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Old 10-07-2007, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ChuckG View Post
Dave is the resident lighting expert.......
Just guessing here but I would think you would need 4 - 400 watt MH's and you might want to supplement that with some T5 actinics.

You're gonna be talking a lot of juice and a lot of heat.
I'll wait for daves opinion as well, but you bring up a valid point. I'm just having trouble finding info for lighting as some is contradictory to others

As far as a lot of juice, as an electrical contractor, I have learned certain "ways" to "reduce" consumption. Shh-h-h-h! dont tell anyone. Power company wouldn't like it.
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