OLD REVIEWS LOWRYDER #2 LIGHTS & YIELD

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Hey folks,

Any Lowryder #2 experimenters around to point a newbe in the right direction?

Ok, using your expirience & best guesses, if a auto feminized Lowryder #2 was grown from seed to harvest in a 36"X42"X96" grow room and a drip/DWC/bubble/fogger hydro unit (or just DWC/bubble) - using nutes sparingly and the lights 18 hrs on, 6 hrs off. What would the approximate yield on a plant be using T-5 HO 5,000 lumens X4 lighting? T-12 lighting? 250w HPS &/or MH?

How much of a yield difference would there be, if any, in using four, 5,000 lumens per lamp HO T-5's vs. 1,000w HPS &/or MH lights & Co2? Would a 400w or 600w HPS/MH be enough to get the max out of this small area? Would Co2 be beneficial and practical with the four HO T-5's? More light, more heat, more trouble, more yield??

I know there's a lot of variables and factors to be considered, but I'm curious as to how far these Lowryder #2 60 day plants can be taken and at what cost in money and effort? Which would be more practical, grow one plant with mega lights, money, Co2... or just grow two smaller, easier, cheaper plants for the same yield? Since these plants are on auto pilot, time is not a tool, making them all the more interesting.

I"m new to all of this and believe I would really enjoy perusing it. This forum is way cool too. So if you don't mind me digging around, listening and picking your brains now & then until I have time to act; I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you for your time and any input you may have towards my many questions in advance.
 
Welcome to AFN...1HOOT1....dig all ya like...lots of friendly advice around here!!!
Lowryder 2 was my very first auto.....back when KISS was my only option...had some under 400wHPS and some onder 1000wHPS....it's also the first strain I did a log on to determine my preferences about harvest time...(I like a cerebral buzz +) .....63-65 days from sprout became my choice with lr2....both lights grew some really good colas and the lr2 is a very stable pheno IMO...Joint Doc does some good stuff....
As mentioned, I was new to autos....grew my first in Miracle Grow Organic soil, 1 gal size.......no nutes...watered when needed....the 1000 watters were larger colas and sats but not by much....
Heat will be a prob with the hps, especially a 1000w......if ya can handle the heat....give'em all ya can....18/6 -20/4...is fine..not much diff IMO....
 
AutoMan - I sure thought I had thanked you for this reply long ago but don't see it. So, if I didn't, I'm sure sorry and thank you for the welcoming and info. About the topic, I think that a total of two, one red & one blue, of the new 9U 300W CFL's totaling 600W's and over 9000K will work best with little heat and be much more practicle than the hot, expensive oporating sodium... Your thoughts? Co2? Thanks again and God Bless,
 
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