I'm a new grower and I do I have enough light?

Spurdy

Spurdy

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I have 32 x 32 x 60 grow tent and I have 8 23w 100w equivalent 5000k bulbs I also have 1 t5 6500k producing about 4900 lumens and the 8 produces 1600 lumens each which is 17,700 lumens is it enough light? I'm trying to grow 4 plants one has taken off compared to the others two of them are about half the size of the big one and the fourth one seems to be holding on to life I have a 600w mh I want to use but can't afford to buy a blower to take out hot air. Can I leave the door open to the tent with 600w and be ok with the temp I understand I will lose lumens but will it affect it?
 
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sunny747

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Plants ill veg under almost any amount of light. Flowering is a different story. You will need 5000 - 10000 lumens per sqft for flower.
 
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Spurdy said:
When I flower I will be using 600w hps bulb with 90,000 lumens
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Yea, that sounds good. I'm a fan of HPS.

Will you be able to keep temps cool? I guess that's the question.. You really don't need a vortex fan to cool your tent. Any good fan should move enough air. I'd get a 10 inch desk fan like a Vornado and attach it to the top of my tent somehow. Duct tapes works wonders..

Also, Walmart has Holmes air purifiers for around $40.. These are great. They move a lot of air and filter some stink. I use one in my veg cabinet.

Maybe go to your local goodwill and see what you can find.

The benefit of vortex setups is their ability to attach to a filter.
 
Spurdy

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So the home purifier would basically be like a carbon filter in a assents. I'll definitely go look at a good will and see what I can find I didn't think of that duct tape does work wonders lol. Any tips?
 
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This is the one I have. When I veg and I don't have this running my box gets hot and the stink in my home is incredible. When I turn it on temps are perfect and there is no noticable smell.

I have never used it for flowering plants, but it's totally worth a try. They do move a lot of air and they don't let light in like a regular fan would.

As for smell control what i did was take apart the filter and add a layer of fish tank carbon to it then taped it back up.. I guess this helps with the smell.. It also has an ion switch which is nice.

The best part is that you can always just return it to Walmart if it doesn't meet your needs. No harm done..

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Holmes-AER1-Mini-Tower-Air-Purifier/22176443
 
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