150 hps in 2x2 tent with 4 3gal smartpots

AfgooCBD

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Looks beautiful, goodson what Kelvin is your side light again? Mine is 2, 6500k 65w with one 2700K 23w. I believe the blue makes tighter bud and the key to growing with the 150w hps.
6x 26 watts @6500k and 2 24 watt t5s @ 6500k No doubt brother the 6500k cfl helps keep the buds nice and frosty. Sneaky, roll it up must not know you and your skill?! You gotta post some pics
Added two 23w, 5000k bulbs and hoods, on the front-corners. (Might be able to put one more in the back-right corner. The back-left corner, no room.) Don't know if that is enough to make a difference, but an additional 46w couldn't hurt! Might help warm temps just a little. That gets me close to 200w total.
 
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Gary Goodson

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Added two 23w, 5000k bulbs and hoods, on the front-corners. (Might be able to put one more in the back-right corner. The back-left corner, no room.) Don't know if that is enough to make a difference, but an additional 46w couldn't hurt! Might help warm temps just a little. That gets me close to 200w total.
Yea I think any extra light you can get in there will help. But if you haven't had a chance you should check out the cfl section. There is a lot of info on the different spectrums and from what I've read 5000k isn't the best because it is high in the green spectrum. I did the same thing and got 2 5000k cfl's and they seemed to work for me but I didn't want them in there and me always wondering if I could do better so I switched to 6500k all the way around.
 

AfgooCBD

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Yea I think any extra light you can get in there will help. But if you haven't had a chance you should check out the cfl section. There is a lot of info on the different spectrums and from what I've read 5000k isn't the best because it is high in the green spectrum. I did the same thing and got 2 5000k cfl's and they seemed to work for me but I didn't want them in there and me always wondering if I could do better so I switched to 6500k all the way around.
Thanks for the advice. Good to know. Will switch to 40w each, 6500k bulbs on Thurs.

I added the cfl (removed hood) next to the hps hood in the cab (I removed the cfl fixture when I installed the hps), and now running the 150w hps 2700k beside the 200w 2700k cfl bulb, (would leave the two 40w 6500k bulbs in the two corners). That would give me 430w during flower, in a 2'x2' space.

Do you think this is overkill? It's bright as hell in there now.

Looks like those two corner lights are a waste of time. Or should I take out the 200w cfl fixture?
 

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Gary Goodson

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Thanks for the advice. Good to know. Will switch to 40w each, 6500k bulbs on Thurs.

I added the cfl (removed hood) next to the hps hood in the cab (I removed the cfl fixture when I installed the hps), and now running the 150w hps 2700k beside the 200w 2700k cfl bulb, (would leave the two 40w 6500k bulbs in the two corners). That would give me 430w during flower, in a 2'x2' space.

Do you think this is overkill? It's bright as hell in there now.

Looks like those two corner lights are a waste of time. Or should I take out the 200w cfl fixture?
If you can keep the temps good, under 80 degrees then you'll be alright. That is not overkill but just remember those cfl's put out some heat, keep everything cool and you're good to go. Also test the temps with those reflectors on the 2 cfl's and with out them on to see if they might be trapping heat.
 

redsolocup

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This is a good reminder of how i need side lighting until i upgrade from 150. Just been hanging CFLs in Y Splitters.
 
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