Bud Buddington
Member
So I wanted to get some opinions from here, I'm looking at replacing my two 400W HPS and using a single 600W on a light rail to cover this grow area which is 3x6 (WxL).
Now looking at this from a technical stand point I have 18sqft to cover which at 50W/sqft is 900W total. Currently I have 800W so if I switch down to a 600W I will be 300W below the recommended wattage for the area but my thought process is that the light mover may help with this and the lower wattage may not even be noticeable at harvest.
There are 3 main reasons I want to do this upgrade:
1) Lower electricity bill
2) Better light coverage (no shaded areas)
3) Potentially bigger/denser buds from the 600W
This upgrade would also allow me to re-use one of the 400W which I could use in my 3x3 tent for a second flower room for either SoG or maybe some hydro plants. This way I could get another harvest or two a year.
Anyway, I would love to hear some opinions from you guys/gals on if my upgrade is worth it and if you have any experience with switching to light movers.
I've read a lot recently about light movers and upgrading but everyone's circumstances are different so I figured I would spell out mine and take this sites trustworthy opinion on it.
Now looking at this from a technical stand point I have 18sqft to cover which at 50W/sqft is 900W total. Currently I have 800W so if I switch down to a 600W I will be 300W below the recommended wattage for the area but my thought process is that the light mover may help with this and the lower wattage may not even be noticeable at harvest.
There are 3 main reasons I want to do this upgrade:
1) Lower electricity bill
2) Better light coverage (no shaded areas)
3) Potentially bigger/denser buds from the 600W
This upgrade would also allow me to re-use one of the 400W which I could use in my 3x3 tent for a second flower room for either SoG or maybe some hydro plants. This way I could get another harvest or two a year.
Anyway, I would love to hear some opinions from you guys/gals on if my upgrade is worth it and if you have any experience with switching to light movers.
I've read a lot recently about light movers and upgrading but everyone's circumstances are different so I figured I would spell out mine and take this sites trustworthy opinion on it.