Big J's LEGAL 1K Watt Mh/HPS Perpetual Closet Grow

[bigjesse1922]

Im a stoner, its all the same, a week, week and a half...whatever, hahaha

they still look great my friend!

Thanks friend!

 

[bigjesse1922]

From what I hear they are the best...

You can hang filter, fan and light with no worries... super sturdy...

I guess it's THE super heavy duty tent...

and the make them all sizes... up to the GL 290 - 9'6" x 9'6" x 6'7" .... for $909.95...

Sounds pretty nice. I don't need one that big though

 

[GypsyBush]

they make smaller ones to...

Did you check out their site?

I like the drying racks...

It's made to hang inside the tent when you harvest...pretty sweet...

 

[bigjesse1922]

they make smaller ones to...

Did you check out their site?

I like the drying racks...

It's made to hang inside the tent when you harvest...pretty sweet...

The 4'9" x 4'9" x 6'7" would be a perfect flower room...

I could even get a small one for veg, and set them right next to each other in my room and use the same fans to vent the lights...

I like it...

 

[GypsyBush]

did you see their "hanging garden hydroponic system"???

Seems nice... 192 lollies on 1200 or 2k watts...

 

[bigjesse1922]

Saw it at your journal.

Mind blower!

 

[DillWeed]

Sounds pretty nice. I don't need one that big though

 

[GypsyBush]

BUAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA...

+rep ...

 

[bigjesse1922]

Lol Dill you crack me up.

 

[bigjesse1922]

Dill has a massive cola apparently

 

[iBlaze DrO]

what up J? how the plants doin

 

[bigjesse1922]

what up J? how the plants doin

What's up dro thanks for asking!

They are lovin life! I put some new pics up a page or two....errrr, was it three...ago....

Today, they look like they are flowering. I am getting pistils pokin out everywhere!

I think a week from tomorrow, if everything goes as planned, I will put the HPS bulb back in the flower room, as it will be exactly 14 days since switching to 12/12, and hopefully the majority of the stretch will be done with. I may have to wait two weeks though, to achieve that goal.

Thanks again for your interest and welcome to my journal!

 

[iBlaze DrO]

no prob ill be watchin your grow. but yea your plants have that dark green to em. nice work

 

[bigjesse1922]

Ok, so here's my question:

My canopy is currently 36" deep and 48" wide. Under the 1k MH in a 6" cool tube reflector.

In my VEG tent, I have my 400 watt MH bulb vegging out my clones under a Yield Master Classic reflector.

They are both aircoolable with glass.

Question: WHICH ONE WILL GIVE ME A BETTER COVERAGE IN THE FLOWER ROOM??

Should I keep the cooltube or switch reflectors? Here are the links:


http://www.sunlightsupply.com/hort/products.aspx?request=HORT_YMII_CLASSIC&title=Reflectors&type=product

http://www.sunlightsupply.com/hort/products.aspx?request=SUN_TUBE_REFLECTOR&title=Reflectors&type=product

Thanks guys!

 

[theloadeddragon]

I hate following links away from riu.... sorry buddy...... lol...... bake and zone out on all the pretty flowers ...... might checkum out laters.....

 

[jigfresh]

Hey bro... I would use the cool tube. I know the reflector isn't all that futuristic looking. but I think it would give a wider field of light. The enclosure seems to narrow the light a bit, so you would need to raise it higher or lower to adjust the width of the field, where the cooltube you just keep the same place and adjust the reflector.

Plus the cool tube seems like it could light strait out to the sides if the plants got kinds close. I mean if you had the plants 8" off the enclosure vs. 8" off the cooltube the enclosure would shade the very sides (i would imagine) where as the cool tube could basically light strait 'out'.

Plus I would imagine the cool tube to cool slightly better without the extra resistance, making it better for the bigger light and able to get it closet to the monster nugs you will have.

There you are. 1 vote for the cooltube.

 

[GypsyBush]

looking at my trays I feel that the cool sun reflector gives me a more even coverage than the cool tube...

I see the light print of the reflector as square... and the cool tube as a long rectangle... I feel the metal collars block a lot of light in that axis...

But ultimately, it's up to you to look at it and see if there is much of a difference...

In your space, I doubt it...

AND Jig was right in saying that the tube cools more efficiently than the reflector...

I think this will be a personal choice...

But if you are going with a 4x4 tray and an even canopy...

I would vote for the reflector if I knew it works as well as mine, but we have different models...

This is what I have..

http://www.sunlightsupply.com/hort/products.aspx?request=COOL-SUN-REFLECTOR&title=Reflectors&type=product

 

[bigjesse1922]

Hey bro... I would use the cool tube. I know the reflector isn't all that futuristic looking. but I think it would give a wider field of light. The enclosure seems to narrow the light a bit, so you would need to raise it higher or lower to adjust the width of the field, where the cooltube you just keep the same place and adjust the reflector.

Plus the cool tube seems like it could light strait out to the sides if the plants got kinds close. I mean if you had the plants 8" off the enclosure vs. 8" off the cooltube the enclosure would shade the very sides (i would imagine) where as the cool tube could basically light strait 'out'.

Plus I would imagine the cool tube to cool slightly better without the extra resistance, making it better for the bigger light and able to get it closet to the monster nugs you will have.

There you are. 1 vote for the cooltube.

Well I can get the cooltube about 12" for the plant tops with no stress.

At 10", I start to get some heat stress spots.

And see, I am not sure the cooltube gives a "wider" amout of light.

The reflector wings extend the light in terms of depth, but not length...

I have no doubt it cools better...I just feel like the Sun System has the same depth coverage, but might have more coverage length wise.

Keep em comin Jig...It helps a lot!

looking at my trays I feel that the cool sun reflector gives me a more even coverage than the cool tube...

I see the light print of the reflector as square... and the cool tube as a long rectangle... I feel the metal collars block a lot of light in that axis...

But ultimately, it's up to you to look at it and see if there is much of a difference...

In your space, I doubt it...

AND Jig was right in saying that the tube cools more efficiently than the reflector...

I think this will be a personal choice...

But if you are going with a 4x4 tray and an even canopy...

I would vote for the reflector if I knew it works as well as mine, but we have different models...

This is what I have..

http://www.sunlightsupply.com/hort/products.aspx?request=COOL-SUN-REFLECTOR&title=Reflectors&type=product

They are practically the same thing IMO.

I just feel like the cooltube loses a lot of unreflected light near the ends (where the ducting would be)

I just don't know. I guess I will have to do the work and measure the light print to TRUELY know, no?

Thanks for your help guys. I still don't know what to think for sure...


Do either of you two think one would make any SIGNIFICANT difference over the other?

I can snap some pics if needed for clarity or whatever...

I am gonna put the HPS bulb in today, so if I am gonna make a switch....today is the day...

 

[GypsyBush]

In your case.. with a small area.. I honestly do not think it's worth the trouble to change anything...

 

[jigfresh]

In your case.. with a small area.. I honestly do not think it's worth the trouble to change anything...

I agree. The only reason I would see you would need to change things is if there is shade on some plants. Otherwise I don't see it making too much difference.