8x24x8 Outdoor grow room (lighting layout?)

budy budman

budy budman

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How to light 3-24' long growing rows? Some expert advise is needed here please ..............
Ventilation not a problem it is the cost of lighting setup/power vs. yeild?
I plan to have a floating mistspray system that mounts to the lighting grid support and run another drip system to (2-3) gal pots on the floor. It is a raised floor so am planning to cut drain holes in the plwood under each plant pot location..I read 1 gal per plan ft ht. the sativas will be a challenge to keep within 5'.
Medicinal growing only.

Any ideas?:peace:bongsmilie
 
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That Smell

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I have 24' long rows also. My space is 11*24. I use 8 1000W lights. In a 2 by 4 configuration. This amount of lighting might be overkill for you as you are 24 by 8 feet. maybe 8 600 W lights would work better in that 2 by 4 configuration. Regardless you are basically looking at $3500-$5000 a cycle in PGandE. If you are going to pay this much for lights and electricity your a fucking gonzo if you dont grow it in hydro with all GH nutrients. Veg 1 month flower 2 months. Pie. Also about your three rows. Put the lights over the outside two rows and put the rows close enough that the light from both light rows lands on the middle row of plants.
 
budy budman

budy budman

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That Smell said:
I have 24' long rows also. My space is 11*24. I use 8 1000W lights. In a 2 by 4 configuration. This amount of lighting might be overkill for you as you are 24 by 8 feet. maybe 8 600 W lights would work better in that 2 by 4 configuration. Regardless you are basically looking at $3500-$5000 a cycle in PGandE. If you are going to pay this much for lights and electricity your a fucking gonzo if you dont grow it in hydro with all GH nutrients. Veg 1 month flower 2 months. Pie. Also about your three rows. Put the lights over the outside two rows and put the rows close enough that the light from both light rows lands on the middle row of plants.
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:confused:ThanksTS.......I am new to this and want to learn the basics a little better before trying to go aero... I am rethinking the layout and potential use of this building, maybe I should take advantage of the 12/12 here in the islands and make half the area a veg room which would be enclosed with walls etc and make the other half witha greenhouse roof and just have post with screen walls. I dont think I have to keep the plants under lights to get them to produce decent buds?????? Just keeping them out of site and the short periods of daily rain will be way better. I will try to upload a modified layout which would only havea vegroom area of 5' x 22':peace:
 

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