best Lighting options for a large room

[igotagun]

I wanting to light up a 2000sf flower room and a 1000 sf veg room
Ill admit I've been hps biases for a while now and not really paying attention to the new lighting technology
But with passing of the new law its time to get my shit together

wandering if anyone has any experience with some of the other lights out there
led, plasma, induction, de hps

 

[Main_Stream]

HPS is definitely the way to go.

 

[SnapsProvolone]

Gavita DE HPS lights are nice if you're not aircooling reflectors.

 

[Cold$moke]

Anyone try lights by
growlite
I am using air cooled atm

and I was intriged by both there designs

just dont know if its hype I havent heard much first hand exp

 

[ttystikk]

Gavita DE HPS lights are nice if you're not aircooling reflectors.

What's the generally accepted optimum spacing for bigger rooms with these?

 

[Cold$moke]

Old rule of thumb is with a 1000w depending on reflector design
you get a primary growing area of 4x4 with a "secondary" area of 6x6

a lot of the huge commercial ops ive seen pics of mostly use this spaceing with there hoods being about 3to 5 feet apart

hope this helps

 

[igotagun]

Gavita de is on top of my list I was thinking about 5' centers ill defiantly do some more research I got about a year to get ready which really doesn't seem like that much time

 

[a mongo frog]

Old rule of thumb is with a 1000w depending on reflector design
you get a primary growing area of 4x4 with a "secondary" area of 6x6

a lot of the huge commercial ops ive seen pics of mostly use this spaceing with there hoods being about 3to 5 feet apart

hope this helps

what is a secondary area?

 

[Cold$moke]

Do some searching basically an area that you can still grow in but not optimal lighting

also search light physics to help you