A/C
Rough Overview of Electrical Config, A/C and the DWC system +Nutrient Schedule
If you go to BGHYDRO.COM they have 5 Ton A/C units for $5,850 yeahs it kind of expensive but thats the price to pay for a big grow op. you can run 15 1000W HPS (in a sealed room using co2) . you asked about 2 rooms with 1 a/c unit. you would need to get a dual room damper package $2,207 which is cheaper than buying 2 complete units but what it does is blows cold air into room #1 for 12 hours then when thats off it closes air for that room then blows cold air into room #2 considering that the hours are "offset".
Also, i noticed that a 2 ton (6 hps) is $4,150. so it is financially logical to pay $1700 (5 ton: $5,850) more, to get 80% more cooling capacity so it would be like paying $1700 for a 3 ton instead of $4,749.95 + the 2 ton $4,150 = $8,900 Total
SAVE $3,050 ($8,900 - 5ton $4,750)
Whether you want to custom build a DD MPB setup or get a undercurrent for cch2o.com is up to you, i dont know what im going to do yet but it doesnt make a difference i know they are both superior growing systems and is perfect for 1k vertical lighting, just make sure the plant centers are 40" and you use at least 13 gallon res for each plant, there would be about 10-11 gallons of h20 actually in the bucket considering there will be air space in the buckets, use an appropriate sized chiller to keep water temps at 60 degrees. you will need a dehumidifier at night since the lights are not on to act as a dehumidifier themselves (humidity 50%)
follow a nutrient schedule specific for your strain, if you dont know what is best pick a strain like doubles and copy his formula, for best results .
Since i see that doubleds has best results, just copy him and dont cut corners, i really havent asked anyone how to do this but i think if done enought research on how to dial in this type of grow room that i believe i will succeed the first time. I have people the have been growing for 30 years asking me for advice, its all about the research bro. visualize setting it up, and what tools are required and all the little things you need to get the job done in order to see the big picture, it can be done but hands on experience is what leads to success. start small because you could mess up. Oh yeah the electrical config. heres what i know
I used a 30 amp timer box to run 4K 1000W HPS, you can get a 50 amp timer box to run 8000W hps (plantlightinghydroponics.com, anything beyond that i havent looked into bigger powerboxes but i know that a 1k watt light runs 9.6 amps on a 120V circuit and 4.6 amps of a 240V. 240V is the way to go. just look for light powerboxes and find someone to help you install it, unless you can figure out how to do it yourself.
its about the math
If im off on anything or left anything serious out let me know anyone because i would like to learn new things that i have not yet learned for these big grow rooms because im about to do it.
thanks for the teachings
DoubleDs
BadFish &
JackMayOffer
