i have a dr 80 tent and an all-in-one 250 hps with magnetic ballast that heats the tent up too much. i originally bought the light because the price was right at the time. but now i want to upgrade to a 250w lumatek ballast and a cooltube so i can get some purples working in my girls
a rough estimate on how many lumens my hps is producing is about 28,500. what i want to do i light the entire tent as evenly as possible and maximize the light in my tent without overheating it. the only way i see to do this it to add 4' t5 fluorescents running vertically in each corner. each 4' t5 produces about 5,000 initial lumens so 20,000 extra lumens in my little tent should be a sweet addition. it should definitely give much more light below the canopy to help develop the lower buds too.
that would basically raise my total lumens in the tent to just under 50,000. i think if i then go with a 250w lumatek ballast i could boost my total lumens even higher since the lumatek digital ballasts don't waist energy on the magnetic ballast and could possibly raise my hps lumen output by up to 30%.
i am really happy with how good my current grow is going, but with a few little additions i think i could turn my little tent into a super tent that i don't have to worry about temps on a daily basis like i currently do. has anyone else tried vertical fluoros in a tent like this? if so how did you like it?
a rough estimate on how many lumens my hps is producing is about 28,500. what i want to do i light the entire tent as evenly as possible and maximize the light in my tent without overheating it. the only way i see to do this it to add 4' t5 fluorescents running vertically in each corner. each 4' t5 produces about 5,000 initial lumens so 20,000 extra lumens in my little tent should be a sweet addition. it should definitely give much more light below the canopy to help develop the lower buds too.
that would basically raise my total lumens in the tent to just under 50,000. i think if i then go with a 250w lumatek ballast i could boost my total lumens even higher since the lumatek digital ballasts don't waist energy on the magnetic ballast and could possibly raise my hps lumen output by up to 30%.
i am really happy with how good my current grow is going, but with a few little additions i think i could turn my little tent into a super tent that i don't have to worry about temps on a daily basis like i currently do. has anyone else tried vertical fluoros in a tent like this? if so how did you like it?
