1000w or 2 x 600w?

[jojajico]

go with the 2 600s for sure. like u said the initial cost is more but they are something that u can keep for a long long time and use in many projects. you will get better light coverage and more light.

 

[thc43]

depends whats the shape/ size of your room?

600wt = upto 4x 4foot or 1.25m x 1.25

1000= upto 5x5foot or 1.75cm x 1.75


I use 600s cheeper globes and good output when compared, you may not gett the biggest buds with 600s but easy Gpw and more commonly used in warmer climates because you can get away without an A/C
$80 = 400wt globe
$95= 600
$115= 1000wt.

Last time i checked 400/ 600wt ballasts about the same price $100 but the 1000s $140.

 

[Danknuggler]

4x4=16 sqft \1200 watts = 75 watts per sqft. that will grow you fat nuggets. so if you have the money go with the 600's. i think i did that formula right. need calculator. nuggler

 

[thc43]

close dank but 2x 600s in 4x4 is over kill may yield massive bud but wont yield any where near 1g per watt.


for the 2x 600s 4x 8 foot is ideal but i stretch further to 1.35m x 1.35 per light with no trouble covering the space but do run the normal shade at 60cm height, a cool shade wont cover the same footprint when closer to plants.


1000s 5x 10foot x height of 2.2m (sorry dont do feet well..




My scrog garden 1.35 x 2.2m(2x 600s) + sog 1mx 1m total area 1.35 x 3m with 3x 600s and the room could be alittle longer to get the most from it.

 

[Guest]

Yep 4 by 4 I'd use a 1K definately,4 by 8 I'd use 2 600s.I'd use a sun system 600HPS/400MH in that space to be exact.Dont use growzilla combos,the lamps are side by side.Sun systems on the other hand has the lamps end to end,the way it should be engineered

 

[Guest]

O yea sunsystems combo's are physically large and burn so cool its unbelievable,I dont ventilate my 400HPS/400MH combo in my 7 by 3 closet at all,the 1 K hydrofarm MH right next to it is aircooled.If I tell you the 800 watt sunsystems fixture runs cooler than my 1K Hydrofarm MH cooled with a dayton 485 CFM,you may not believe me it sounds so incredible.I want you to believe me though because its 100% true.I can get my vegging plants closer to my unvented combo than my vented 1K MH,May lightning strike me dead lol

 

[jojajico]

there is aot of people who discuss which is better a 1000 watt or 600 watts. i think it depends on your grow style. if your doing a SOG, SCROG, or LST then i would say go with the 600s. you dont need the penetration of the 1000 and the 600s are more effecient. on the other hand if your growing plants that you have vegged for longer period of time and are taller then the 1000 will pay off because of the pentration. even then the penetration is not going to be that much further than a 600 but if i were growing trees or S-SOG or sativas indoors 1000 all the way.

 

[Guest]

Hey clown, I just did a run with a mini, 600 lumatek, and can 33, hydrofarm radiant hood. The 3x3 area is perfect for the 600 with the light footprint of the hood and the temps were always within a couple of degrees of ambient.

 

[flux]

I have a 4x4, and I have to say 600w doesn't cut it, 3x3 600w is perfect. I generally limit my plant growth space to 3x3 otherwise light intensity goes to shit. (Got the 600 because it produces more bud that my lungs or I could smoke). I think jojajico is right grow style is key, and if you're doing a scrog/lst 2x600 is the way to do. A nice 166-180 (initial) klumens vs.140 (initial). As for the 'penentration', 2x600 would increase overall lux with various distances, the overlapping area should have a lux increase factor of almost 2. With the 600's u can keep them closer, this becomes important when height becomes an issue.

 

[Big Bud Bear]

I would get 2/600s

The reasons being, you would get a bigger foot print, and you would have two lights, so if one fails, you will have one light to take over until you get it replaced. You could always use a light mover as a back up, in case a bulb dies or ballast blows up. lol

Plus they are more efficient

 

[clownsarecreepy]

IIRC the SunSystem dual hood only comes with 4" ducting. I wouldn't want to be trying to cool dual 600's (digi ballast or not) with 4" to work with. The 52"x52" footprint of the 'Hut wouldn't allow for dual hoods and the Growzilla's crap (as has been pointed out).

I'd go the 1K route as well. SilverStar hood w/8" ducting and a SolarMax bulb (both MH and HPS in one bulb - runs at 2800K). The SolarMax runs a bit hotter than a conventional 1K HPS, so I'd think the extra 2" of aircooling would be beneficial....espec. in a tent environment.

 

[Big Bud Bear]

IIRC the SunSystem dual hood only comes with 4" ducting. I wouldn't want to be trying to cool dual 600's (digi ballast or not) with 4" to work with. The 52"x52" footprint of the 'Hut wouldn't allow for dual hoods and the Growzilla's crap (as has been pointed out).

I'd go the 1K route as well. SilverStar hood w/8" ducting and a SolarMax bulb (both MH and HPS in one bulb - runs at 2800K). The SolarMax runs a bit hotter than a conventional 1K HPS, so I'd think the extra 2" of aircooling would be beneficial....espec. in a tent environment.

I am cooling my 600 with a 4inch duct and a 4 inch votex fan.

I am sure a 6inch or 8inch fan would be able to cool 2 lights with only 4" ducting.

 

[Pappi85]

2x600 will be better than 1x1000 under any circumstances.

 

[Guest]

Not if you're flowering 4 ft plants slap happy pappi.I could have run 5 6 00s inmy 8 by 8 flowerroom it was an option,theres no way I'd do better than the 3 1K vertizontals in a square room like that.Every inch of the room gets 50W sq ft and good penetration.