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flipmastermike · 07-08-2004, 12:30 AM

Whats up everyone? I was wonderiing if it would be better to have 2 1000w hps in a a space a little less then 8ftlong and a little over 2 ft wide? or is it ok to use a linear light mover?? thanks for the help?

Hippo · 07-08-2004, 01:40 AM

personally id go for the lightmover with 1 x 1000 or maybe get 2 x 400 or 2 x 600 without the light rail., probably g got them ovethe 1000's tbh.
2 X 400 watters will give u 50 watts per sq ft in a 8ft x 2 ft area anything over 50 watts per sq ft that is over- kill imo, especially if u are just a personally grower.
goodluck all the same
KIDBUD

Pete · 07-08-2004, 01:45 AM

I'd agree there...

2x400 is perfect. If you've got the money, go with 2x600.

The room is very thin, so you'll want to spread the light wider.

I wouldn't use a light mover, imo.

Pete

07-08-2004, 01:49 AM

I read in a mag somewhere I think it was High Times Grow, that a grower tried using half the light and came out with the same yields. He was using a light mover instead of two stationary fixtures. I'm not sure what strain it was or if was even strain specific but he did'nt lose yield when he did it.

Blatant

babylon by bus · 07-08-2004, 02:41 AM

I don't think you realize how much heat 2 1000's put out... they will cook a confined space like that.... too much light anyway.
Get a linear mover, 2 x 600 will give you 11,250 lumens per square foot... that's a ton of light no need for anymore... 600's are 7% more efficient than 1000's=less heat.
2 x 400 on a light rail would do quite nicely also.

00420 · 07-10-2004, 01:01 AM

2 1000w baby.................if you can cool it

Aquaman2112 · 07-10-2004, 03:08 AM

I have a 1000w HPS on a rail the heat from two of those bad boys will be really tough expecally this time of year. I love my rail gives me almost twice the distance and I can run a 7 x 5 area sog style with nice full buds but the heat in my room is a bitch 95 outside even with A/C its hard to handle. So I would say Light Rail w/1000 All the way.

Aquaman2112

07-11-2004, 11:35 PM

.........is the way to go. have read 600 is the best as far as bang for the buck. i run a dual spectrum 1000W HPS on a mover in a 5X9 space. this last grow was the first with the mover.

just movin the light allowed me to keep it closer to the plants. heat is my main problem this time of year, but scored a little ac unit for new room. just need to come up with a sweet controller.

have a new bulb for the boomer, so Im lookin for some extra Phat in these upcommin girls. i just need a few more tweaks and will be lined out for some serious growin

also i have noticed that the interior buds are denser, not really bigger, but heavier with the mover. the light gets all over the plants from all the angles. im wantin another mover for my 400 in veg.

CBF

flipmastermike · 08-08-2004, 04:52 PM

thanks for the replies everyone. The room size is actually 8x8 but the left side of room will be used for mom/veg/clone and the right side of room will be flower area. Obviously the left side will be all enclosed and sealed from the right side.I have decided to go almost 3 ft wide with the flowering area. So the Area will be exactly 8ft long and almost 3 ft wide. So I figure a 1000w with a light mover will be perfect.Just have to decid on the system now. Ebb and flow or dwc. I obvoiusly want huge harvests so I think dwc would be nice but I also want to do a perp harvest wich would be alot easier with an ebb and flow set up. Anyone in here doing a perp. harvest using dwc??

bartender187 · 08-08-2004, 05:56 PM

Light mover with a 1000 wattter. That would be sweet, you could get the light real close to the plants

