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Soundy · 04-24-2010, 08:16 AM

Howdy peoples

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I have bought some gear & going to attempt my first grow.I'm yet to build a grow room. I will be using a 600watt to start off with, 150mm cooltube, sunpulse bulbs, next gen 400/600 watt ballast. What would be some suitable grow room dimensions? Should the room be square or rectangle in length? does it matter?. Many thanks

Sinsemillian · 04-24-2010, 08:27 AM

A 600w light will have a 3'x3' footprint for growing under. If I were you I would build a 3.5x3.5 ft cab and line the walls with poly. Do you have a fan for your cooltube?

04-24-2010, 08:29 AM

Thats what I was going to say I Bought & used a 600 in a 4 x 4 x 8 space & it wasnt near enough so I had ta bump up to a 1000.

High Country · 04-24-2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sinsemillian

A 600w light will have a 3'x3' footprint for growing under. If I were you I would build a 3.5x3.5 ft cab and line the walls with poly. Do you have a fan for your cooltube?

Yep, that's it for a 600W, 3'x3'.

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EatMoGrass · 04-24-2010, 08:46 AM

I just pulled my 600 out of 4x4 garden and replaced it with my 1000. 600s are perfect for a 3x3' garden.

High Country · 04-24-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by EatMoGrass

I just pulled my 600 out of 4x4 garden and replaced it with my 1000. 600s are perfect for a 3x3' garden.

Correct, a 1000W is good for 4'x4'.

Soundy · 04-24-2010, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Sinsemillian

A 600w light will have a 3'x3' footprint for growing under. If I were you I would build a 3.5x3.5 ft cab and line the walls with poly. Do you have a fan for your cooltube?

Yeh looking at the mylar film. I have bought two WESTAFLEX 150MM CENTRIFUGAL INLINE FAN 62W 130L/SEC. Is that o.k? Could I run both cooltubes into a junction and use one fan? Bit devistated about the 3ft dimensions, only a meter by a meter haha... Thanks for the swift reply's guys

notscenerob · 04-30-2010, 12:41 AM

If you are exhausting through your cooltubes, use a filter to keep them clean. You can run them in a line, rather than having a Y, and that would keep the filter cost down to one.

FreezerBoy · 04-30-2010, 12:52 AM

Lamps throw light to the sides. They throw little forward or aft. Actually, they throw a shadow forward. As a result, the footprint is not square. I'd go 3x4 with the lamp perpendicular to the length of the grow. This will allow you for more complete coverage while hanging the lamp lower which increases penetration.

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Soundy Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Sirius Posts: 56	Help needed. Room size 600watt Howdy peoples, I have bought some gear & going to attempt my first grow.I'm yet to build a grow room. I will be using a 600watt to start off with, 150mm cooltube, sunpulse bulbs, next gen 400/600 watt ballast. What would be some suitable grow room dimensions? Should the room be square or rectangle in length? does it matter?. Many thanks
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Sinsemillian Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: ©@Ɲ@Ɗ@ Posts: 173	A 600w light will have a 3'x3' footprint for growing under. If I were you I would build a 3.5x3.5 ft cab and line the walls with poly. Do you have a fan for your cooltube? __________________ GROW JOURNALS Atlantic Canada 2010 Outdoor. 2200W HPS White Rhino Multiflow Clone Grow. ĦɎɃ®ɨɗȿ Ƒ®Øɱ Ħ£ɭɭ
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FreezerBoy Was blind but now IC Puckbunny in Training Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,517	Lamps throw light to the sides. They throw little forward or aft. Actually, they throw a shadow forward. As a result, the footprint is not square. I'd go 3x4 with the lamp perpendicular to the length of the grow. This will allow you for more complete coverage while hanging the lamp lower which increases penetration. __________________ . . FreezerBoy's Destroyer Diary-Completed...... FreezerBoy's Thunk Diary-Completed...... Beginners Links
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04-24-2010, 08:29 AM	#3
CANNATOPIA Guest Posts: n/a	Thats what I was going to say I Bought & used a 600 in a 4 x 4 x 8 space & it wasnt near enough so I had ta bump up to a 1000.
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04-24-2010, 08:46 AM	#5
EatMoGrass Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Midwest Posts: 328	I just pulled my 600 out of 4x4 garden and replaced it with my 1000. 600s are perfect for a 3x3' garden.
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04-30-2010, 12:41 AM	#8
notscenerob New Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: the vast plains of exurbia, with the mountains in sight Posts: 9	If you are exhausting through your cooltubes, use a filter to keep them clean. You can run them in a line, rather than having a Y, and that would keep the filter cost down to one.
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