Hey guys please criticize my setup

My flowering box is 4dx6wx9h running 600 w hps cool hood overhead, 400 w cool tube vertical. Its lined with mylar i run at most 6 .3 amp fans 2 for the cool lamps 2 for the ghetto carbon filter and two to mover air from bottom to top. there are 5 plants one is over 5 foot alien bubba, two are 2 foot headband and blue dream og, then there are 2 one footers king louie and la con. Do i have enough power with these lights to flower all the way threw. A local hydo store owner swears that 400 and 600w dnt have the intensity to flower alot of strains.... LEMME KNOW WHAT U GUYS THINK... cant get the fukn uploader to work so check the temp photobucket photobucket.com/checkumout password is my username. thx for yo time guys

be better if i could see what i was going to criticize. sounds good tho.

You have roughly 42lumens per sq ft so your doing alright. Keep the temps down airflow up and flower that alien before it gets to 5ft

i switched it to 12 n 12 a week ago ive just started adding flower nutrients. u guys see the pics?

so what about enough power to flower? am i at 4200 lpsf?

Im not sure any indoor light has the power to light a 5 foot plant properly not even 1 K. The two footers should kick ass.

Well i realized that, but i put the 400 w sidways cutting almost threw the middle. My major concern is lighting power, temperature never exceeds 78 degrees F. My local hydro guy tells me 400 and 600 wont cut it for a big yeild on any plant in any set up. Ideas?

bluealaskan said:

My local hydro guy tells me 400 and 600 wont cut it for a big yeild on any plant in any set up. Ideas?

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Don't trust that guy.

You have a good looking setup. That 400 is going to make for some interesting lower growth. Keep us updated. I'd like to see how this turns out.

You will get more than enough bud for yourself and a couple friends from a 400 and 600w light. The key is to keep plants smaller learn training and or topping or any other method and keep the light as close as possible. With the lower wattage any bud under the canopy will be popcorn, Thats where the vertical is a neat idea, I've always wanted to try.

yeah its been running wit the horizontal config for like 4 days and i already see a huge increase in leaf production in the nodes. Ill post pics again ina week to track the progress