Honestly, they're really compact and I could use some stretch, which is one reason I put the light a little higher than normal, but the plant growth is immersed in 45,000 - 35,000 lux, I like pushing tops over 60,000 lux, but it's early in the game yet.
I have one Sun Systems Vertical reflector, I'll have another in a week. I plan to switch...for the record. I think that I can grow real efficiently in a 5x4 space with 2 - 315 LEC's. I'll be using the lux meter to measure canopy intensity, maybe T-5 for any low intensity perimeter pockets.
If I added in a t5 I would use ATI Actinic bulb and coral plus one on each side. I have used those bulbs and grown some super dank a couple years back.
That should def be worth the wait. I brought back a bunch of seeds from Cambodia and I’ll start them after I harvest this run of indicas.
This round I really screwed up a few things (didnt clean the rez, ran 2 lights and they produced too much heat and did not adjust the fan right, had issues with my RO machine). My last grow filled the tent and you could not see an autopot. Good excuses eh 
Actualy it is true and it will drastically effect yield BUT. Wow the buds on the 3 plants are heavy. The branches on a few are starting to fall over. Chop is Friday I just saw the odd amber trich with my scope so that is good enough for me.
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at least you know what to change. we all have grown un happy plants. I know I have.View attachment 4093122 View attachment 4093125 This round I really screwed up a few things (didnt clean the rez, ran 2 lights and they produced too much heat and did not adjust the fan right, had issues with my RO machine). Good excuses eh
What I can say that is positive is that white rhino and cheese both have a lovely different aroma from what I have grown. The 315 also really made the trichs go nuts compared to my other grows and they are really dense and heavy buds. Look at the frost
Day 60 cheese (8 to 9 week flower strain) and it is right on the mark for timing.
That’s farming for ya. Nothing like making a mistake on several hundred acres. I’d have to wait years sometimes for a do over with perennials. There’s always a bright spot tho...besides the learning.View attachment 4093122 View attachment 4093125 This round I really screwed up a few things (didnt clean the rez, ran 2 lights and they produced too much heat and did not adjust the fan right, had issues with my RO machine). My last grow filled the tent and you could not see an autopot. Good excuses eh
What I can say that is positive is that white rhino and cheese both have a lovely different aroma from what I have grown. The 315 also really made the trichs go nuts compared to my other grows and they are really dense and heavy buds. Look at the frost
Day 60 cheese (8 to 9 week flower strain) and it is right on the mark for timing.
Yes I agree, this is my first horizontal run with the two 315's and I have them tied down but they still lean in a bit, but my plants did that when I 400W HPS. There a falloff at a given point, i don't know anything about par or that light stuff, lol. Just what is working for me.
I am sorry I was wrong, for an 8 x 8 I believe you will need 8 - 315's. And the height varies, I run mine at around 18" in flower, Merlin runs his 50,000 sq ft commercial grow much higher. So you will have around 4,000 W of light in you tent. I think that would kill it dude.
