One will do. If I had to do it again I'd go for two of the X4s. Cannabis likes a lot of light, and I can't get light burn unless the colas almost touch the COBs. I'm switching to a DIY LED of 8 x Citizen CLU48 1216s for flowering.
Can 2x55W TCL 6500K and 2x55W TCL 2700K grow 2 plants?
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Do you think if im going to the X6 it would be good? its good for more than half box right? idk if i can go for 2 x4s cus its 430W in total.. i don't think i can pay that much every two months (for the bill). And another question, if i buy the X6 i made 300W in total right? Again, sorry for bad english!
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If $150-200 is your budget you will get a good dimable ballast hps setup for that easy.
Iv never grown with led but i know for a quality led light your talking mega bucks.
Iv never grown with led but i know for a quality led light your talking mega bucks.
It will give you a good harvest. My last grow with one was almost 8oz or 225 gm in a 120x60x140 box.
For a name brand light you are right about the initial purchase cost. Light is a pay me now, or pay me later proposition. When you add up the purchase price, cost of maintaining a HID, and power cost, HID lighting usually costs more over three to five years.
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Iv had great results with my setups, i dont run a mega popular ballast just a small dimable one, cost £50 thats the ballast, bulb and shade, the MH bulb is £20-25 extra, you dont need it but its a very little extra, bulb will last me a full year with it being on 12/12 all year round, costs £20 to replace for a full spectrum, its lasted a little over a year now and still working perfect 
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The initial cost it costs me to run 1 600w 4x4 setup on a 14 week scale is £120 per run, this covers 4 plants, this is 4-6 weeks of 18/6 MH bulb then 8 weeks of 12/12.
My outcome from this is 20oz+ (most iv gained is 23.7oz from a 4x4 600w setup) every single time.
If, i were to sell my meds i would get a return of £3-4000, so i was always told by a very educated member on this site is to always remember your input to your grow you want an easy return of 90%, it usually costs me around,
£120 electric
£40 medium & perlite
£70 Nutrients
£40 seeds
£10 cleaning sprays
£20 pots, trays & screen
Theres my £300 10% investment for my medication for a hopeful return of 20+oz, this is how i work every single garden grow i have as we unfortunately live in a society now where money is key at each step in life you take.
I hope this can help.
.The initial cost it costs me to run 1 600w 4x4 setup on a 14 week scale is £120 per run, this covers 4 plants, this is 4-6 weeks of 18/6 MH bulb then 8 weeks of 12/12.
My outcome from this is 20oz+ (most iv gained is 23.7oz from a 4x4 600w setup) every single time.
If, i were to sell my meds i would get a return of £3-4000, so i was always told by a very educated member on this site is to always remember your input to your grow you want an easy return of 90%, it usually costs me around,
£120 electric
£40 medium & perlite
£70 Nutrients
£40 seeds
£10 cleaning sprays
£20 pots, trays & screen
Theres my £300 10% investment for my medication for a hopeful return of 20+oz, this is how i work every single garden grow i have as we unfortunately live in a society now where money is key at each step in life you take.
I hope this can help.
It costs me for four plants in a 2' x 4' tent:
445 Kwh power @ $0.15 = $66.82 CAD (2 months veg + 10 weeks flower)
General Hydroponics nutrients & supplements: $16.50 CAD
Canna coco bricks + perlite: $33.80 CAD / 3 = $11.26 CAD (medium is re-used twice)
seed varies with strain and source: $1.00 CAD - $48.00 CAD
sprays are not used
pots, trays & screen are re-used
Total cost is $142.58 CAD - for the most expensive strains I grow. This is £83.54.
Assuming a 5 year life cycle / 3 grows per year:
LED purchase cost: $341.89 CAD
Power: $1002.30 CAD
no replacement bulbs required
Total 5 year LED Cost: $1344.19 CAD / £786.91
HID purchase cost (400W dimmable): 169.95 CAD
Power: $1202.40 CAD
Replacement bulbs: $156.00 CAD
Total 5 year HID Cost: $1528.35 CAD / £894.72
These figures are for a 2' x 4' tent, and equal amounts of light. I get 8+ oz per grow.
As you can see it's a pay me now, or pay me later situation, with LEDs costing less over a five year period. The difference really comes into play at higher power costs.
445 Kwh power @ $0.15 = $66.82 CAD (2 months veg + 10 weeks flower)
General Hydroponics nutrients & supplements: $16.50 CAD
Canna coco bricks + perlite: $33.80 CAD / 3 = $11.26 CAD (medium is re-used twice)
seed varies with strain and source: $1.00 CAD - $48.00 CAD
sprays are not used
pots, trays & screen are re-used
Total cost is $142.58 CAD - for the most expensive strains I grow. This is £83.54.
Assuming a 5 year life cycle / 3 grows per year:
LED purchase cost: $341.89 CAD
Power: $1002.30 CAD
no replacement bulbs required
Total 5 year LED Cost: $1344.19 CAD / £786.91
HID purchase cost (400W dimmable): 169.95 CAD
Power: $1202.40 CAD
Replacement bulbs: $156.00 CAD
Total 5 year HID Cost: $1528.35 CAD / £894.72
These figures are for a 2' x 4' tent, and equal amounts of light. I get 8+ oz per grow.
As you can see it's a pay me now, or pay me later situation, with LEDs costing less over a five year period. The difference really comes into play at higher power costs.
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HigherTheHigh
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Its not so bad when you break it down like that, the only reason why i dont re use pots is i use those fibre ones and its a nightmare to get the roots out lol.
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