Club 600

hey all im buying a sj dr120 i want 2 use a t-5 but any help is great being my first grow. is a 600 watt gud enough? what about a dual arc, i want to do mh/hps. thanxs any advice will b helpful...

No idea what an sj dr120 is. If you want to use a t-5 you can do that. A 600 would be gud enough. And dual arc do indeed put out mh and hps at the same time.

Another week, another bunch of stuff to do, another chance to try and get my plants to grow.

peace 600

Make them bitches grow!

jigfresh said:

No idea what an sj dr120 is. If you want to use a t-5 you can do that. A 600 would be gud enough. And dual arc do indeed put out mh and hps at the same time.

Another week, another bunch of stuff to do, another chance to try and get my plants to grow.

peace 600

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It's a Secret Jardin 4 x 4 tent.

Cool. I have a jf ssc23. That's JigFresh brand Super Stealth Closet 2' x 3' for those who don't know. Shame though... they aren't on the market anymore.

You went baller too though and got the vertical model, LOL.

1st tymegrower said:

hey all im buying a sj dr120 i want 2 use a t-5 but any help is great being my first grow. is a 600 watt gud enough? what about a dual arc, i want to do mh/hps. thanxs any advice will b helpful...

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We are not bagging on you or your post by the way. That's a good tent and you definitely have the right idea so far.

We just like to joke around.

A quick 7 week shot

1st tymegrower said:

hey all im buying a sj dr120 i want 2 use a t-5 but any help is great being my first grow. is a 600 watt gud enough? what about a dual arc, i want to do mh/hps. thanxs any advice will b helpful...

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Where are you planning on using that T5 fixture, and what size is it you're thinking of. I take it that tent is about a 3x3 so like Jig said, the 600 hps is enough. MH vs HPS watt for watt will have less lumens so when you combine them, to get the benefits of MH, you sacrifice with a loss in lumens.

My advice for a 1st time grower? Start basic and tailor it as you progress. There's too many different ways to go about it and to try and figure it out the first try is futile, IMO. A lot of growers will tell you that florescent works just as good as MH for vegging so T5 will be great for that. I'd go with the straight HPS for flower and maybe add some blue light later.

By the way 1st tyme. What are you going to do with that handle when the 2nd tyme comes around? j/k

Maybe he didn't get it in time? I thought it was funny, Duch

That tent is 4x4 Duchie.

A 4x4 will still work with a 600 just fine but you'll want to try and keep the plants centered under the light. Whatever is around the edges may end up with buds that are a little fluffy. Ideal size for a 600 is 3x4 or 40"x40" tents

Like Duchie said though, a T5 is great for veg and those dual arc are actually like running two 300watt bulbs. I would run a 600w HPS personally instead.

I'm coming up on the 3000 post mark guys, LOL

I got to 2000 pretty quick but don't post nearly as much when I have a regular job working for someone else. I still lurked quite a bit but didn't post.

I'm on my own again now though so I've been posting more lately.

Dezracer said:

That tent is 4x4 Duchie.

A 4x4 will still work with a 600 just fine but you'll want to try and keep the plants centered under the light. Whatever is around the edges may end up with buds that are a little fluffy. Ideal size for a 600 is 3x4 or 40"x40" tents

Like Duchie said though, a T5 is great for veg and those dual arc are actually like running two 300watt bulbs. I would run a 600w HPS personally instead.

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4x4 leaves room for extra lighting down the road then. I have m2 tents (40x40). Speaking of extra lighting, I'm seriously thinking of trying some UVB lighting in one of my tents. Anyone else?

I was gonna say, Dez you talk too much, but then I looked at mine and the gap's too narrow for criticism so I won't.

^^^haha!!^^^

I have the same size tents as you. I'm not actually using them right now but have two of them.

Anybody ever have heat issues in the winter with a 600w HPS (non-cooled)?

I have both set up but only 1 light running right now. I'm potting up my rooted clones today and their mothers will be potted up in about a week and #2 will be fired up. It's magnetic as opposed to my digi but I hope to replace that soon.

FresnoFarmer said:

Anybody ever have heat issues in the winter with a 600w HPS (non-cooled)?

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Nope, but my exhaust is good. My winter issues were cold night temps/cold ground.

My tent is in the furnace room.
When it is cold outside, it is warm in the furnace room.
When it is a warm day for winter, it is cold in the furnace room.
It has to do with the furnace running.

I realized last year I was stunting my plants when it got cold and added seed mats under my plants.
Problem solved.