600w for wardrobe grow

[allhailthebud]

hey

 

is 600w good enough for a 6 plant water farm, each bucket is 30cm long, meaning the grow area is about

 

185cm in length

and the normal width of a wardrobe.. <-- thoes sizes are for the are the plants are in.

 

if i had reflective film around the whole grow room, would it be enough for thoes 6 plants ?

 

whats the best reflective film around ?

 

ta

 

P.S - also is this system cycle good :-

 

3 weeks in clone chamber untill rockwool cube is full of roots

chuck into veg stage for 4 weeks, under 18/6

then into flower for 8 weeks..

 

after 4 weeks how big will the plants be ?

 

the bigger the better right ? would an extra 10-15cm taller plant yeild more ?

 

ta

Edited April 4, 2005 by allhailthebud

[Chev]

Hey man, I'd actually say a 600W would be too much for that space. You'd have to really tweak your ventilation to handle the heat a 600 would throw out in that size space. You'd probably be better off with a 400W. I've tried and failed with a 600W in a double door wardrobe, but the 400W was perfect

The best reflective film is panda film, but flat white paint does a top job and is less expensive.

Your cycle sounds good, but vegging in hydro depends on the strain and your grow space. I'd actually only veg for 2 weeks in a wardrobe set-up, you have to think about the stretch stage when you turn to 12/12, they may keep growing for another 3 weeks and you don't wanna run out of room!

[allhailthebud]

thanks for the info chev

 

how big should i take the clones ? around 4"-6" ?

 

in 2.5 weeks how big will the plants get ? under 18/6 (on average) under 400w HPS

 

i have a heap of room for the plants to grow.. so its no probs

 

ta

Edited April 5, 2005 by allhailthebud

[trumpet]

I run a 600 in a cabinet, As long as you have good ventilation you will be fine, i use an allvent 6" inline fan for exhaust which has a flow rate of 85litres a second. I dont grow during summer as it gets too hot but any other time of the year the temps are between 24-30.