greenops
Well-Known Member
Fellow growers,
I need some help with my new game plan.
I just replaced my small cabinet with a Dark Room 100 tent and upgraded to a 600w dimmable ballast.
Some are saying that a 400w HPS is more than enough for a DR100 tent (100cm / 40 in x 100cm / 40 in x 200cm / 80 in). But still i'm thinking of running 600w for at least 4 weeks sometime during flowering.
I'm hoping to achieve a significant increase in yield while saving electricity (as oppose to running 600 all throughout).
So my plan is something like this:
Veg week 1: 5 seedlings under 110w fluorescent
Veg week 2 - 3: 250w HPS
Veg week 4-6: 400w HPS
Veg week 6 start of flowering week 1: 400w HPS
Flowering week 2-6: 600w HPS
Flowering week 7-10: 400 HPS
What I want to find out is at what stage during flowering will plants benefit most of increased light intensity? I'm just guessing mid flowering stage, cuz thats how it works in the nature?
Or is it even worth to swtich to 600w at all?
Feel free to suggest something different.
Peace!
I need some help with my new game plan.
I just replaced my small cabinet with a Dark Room 100 tent and upgraded to a 600w dimmable ballast.
Some are saying that a 400w HPS is more than enough for a DR100 tent (100cm / 40 in x 100cm / 40 in x 200cm / 80 in). But still i'm thinking of running 600w for at least 4 weeks sometime during flowering.
I'm hoping to achieve a significant increase in yield while saving electricity (as oppose to running 600 all throughout).
So my plan is something like this:
Veg week 1: 5 seedlings under 110w fluorescent
Veg week 2 - 3: 250w HPS
Veg week 4-6: 400w HPS
Veg week 6 start of flowering week 1: 400w HPS
Flowering week 2-6: 600w HPS
Flowering week 7-10: 400 HPS
What I want to find out is at what stage during flowering will plants benefit most of increased light intensity? I'm just guessing mid flowering stage, cuz thats how it works in the nature?
Or is it even worth to swtich to 600w at all?
Feel free to suggest something different.
Peace!