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Finshaggy said:
Hey. If someone ACTUALLY wants to give me advice I'll use. How high up from the top of the plants should 1000w HPS go?
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Put your hand above the plant hold it there for 20 seconds if it doesn't burn you, your ok.. generally about 16 inches away... but imo, those plants aren't ready for a 1000 hps..
 
Pretty much if you put the hps high enough to where if your hand is at plant top level, it's just warm on top of the hand. If your hand feels hot like its getting a tan, too close. So youre looking at probably at least a foot to a foot and a half away from plant tops.
 
But damn Shag, a 1000w is pretty big and hot for a closet. I also grown in a closet, with a 400w hps and a 200w cfl and have to duct the heat out into the bedroom. This in turn makes the whole room warm. So in my window I have one of those exhaust fans that blow in and out keeping the "lung room" cooler. As the closet exhales the heat it inhales the cool air. I see that the most efficient way to run a 1000w in your set up from what I've seen. Hope this helps.
 
Finshaggy, that 1000w you'll want 24 to 36 inches above the top of your plant. Nuking your plants with light is probably the worst thing you can do!

edit: let me rephrase that, depending on how many thousands you have. 1 1000w you can probably get away with 18" if it is vented. 6 1000's, you're looking at 24-36 for sure.
 
chewberto said:
Put your hand above the plant hold it there for 20 seconds if it doesn't burn you, your ok.. generally about 16 inches away... but imo, those plants aren't ready for a 1000 hps..
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PeyoteReligion said:
Pretty much if you put the hps high enough to where if your hand is at plant top level, it's just warm on top of the hand. If your hand feels hot like its getting a tan, too close. So youre looking at probably at least a foot to a foot and a half away from plant tops.
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robert030188 said:
Usually 14-20 inches from canopy...if it doesn't feel to warm on your hand your fine
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I was actually thinking like maybe 2-3 feet to start with, then get closer as they grow closer on their own. What do ya'll think?
 
PeyoteReligion said:
But damn Shag, a 1000w is pretty big and hot for a closet. I also grown in a closet, with a 400w hps and a 200w cfl and have to duct the heat out into the bedroom. This in turn makes the whole room warm. So in my window I have one of those exhaust fans that blow in and out keeping the "lung room" cooler. As the closet exhales the heat it inhales the cool air. I see that the most efficient way to run a 1000w in your set up from what I've seen. Hope this helps.
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That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to cover EVERYTHING in Myalr. Then get a silver exhaust and a fan that fits (plus a cage fan. Like a rotating living room type fan), and have that go out my window and make a little ply-wood thing with a circle cut out so the window is still "shut".
 
fin, not the biggest thing but make sure, your bulb houseing , the reflector is rated for 1000 watts

and with a 1000 with a area like yours keep it like foot and a hlaf away . . i mean if you hood has a big foot print it can be closer, got any pics of your reflector
 
Samwell Seed Well said:
fin, not the biggest thing but make sure, your bulb houseing , the reflector is rated for 1000 watts

and with a 1000 with a area like yours keep it like foot and a hlaf away . . i mean if you hood has a big foot print it can be closer, got any pics of your reflector
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The reflector has a huge impact on the way 1000's act. Just remember, that temperature is going to rise 5-10 degrees when you fire that 1000w up. Anticipate heat.
 
Samwell Seed Well said:
fin, not the biggest thing but make sure, your bulb houseing , the reflector is rated for 1000 watts

and with a 1000 with a area like yours keep it like foot and a hlaf away . . i mean if you hood has a big foot print it can be closer, got any pics of your reflector
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I'll make a video of all the HPS stuff soon. And I got it all as a single order, so it should all be meant to be used together.
 
Krondizzel said:
The reflector has a huge impact on the way 1000's act. Just remember, that temperature is going to rise 5-10 degrees when you fire that 1000w up. Anticipate heat.
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5-10, that ain't shit. Ya'll are gonna see the new fan I got in there in tomorrows update. Gonna do a new type of stress that I had forgotten about "wind stress". Having fans that are too strong for plants as they grow (as long as the plant isn't straight up bending or being uprooted), will just make the plant grow thicker and stronger. I added a fan that is 20x stronger than the old one if not 100x. And that's kist on setting 1, it has 3 and I haven't even used the other ones yet. Plus I'm gonna get a vent fan.
 
I think the fan will also help the water evaporate even FASTER. So I can water more :D And I feel like the more it dries out and gets more water, the more it grows stronger.
 
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