+ WitchDoctor +
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I figured it out lol. I saw the friend request and backstepped to this threadHey, witchdoctor, I'm posting under a new name. I'm bullgod420 now. I lost all my rep and posts, but I don't want my first name out there.
Did you change your room sizes already? Before you had said you were running 1000w in a 7x7 and 1000w in the other 7x7. You are right though, 2000w for a 4x12 is perfect. Once you get the splitters and run 4 hoods you'll be killing it, no need for another 1000w unless you're putting it in another room. I think the biggest reason using splitters with 4 reflectors is so effective isn't even because of the added 400 watts, I think it's because there are more branches with more flowers right directly under the light. When using 1000w, my plants have to be 20-24" away from the tops, but with 2 600w on a splitter they only have to be 14-18" away from the plants and I've got twice as many plants under glass with the same ballast.
So yea, don't worry about another ballast for now, you'll be seriously impressed with your setup and with your yields when you switch it up. By the way, you can always just get one splitter, two reflectors and two 600w bulbs and do a side by side with similar strains on each side. That way you can actually see the difference you get from using the two 600's over the one 1000w.