400hps in 3x2

Stonerguy

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I had 2 harvests in my trailer, but niether of them were steller. The first time i cut wayy to early and the second time i grew a massive haze witch lost the right half when the light fell on it. So basically i still dont know how much a 400hps will yield if done corectly in a 3x2, and im getting tired of waiting! The haze actualy yielded around 200g, but it was finished with a 1000hps.
Also what will i yield if i put the 1000hps in the closet?? I know i can keep tempps down, i did with the haze
Ill be growing 6 indicas in 12" pots under one of the lights
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ststepen420

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take all your plants and get them ready for flower, hang the 1000 watt above them and put the others in a circle and vertically hang the 400 watt in the middle as close as you can get them without burning. Rotate them atleast once a day and youll see some amazing buds.....yield is something that nobody can accurately predict and id prefer not to try because there are way too many factors when growing.
 

GrowSpecialist

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The 400 is plenty for a 3x2 space. Using the 1000 will be a waste of electricity. Don't get me wrong, the more light the better... but the 400 will do the job perfectly... and it will use less electricity.
 

ststepen420

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yes that is true, im always on the more light bandwagon to try and get the biggest, most dense buds possible but it probably is a little overkill for that space.
 

doogleef

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400W is more than enough for that space. An enhanced 400W is 55,000 lumens. That is almost 10,000 lumens per sq ft. Rockin. That is about the intensity of sulight!

A proper SOG in that space should yield an ounce a plant or better. 4 plants per sq ft can be done in a SOG. They have to be cropped right to fit in that space. Clones from the same mom helps so they are all similar in growth pattern. That's just about a pound by my math. :joint:
 

doogleef

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Cooling a 1000W in that space would be a bitch. Keeping my 400W cool in that amount of space is a challenge
 

Stonerguy

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doogleaf, i believe 4x6 is 24 :) and their are 16oz in a pound, so that would be 1.5lbs, or around 700g :weed:. Is this really atainable with a 400hps? Could you fill me in more on sog. Because to fit 24 plants in a 3x2 area they would have to go in 3" pots and grow with just 3sqr inches, i would think this only leaves enough space for little more then one big cola
 

ststepen420

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thats exactly right, one big cola. Thats how it works in theory but to pull an ounce of a single cola plant with a 400 watt light would be an amazing feat.
 

doogleef

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You're right. :dunce: 24 plants is the max in that area. You will probalbly not get quite that many due to other things taking up space but you get the idea. You can put 4 plants per sq ft in 6" pots. No veg time for clones. Just straight to flower.
 

doogleef

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Even if you got a very modest 1/2 oz per plant that is still 3/4 of a pound. And yes, a 400W will do this if cooled well enough to keep it 8-10" from tops.
 

Stonerguy

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hmm, this is very good news :hug: ill have to do sog next time. Last time i put one plant in a 3x2 and let it get huge, so after this ill have a growfrom both sides of the spectrum
 
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