2 questions... 1- is it relatively safe to run 2 400 watt bulbs off a 1000 watt ballast ? 2 - planning on doing 4 big buckets, dwc . normally i would do sog but the person doesnt want to go over the 4 plant legal limit so i figure may as well grow some gorilla d@$ks .... I was going to put a 1k in the middle then a 600 on either side on movers. Apparently light movers are much more then i remember so i was thinking about just doing 4 400 watts , 1 in each corner plus the 1k in the middle. But i have never used 400's much and curious if i should even bother or just go with 600's in each corner. Plus the 1k in the middle. I am limited on my height as well roughly a 6 foot ceiling so will try to keep them short and bushy. Lights will obviously be hanging vertically .
No you cannot run 2 400 off 1000. How big of a space are you doing seems like a lot of light for 4 plants. Throw 4 plants in a 5x5 with a 1000 watt hps and go from there. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
No disrespect but are you an electrician or have experience with that ? I was told by multiple people i could as long as wired correctly . obviously not ideal for the bulb but was told it would work. So just curious with conflicting answers. Because i want to maximize yeild off of 4 plants. Best way to do that is with big buckets and grow giants.
I mean how big of a space are you trying to fill ? I just don’t see the cost saved using a 1k ballast for 2 400s, if the risk is burning down your whole op. From what I’ve read it’s risky and hit or miss depending on ballast and bulb used, a lot of variables to go wrong and cause damage. But let us know how it works for you so others can learn. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Yea like personally if it was me i wouldnt bother trying to run the 400s off a 1k. lol but the guy im setting it up for seems to think it will work . he allready has a 1k ballast n light . and i have 2 1ks . 3 1ks wouldnt give me the ideal light distribution unless they were on rails and hes being cheap i guess. Im doing big buckets so each plant will hopefully take up a 3x3 area roughly. Maybe more maybe less . never done the strain so not sure . and there will be 4 of them. He doesnt want to buy the light mover so i was thinking a 1k in the middle then either a 400 in each corner . or 600s.
For 4 3x3 plants I would say put a 600 over each that would get you even coverage Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Yea it would be even coverage but not enough lol. Looking to get a pound off each plant. Dont know if the strain is capable of it. But others are so should be close