I woulkd say about $40 after adding in fans etc...can anyone tell me how much $ or £ it costs to run a 600 watt setup a month? Also I feel a 1.2m x 1.2m x 2m is too much space for personal use, what does RIU think? ps, it is for personal use. Just upgraded my grow kit.
1000 watt Sodium | 600 watt Sodium | 400 watt Sodium | 250 watt Sodium | 1000 watt Halide | 400 watt Halide | 250 watt Halide | |
Ballast Wattage | 1100 | 665 | 464 | 295 | 1080 | 458 | 295 |
Cost per Month | $52.80 | $31.92 | $22.27 | $14.16 | $51.84 | $21.98 | $14.16 |
Initial Lumens | 130000 | 89000 | 50000 | 28500 | 110000 | 36000 | 20500 |
Mean Lumens | 126000 | 81000 | 45000 | 25600 | 88000 | 28800 | 17000 |
Mean Lumens per Watt | 114 | 121 | 96 | 86 | 81 | 62 | 57 |
Average Life Hours | 24000 | 18000 | 24000 | 24000 | 10000 | 20000 | 10000 |
Replacement Bulb Cost | $31.15 | $27.25 | $14.02 | $12.81 | $41.25 | $15.19 | $15.96 |
5 year bulb replacement cost | $75.80 | $88.41 | $34.12 | $31.17 | $240.90 | $44.35 | $93.21 |
Light Coverage at 2500 Lumens per sq. ft. | 7.1 x 7.1 Feet | 5.7 x 5.7 Feet | 4.2 x 4.2 Feet | 3.2 x 3.2 Feet | 5.9 x 5.9 Feet | 3.4 x 3.4 Feet | 2.6 x 2.6 Feet |