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    Quote Originally Posted by PsyCam View Post
    Thank you!
    Would this light be enough for 9 plants?

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    No dude that light there only pulls 265W, you would need 5 or 6 of them for 9 plants. I would go with what MC suggested if you don't want to do MH-HPS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by prime View Post
    One 90x90 tent with a 600hps or a 1.2m x 1.2m tent would be your friends best bet if they are just getting set up. A lumii black reflector, ballast, bulb and hangars are about 80 off ebay. Throw in a 250 or a 400 watt mh bulb for veg and you could have sufficient lighting for veg and bloom for about 100quid.
    Okay thank you,

    So if I have a tent / room / box that's 240 cm by 120 cm, will 2 x 600w hps lights be enough?

    And if I put 10 40cm pots in there will there be enough space for each plant and will the lights be sufficient?



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    Quote Originally Posted by PsyCam View Post
    Okay thank you,

    So if I have a tent / room / box that's 240 cm by 120 cm, will 2 x 600w hps lights be enough?

    And if I put 10 40cm pots in there will there be enough space for each plant and will the lights be sufficient?



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    2 600W would be fine mate, ive got a 1.2 x 1.2 with 1 600W

    Id stick to 8 plants though, will be plenty full with those so could easy get over crowded with 10

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    Quote Originally Posted by WF420 View Post
    2 600W would be fine mate, ive got a 1.2 x 1.2 with 1 600W

    Id stick to 8 plants though, will be plenty full with those so could easy get over crowded with 10
    Thank you so much! Really appreciate the help, I'll keep it down to 8 plants

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    Quote Originally Posted by prime View Post
    One 90x90 tent with a 600hps or a 1.2m x 1.2m tent would be your friends best bet if they are just getting set up. A lumii black reflector, ballast, bulb and hangars are about 80 off ebay. Throw in a 250 or a 400 watt mh bulb for veg and you could have sufficient lighting for veg and bloom for about 100quid.
    Hey,
    So I'll get some 600w hps for flowering
    But confirm that's not the best for the whole grow? Should I get a 250w or 400w Metal Halide bulb for a 1.2 x 1.2m area? For the veg stage



    Or if I do SOG and switch to flowering after 2 weeks of veg will it be necessary to have a metal halide or can I just use hps

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    Quote Originally Posted by PsyCam View Post
    Hey,
    So I'll get some 600w hps for flowering
    But confirm that's not the best for the whole grow? Should I get a 250w or 400w Metal Halide bulb for a 1.2 x 1.2m area? For the veg stage



    Or if I do SOG and switch to flowering after 2 weeks of veg will it be necessary to have a metal halide or can I just use hps

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    You can get A 600W ballast that will dim down to 400 or 250W and just buy the extra bulbs for that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hotshot View Post
    You can get A 600W ballast that will dim down to 400 or 250W and just buy the extra bulbs for that.
    Thank you so much for all the help hotshot nice to know there's growers like you out there!



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    Quote Originally Posted by PsyCam View Post
    Thank you so much for all the help hotshot nice to know there's growers like you out there!



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    Hey guys!
    First I just wanna explain that I live in Africa so shit is hard to get here
    I did find an online shop in the next country with 600w hps, 400w mh, ballasts and all of that.

    But I found 8 old 400w hps as seen in the picture below. ( think they 400w)

    I know hps looses efficiency over time,
    they haven't been used much but have been sitting for years so re wired them.

    Will these work?
    And what size area would you recommend for 1?
    And what size area if I use all 8?

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    I'd would say 3 or 4, for A 9 plant grow would work out well. JMO

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