i thought i had made it pretty clear from the very first post that i was working with three 400 watters.
movers are by definition extra moving parts. i like to avoid extra moving parts in favor of keeping things simple.
i am a cheap bastard with both indoor and outdoor grows. it's a weed. light, air, soil, water...it's not complicated.
i will reiterate that i am looking for suggestions on how to maximize the lights i have in the room i have. not interested in running extension cords across the house to the oven, or sealing a room for CO2, or light movers, or anything else superfluous.
no offense.
I'm a cheap bastard too. I meant no offense by this statement.
when it comes to indoor. The more you put in the more you get out. You can go cheap if you want. I have tried this route with multiple 400's with cheap hoods before. Then I invested in good equipment. Never went vertical tho. Not really practical for my setup. Maybe for my ebb buckets. We'll see.
I'm telling you buck you will be MUCH happier with the results of a single 1000 over multiple 400's in flower.
One 1000 puts out close to the same lumens as all three of the 400's you want to run. with far greater intensity. @ around 2/3 electric consumption. which equals larger colas and larger harvests. Now the only thing you will lose is coverage.
Hence...a mover
Going cheap outdoor is so much easier cuz you have that huge lamp in the sky. Going cheap indoors and you will always be chasing a better harvest. Quite literally apples and turnips bub.
As far as what you made clear in your first post. The only thing I read that was set in stone was your 15 amp limitation. Which even this can be remedied. Obviously now I know that for some odd reason you are also in love with 400's. Do some reading on the output of 400's vs 1000's
As far as the flexible ducting and stuff, this would not be necessary for you since you said you are not interested in going sealed and with your unlimited supply of cool air, actively cooling your lights would be unnecessary.
The only reason I gave the description of my movers and lights is, well, yes, I was bragging a bit because I am proud of how they work. not because I think this exact setup is right for you.
i'm not interested in moving my oven to unplug it every day so i can cook my dinner..
you wouldn't have to. Run a wire to the same breaker as your oven or dryer and only cook or do laundry when lights off.
Simple.
you want to run multiple lights off 120v in a house wired for 60 year old code? you are asking for trouble, this is how fires start. Bottom line, with three 400's pulling around 4 amps a piece you are at the max for that circuit. 80% this is assuming all electrical wires are up to snuff.
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i am as serious about my indoor as i am about my outdoor. serious enough that my dinner depends on it..
trying to flower under multiple 400's isn't serious it's stubborn imvho.
this does not require light mover and accordion ducting that i have to replace all the time or thousand watters or redoing the electric.*
No it doesn't
require a mover you would simply gain greater returns from your space. With less risk but, yes, more investment and setup As far as the ductwork goes as stated earlier, you wouldn't need any at all.
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cannabis is a simple plant. three 400 watters in a more than ample space is enough to grow plenty. my only interest is in how to optimize this set of conditions.
I think your idea of "plenty" from indoors and mine are quite different. You certainly have more than ample space, just not more than ample lighting.
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had no idea that a straightforward and honest question would produce so much drama.
LOL did you forget where you were?
I do understand where you are coming from as far as the lights you have purchased already and keeping it simple. I would be interested to see some of your finished plants when you are done to compare them to others I have seen flowered under 400.
tbh, I have never seen a multiple 400 vertical grow.
I hope you knock it outta the park buck. Good luck
Is it time for the dick pics now?
