Think Green
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Do you think that 1000 watter would be to much for my grow tent? Cooled with fans of course.
1000w light in 4x4x7 tent?
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Mr-B
My tent is 4'-10" x 4'-10" x 7'-0" and I'm running a 1000W's of lights.
Tent never gets above 80 degrees using passive intake.
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Tent never gets above 80 degrees using passive intake.
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wickedpete66
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I run a 1000wt in a 3'3"x3'3"x6'5" tent. I have actually ran dual 600 wys in that tent without issue. As long as you can control room temp and ventilation you will be all set
NBtrichgrower
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I have 2 tents , one is 4.5 x 4.5 x 7 , and the other is 4.5 x 4.5 x 7.5, i run 1k in each, i also added a 400 mh to one of them for the last half of flowering in the 7 ft one last time, with a 150 cfm elecient exhaust ,and a higher volume bathroom fan as a intake, it ran at around 80 maybee a couple degrees warmer on warm days((this is the 1400wt). i have no problem keeping it under 80 with 1k and 150 cfm exhaust, my lights were not air cooled(one is for a couple days now) and both are in basements. I am runnin g hortilux bulbs in both
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spacecaser
I dont think its too much for the plants but they would probly get the same benefit from a 600w or two 400w because you could place these slightly closer to canopy, saving a little electricity at the same time
solarz
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You have to keep in mind that with a 600 you have to move the light closer to the canopy, however...you are reducing your canopy size as well. To the poster who said that a 6 will work out better for a 4ft square....you may be right, but you will definitely be sacrificing yield, because the 600 just doesn't have to canopy penetrating capabilities as a 1K.
Its all relative...you just have to make the right decision for your situation...sometimes the 600 will be the better option, but on other occasions, it'll be the 1K.
solarz
Its all relative...you just have to make the right decision for your situation...sometimes the 600 will be the better option, but on other occasions, it'll be the 1K.
solarz
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sparkjumper
Tents are for camping whilst gymnasiums are for growing!Just kidding man no tent experience here
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whatissixbynine
fact is the forums are literally crawling with people running 1k in a 4x4 - I've got a 175mh + 400hps and all I've got is a Stanley blowing out the bottom - just been vegging a few months, and with ducting and the like i would feel confident with 1200w and I've far less control over environment than i would like. its significant, but not as much heat as i'd feared by far - my computer does close to 500w when overclocked!
hope that helps.
hope that helps.
Think Green
Active member
I assume that heat wouldnt be an issue if I ran a cool tube or coolable hood, but I'm used to cfl.
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whatissixbynine
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