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passtherevolver

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What should i go with i have bout 50plants, only have a space 4ft high to grow them 2-2.5 ft tall, the pots are already 12in tall, i was gonna go with 4 600 watts but id rather use the 1000 but think they might end up too close to my plants, could i pull off the 1000?
 
tags420

tags420

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I had a 6x6x6.5 tent that I ran a 1000 in. I had about 43 in there with some room to spare. In retrospec I wish I did 2 600's for coverage reasons.
What are your room demensions? depends on how much you need to spread the light out and is cost a factor. 4ft is a really low ceiling, cooling will be your biggest problem. the plants will probably grow into the light. Four 600's is a lot more watts than one 1000 and will make a much bigger footprint. For that low ceiling 400's will probably penetrate fine and be easier to cool plus cheaper.
 
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passtherevolver

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tags420 said:
I had a 6x6x6.5 tent that I ran a 1000 in. I had about 43 in there with some room to spare. In retrospec I wish I did 2 600's for coverage reasons.
What are your room demensions? depends on how much you need to spread the light out and is cost a factor. 4ft is a really low ceiling, cooling will be your biggest problem. the plants will probably grow into the light. Four 600's is a lot more watts than one 1000 and will make a much bigger footprint. For that low ceiling 400's will probably penetrate fine and be easier to cool plus cheaper.
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either 6'x5'x4' or 6'x8'x6.5'... if i go with 4 600s thats one for every 12.5 plants, if i go with 3 then thats one for every 17 plants... id really just like to get 5 600's in the 6x8x6.5 and have ten plants under each one but i am on a budget so idk
 
tags420

tags420

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With 50 plants you'll probably have to do a SOG and (watts or lumens/sqft) is better to look at than plants/light. I'ld say 4000-5000 lumens/sqft or 50watts/sqft is pretty good. You need to get the taller tent. Trust me, you'll still want more height, especially if your running all those lights. That's a lot of watts for a budget. I got 1.5lb off my one 1000w 6x6x6.5 room. 4 600's in the bigger room would pull some weight.
What size pots...What strain...What's your weight goal?
 
Dutchmast3r

Dutchmast3r

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1000w watts is gunna be tough to cool in sucha a small place..i wud def go with a 600w but 50 plants is alot for just a 600 the footprint in 4x4 ft
 
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