graphic skills guys

 

[Feijao]

This


or this

 

[Jamorg13]

I would do the first one. Nice heart though..

 

[SecondAttempt]

Feijao's second picture is more efficient... three intersecting donuts... lotta light wasted with the rectangle. Bulbs shining on bulbs aren't gonna grow shit and hell might as well use hoods if you wanna shine light on inanimate objects. Donuts rock... intersecting donuts give multiple lights to some plants which ensures crazy growth.

 

[Iffy]

Feijao's second picture is more efficient... three intersecting donuts... lotta light wasted with the rectangle. Bulbs shining on bulbs aren't gonna grow shit and hell might as well use hoods if you wanna shine light on inanimate objects. Donuts rock... intersecting donuts give multiple lights to some plants which ensures crazy growth.

Yeah I'm with you SA - its the doughnuts for me too

 

[DHF]

If there`s not a 14 plant limit , then..... instead of the heart shaped donut setup I`d run the bulbs inline like the pic above , but with the 3rd donut on the end for far better use of sq ftg and watts per sq ft.......

Remember....Environment first........but......proper watts per sq ft as well......Good luck and.....

Peace....DHF..........

 

[SecondAttempt]

Even better... double figure eight... I bow to you o great one. The heart fits a shorter but wider room (more square).. the double figure eight would be longer but narrower. I'm currently running 2 bulbs in a figure eight now and the plant in the middle is insane. I guess the question for Feijao is, what size room are you working with?

 

[DHF]

The drawing indicated a longer more narrow room , and that`s why I suggested the inline bulbs with concentric circles and enough lateral movement for the plants to grow sideways yet not touch and fill in the sideways canopy around the bulbs.......

Peace....DHF.........

 

[Jamorg13]

What are the dimensions of the room?

 

[Feijao]

Thanks guys for all the input.

 

[papagallo]

How about running five 600w's instead of three 1k's?

And are you restricted by plant #'s? If ya can squeeze 24 plants in, check this out (assuming you have the space):

X's are Plants, O's are lights, dashes aren't anything...


-X-X-X-X
X-O-X-O-X
-X-X-X-X
--X-O-X
-X-X-X-X
X-O-X-O-X
-X-X-X-X


Can't speak for the mad scientists on this board, but I will say that you can Vscrog and pluck your way to a shit-ton of harvested goodies.