bartender187

07-08-2004, 12:30 AM	#1
flipmastermike Is fear rith maith ná drochsheasamh Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In my closet Posts: 639	2 1000w hps or 1 w/ light mover Whats up everyone? I was wonderiing if it would be better to have 2 1000w hps in a a space a little less then 8ftlong and a little over 2 ft wide? or is it ok to use a linear light mover?? thanks for the help? __________________ I dont sell my weed because I would only use the money I made to buy more weed
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07-08-2004, 01:40 AM	#2
Hippo Old Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: In tha garden...UK Posts: 234	personally id go for the lightmover with 1 x 1000 or maybe get 2 x 400 or 2 x 600 without the light rail., probably g got them ovethe 1000's tbh. 2 X 400 watters will give u 50 watts per sq ft in a 8ft x 2 ft area anything over 50 watts per sq ft that is over- kill imo, especially if u are just a personally grower. goodluck all the same KIDBUD
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07-08-2004, 01:45 AM	#3
Pete Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North of 40 Posts: 27	I'd agree there... 2x400 is perfect. If you've got the money, go with 2x600. The room is very thin, so you'll want to spread the light wider. I wouldn't use a light mover, imo. Pete
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07-08-2004, 01:49 AM	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	I read in a mag somewhere I think it was High Times Grow, that a grower tried using half the light and came out with the same yields. He was using a light mover instead of two stationary fixtures. I'm not sure what strain it was or if was even strain specific but he did'nt lose yield when he did it. Blatant
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07-08-2004, 02:41 AM	#5
babylon by bus Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 76	I don't think you realize how much heat 2 1000's put out... they will cook a confined space like that.... too much light anyway. Get a linear mover, 2 x 600 will give you 11,250 lumens per square foot... that's a ton of light no need for anymore... 600's are 7% more efficient than 1000's=less heat. 2 x 400 on a light rail would do quite nicely also.
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07-10-2004, 01:01 AM	#6
00420 full time daddy Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,148	2 1000w baby.................if you can cool it __________________ [00420]positive side [tokinsmokin] WOW how the hell do u know this [00420] [tokinsmokin]ur blowing my mind here dude this is some fuckin technical shit ur tellin me [00420] done?> [tokinsmokin]alright ur a genius [tokinsmokin]u kind of scare me here man, u answer pretty much every question i've had so far and not only answer it but answer it with the correct answer Last edited by 00420; 07-10-2004 at 05:23 AM..
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07-10-2004, 03:08 AM	#7
Aquaman2112 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SE USA Posts: 676	I have a 1000w HPS on a rail the heat from two of those bad boys will be really tough expecally this time of year. I love my rail gives me almost twice the distance and I can run a 7 x 5 area sog style with nice full buds but the heat in my room is a bitch 95 outside even with A/C its hard to handle. So I would say Light Rail w/1000 All the way. Aquaman2112 __________________ Give a Man a Fish and he eats today, Teach a Man to Fish and he will eat a Lifetime! Aquaman2112's Grow Giude
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07-11-2004, 11:35 PM	#8
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	big boomers........ .........is the way to go. have read 600 is the best as far as bang for the buck. i run a dual spectrum 1000W HPS on a mover in a 5X9 space. this last grow was the first with the mover. just movin the light allowed me to keep it closer to the plants. heat is my main problem this time of year, but scored a little ac unit for new room. just need to come up with a sweet controller. have a new bulb for the boomer, so Im lookin for some extra Phat in these upcommin girls. i just need a few more tweaks and will be lined out for some serious growin also i have noticed that the interior buds are denser, not really bigger, but heavier with the mover. the light gets all over the plants from all the angles. im wantin another mover for my 400 in veg. CBF Last edited by CBF; 07-11-2004 at 11:37 PM..
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08-08-2004, 04:52 PM	#9
flipmastermike Is fear rith maith ná drochsheasamh Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In my closet Posts: 639	thanks for the replies everyone. The room size is actually 8x8 but the left side of room will be used for mom/veg/clone and the right side of room will be flower area. Obviously the left side will be all enclosed and sealed from the right side.I have decided to go almost 3 ft wide with the flowering area. So the Area will be exactly 8ft long and almost 3 ft wide. So I figure a 1000w with a light mover will be perfect.Just have to decid on the system now. Ebb and flow or dwc. I obvoiusly want huge harvests so I think dwc would be nice but I also want to do a perp harvest wich would be alot easier with an ebb and flow set up. Anyone in here doing a perp. harvest using dwc??
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08-08-2004, 05:56 PM	#10
bartender187 Bakin in da Sun Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Planet Zeldar Posts: 2,949	Light mover with a 1000 wattter. That would be sweet, you could get the light real close to the plants bartender187
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