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Upgrading to HPS, need some help

ItsGrowingOnMe
ItsGrowingOnMestarted grow question 8 months ago
I have two ts600’s over my sour d right now. I am thinking of going to 400 watts HPS, however I am used to the coverage of two 2x2 coverage lights in a 4x2 tent. Will one 400 watt bulb in a winged reflector that’s only about 18 inches long cover a 2x2 area? Look at the pic please
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 8 months ago
If you look at Tropicana Todd you'll see he adds these bulbs to low watt leds with great results. Add a blue spectrum HPS bulp for veg and then a red one for flowering I'm sure a full spectrum bulb would also work. But if you gna go to these (they really are going backwards but adding them to leds ive seen amazing results. You can get a 150w grow. HPS/MH (blue spec light) this will help veg giving tighter internodes and which in turn will give more stigmata (pistils bunched up) giving denser buds. Check out his profile.. u don't need a 600watt light. Its all about getting the right spectrum pal & DLI.. a plant in normal environment can only take in so many photons. So if u getting a 600w light for bigger buds. Go with spectrum/DLI. This gives big buds/bigger yields. Is by finding a good balance for your plants Good luck
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 8 months ago
Also. A light in a tent a small. You know the heat is a going to be lots Again if its for quality. Its not all about light power rather spectrum
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GIVENCHY
GIVENCHYanswered grow question 8 months ago
Yeah, HPS will cover 2x2 perfectly, but my advice, don't switch to HPS bulbs, more heat, more energy bills, instead I suggest getting a more advanced LED panel, with these parameters: Samsung main spectrum diodes (3000/3500K): LM281B or LM301B Deep Red Spectrum diodes (660nm): Samsung Deep Red or Osram Oslon 3.24/4.24 (they are very good for plant blooming). Far Red / IR diodes (730 or 740nm) such as: FR740 (More dense buds) Ultraviolet diodes (380nm): LG380 (Increase Terpenes and THC levels in your buds) This will be a great replacement for HPS bulbs with!
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MistaOC
MistaOCanswered grow question 8 months ago
Hi, Wenn du mich fragst ist das nicht die perfekte Kombination. Wenn du schon neu investieren willst dann schau doch mal nach passenden LED‘s. Die leuchten viel besser aus, sind langlebiger, werden nicht so heiß und es gibt auch da relativ preiswerte. z.B. Mars Hydro kann ich empfehlen. Ich hoffe ich konnte dir etwas weiterhelfen.
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AutoflowersSucK
AutoflowersSucKanswered grow question 8 months ago
Gonna be a ton more heat if you are used to LED's. I'd not bother with dead technology. Those H.I.D's are really inefficient. Today's L.E.D technology is vastly superior, in every marker.
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