fannylicker
Active Member
I have decided to upgrade my current set up to a dedicated veg area and seperate flowering area. The new set up will also containg my cloning chamber in the veg area (on a lower shelf). I am trying to achieve a continuous production. I am presently using 600w HPS and have had substantial sucess with it. I will use a 150mm coolshade fitting on the 600w hps in the flowering area and basically retain my current equipment. I would like to keep my electricity use as low as possible and am worried that running two sets of 600w's plus inline fans etc will start getting a bit out of hand. I have learned a lot from this site since joining so I am sure somebody can help me with this question...
Can I set up the veg area to use cfl's and then transfer my plants into the 600w flowering area without any issues, if so how many and of what size will I need? What type of cfl is the go for vegging? The grow areas will both be 600mm x 900mm. Am I right to assume that cfl's will effectively light this area cheaper and cooler than hps? Should I run cfl's down the sides as well?
Any help on this is much appreciated, I will keep posting pics of the setup as I put it together. The picture below is the framing I have started so you can get a better idea of what I have in mind and a pic of my current system.
thanks for any help![AI @ 24 days.4.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307212-45f16b40ac262f4d3aa115f6921416a1.jpg)
![DSCF1879.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307213-e5bcbbf4271ee7a9628369e0d6d3ede5.jpg)
![DSCF1882.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307214-87c956f6ce734a434551ea57a59ae5f2.jpg)
![Grow 1.1.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307215-52c499660db1727eda82a9e61d37e173.jpg)
![DSCF1880.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307216-d686eb3feb48075fcb73bc0e2dbb6121.jpg)
Can I set up the veg area to use cfl's and then transfer my plants into the 600w flowering area without any issues, if so how many and of what size will I need? What type of cfl is the go for vegging? The grow areas will both be 600mm x 900mm. Am I right to assume that cfl's will effectively light this area cheaper and cooler than hps? Should I run cfl's down the sides as well?
Any help on this is much appreciated, I will keep posting pics of the setup as I put it together. The picture below is the framing I have started so you can get a better idea of what I have in mind and a pic of my current system.
thanks for any help
![AI @ 24 days.4.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307212-45f16b40ac262f4d3aa115f6921416a1.jpg)
![DSCF1879.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307213-e5bcbbf4271ee7a9628369e0d6d3ede5.jpg)
![DSCF1882.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307214-87c956f6ce734a434551ea57a59ae5f2.jpg)
![Grow 1.1.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307215-52c499660db1727eda82a9e61d37e173.jpg)
![DSCF1880.JPG](/data/attachments/307/307216-d686eb3feb48075fcb73bc0e2dbb6121.jpg)