Planning a new Grow 2000w or 1800w?

Its going to be argued by a lot of people whether to go with the 600's or the 1000's. You'll always get better results with a 1000 w hps over a 600w hps. People will argue that but every grow i've personally seen with 1000 w's always turned out better! more trichs, thicker denser buds, more yield ect. Dont get me wrong 600's are great and give u exceptional results as well but IMO they dont quite compare to the 1000's. i think 2 1000's will you give more than enough light placement in that area! either way thats going to be one hell of a set up and going to grow some fantastic bud! good plan bud. Good luck.

 

Hey Jug!


Being that i recently moved and upgraded on my grow area, i'm gonna chime in...


It is def worth the investment, however the cheaper or easier you can make it on yourself, the better, right?


I went on Ebay and Craig's List over the period of about 2 months and bought everything one piece at a time, unless i found someone who had a couple of things and would negotiate on price... That cost me more time than money, so how you go about getting your upgrades depends on how much time you can afford to put into it too.


I think going with the 3 600's is what i would do. i would also get a few prices on the same tent and see who has what you want the cheapest. And see if you can get stuff locally to save on shipping costs. I would also invest in the CO2 stuff, as it sounds like you're going to have a rather large grow going.


I can't wait to see how it all turns out! I know my upgrades and quality of seeds has def been worth it for me!


Peace and Good Luck!


-LM

 

lights


I run two 1000w on a rail and a 600w on the end Stationary. The 600 does put out pretty good the plants look great but what I notice on this grow is the 1000w lights have a LOT MORE PENETRATION down into the canopy compared to the 600w. I wish I could try three 600w on a rail and compare. So if your plants are gonna be big and you want the light penetration at its best go 1000w


Teamster6

 

God bro, where you live? lol, i can build you a cab from $25 in lumber and $40 in panda, maybe $10 more for odds n ends! Get crafty man, save the 500 on the tent and do you have a basement?

 

I sorta, kinda agree but the HEAT from 2, 1ks in a tent? whooo

 

I agree you gotta have a lot of suck to cool these 1000,s down but three 600 are not going to be easy either but this tent is no small outfit either.
Teamster6

 

pennatration

EXACTLY MORE BUDS DEEPER IN TO THE CANOPY TOO!!

 

Heat Is Heat

HEAT FROM 3 SOURCES WHOOOOA!!! my fried uses 3 600s and he said its harder to keep it cool now that he sold me his 2 1,000 switchables he wanted to save on power:roffl: but now that he put a mover on them he can get 6 inches from the tops and the room temp dropped 7 degrees f

 

Im maxed out on ceiling height and I am running the rail with the light within I would say 3 inches from the tops. If I set the delay light burn if I leave on auto 2 second stop no burn.


Teamster6

 

Id go for 3 air cools 600's. If they are sealed air cooled units, you can have them on one extractor fan and a passive intake from outside the tent.


The tent may have a lining in it to stop the heat, but what about your exhaust, where is that going? Whereever your exhausting too is going to get hot.


The only sure fire way to get rid of the heat is to exhaust into the sewerage system. If you do do that, please run your exhaust fan 24/7. Sewerage fumes can be dangerous

 

I run 3, 600s and as soon as I connected 2 of them with ducting, the temps dropped a min of 6 degrees (not sure celcius).......and it stabilized it at a solid 74.3 to 75, hasnt moved in 2 weeks regardless of the temp outside.....I have another air cooled hood to match the others but cant lose any more heat, im afraid it would go below 70, all that on 1, 8inch 765cfm exhaust and it clears the entire room too


I'd say if you can cool them 1k' then do em, they do have better penetration thats for sure

 

At a Boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Remember if there is any way you can incorporate a rail in their you can cover the plants big time with two 1000's. this light bar I am running will actually do three lights at once.


Teamster6

 

YEP A 1,000 WILL PENITRATE A WHOLE FOOT DEEPER INTO THE PLANTS AND INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE BUDS A FOOT LOWER THAN THE 600s

 

I was gonna say 2 1000w's to. If they are air cooled then u really dont have to many worries. You plannin on runnin a SOG or just one harvest at a time?

 

Yeah, 3000 is a bit pricey. I have a 2000w setup, and if I had to add up everything, including a 8000but(I think) ac unit, I've got MAYBE 1000 tops into it. Check craigslist for an ac. I picked up mine a year old for $60, it was 280 brand new.