Gavitas on a 1:1 plant/light ratio?

[GnarlsBarkley]

I'm planning on building a room, specifically this one

Which is a W18' x L11.8 x H9.8' room, the problem I wasn't completely sure about is that I have plant limits where I am, so I want to have 10 Gavita 1000DEs and 10 mature cannabis plants.

Basically I am concerned that my ceiling will be to low to allow me to let those 10 plants grow large enough to compensate for plant count. I have read many threads, hundreds of pages on many sites but I cannot find anyone who has used these lights like this. Was hoping maybe someone will see this who might have some experience with these lights to help me out.

Thanks for reading

 

[rykus]

No experience with Gavitas yet, but I do know a lot of varieties respond well to topping and training to create multiple branches on a wide shorter plant...I also know they yield best when every branch is spread out and individually staked.

I have had some varieties try to stay short in my vert rooms and still get near a lb in a 15 gallon.I would want at least 30gallon to try max out a Gavita... Maybe even a 45!

 

[GnarlsBarkley]

I was originally thinking 65 gal, but I have been wondering if tht might be overkill, I know I can control the shape of my plant with LST, scrog stakes or w/e but I just wasnt sure if my grow room was the right dimensions for this kind of setup. I've never grown plants as large as I am wanting and I know these lights need to keep some real distance from the plants haha

 

[Tonygreen]

65 galln gg4 veggin under a 1000w, will finish at 4 feet due to training.... Id call it just about right
They sure grow fast with the root room ill tell ya...





Lots more in my gg4 album ha!

Slay it man!!!

 

[Tonygreen]

Yer gonna do soil not coco right? I think 65 gallon coco might be too much ha! Soil is just right imho.

 

[GnarlsBarkley]

Hey Tony!

Beautiful plants! How long did you veg those girls for?

And def not coco Soil! You liked the 65s huh? Might just go with them after all then! They do seemed to have worked well for you!

 

[Tonygreen]

Veg 4-6 weeks under 1000w man! Fast growth, easy maintenance and watering!
I done em like this for awhile now! Just keep breakin yer plants down and force em to grow wide, can look in my albums for more lst pics, I call it BFT Brute force training, very top pic is about two weeks from solo cup, another two weeks veg and shell give me 1.5 for sure. about ten inches tall 4 feet wide heh,

You got plenty of room, train m wide, i snap whole plants over at the base to start em out horizontal heh... I water twice a week in flower, 5 gallon bucket each time and done ha!

Have you sent your room dimensions to gavita? they will design the light footprint that is ideal for you, not sure havent look closely enough but might be tight with 10 gavitas in there! Worth an email to em anyhow!

 

[GnarlsBarkley]

Glad to see those results with that veg time, like I mentioned this is my first time doing plants this size (or this many!) and I got some guy on another forum telling me how it aint gonna work but anyway moving on...

I did e-mail Gavita the other day I got the room design from them originally actually from a post whazzup made in a gavita thread years ago, I ran it by them again and they confirmed it would be the ideal room setup in their opinion, I was and still kind of am worried about height though and am thinking maybe 12'....

 

[GnarlsBarkley]

Also off-topic for a second, do you know when users get chat perms?