hi all and thanks in advance for the advice i currently run 2 secret jardin dr120 one for veg and one for flowering i have a 400w mh in one tent and a 600w hps in the other i grow in soil 5 gallon buckets 4/6 plants at a time i have been thinking about upgrading the 600w to a 1000w and using the 600w for veg my question is would the 600w be overkill for veg and would yield still increase with just 4/6 plants or should i add another 600w to flower tent and keep the 400w for veg or what do you guys think would be best thanks in advance
what would be best depends on a lot of other variables. 1000's are good they can get too hot though. and if you are running air cooling two 600's might be more efficient you can get a splitter and run them on a single 1000w ballast. I don't have experience with that but the guy at the veganic dispensary said so.... IDK you'd have to research it. also pulse start bulbs run a bit cooler than hps if you're looking at adding a light I'd recommend the 3k
Remember when you up the wattage you will get a massive increase in heat so make sure your vent system can handle it. 1000watts vice a 400 or 600 is a dramatic increase.
thanks for the help in my 600w tent the temp under the light at plant top is 78 degrees how much of a increase in the temp will the 1000w make and one last question should i be measuring the temp right under the light thanks in advance again
You measure at the top of your plants. I would imagine it getting 80-85 or more with the increase in wattage but no change in your ventilation system.
Interested in how your tent is working, I'm thinking about purchasing one. Can you recommend a good manufacture to order from?
thanks for the help and smartlamps i run 2 tents one secret jardin dr120II and a cheap 4x4x6.5 from amazon that was like 99 bucks i use for veg they both work great save yourself the money and get the cheaper one the only difference is that the secret jardin has a ton of vent ports and cord ports and the cheap one only has 2 ports but as far as light leak they are both the same they both leak a little about the same if i had to do it again i would have saved the money and bought 2 cheap tents unless u really need like 8 ports