Lighting help

[Mightyturtle]

So originally for my first grow I was gonna get a kit that has a 250w hps and a 80x80x180 tent but when clearing the attic I realized that I could only fit 60x60x140 tent would a 250w hps be okay to use in that size of tent or would I be better to use cfl or led?

 

[StareCase]

Is the measurement of that tent in inches or centimeters?

 

[Way2-High]

Guessing cm, That light should be fine, just have a way to control temperatures.

 

[Mightyturtle]

Is the measurement of that tent in inches or centimeters?

It's centimeters

 

[StareCase]

It's centimeters

Thanks. Agree ... a 250 W HPS is good for a 2' x 2' x 5'. Do you have a way to mitigate the heat in your tent from that light?

 

[Mightyturtle]

Thanks. Agree ... a 250 W HPS is good for a 2' x 2' x 5'. Do you have a way to mitigate the heat in your tent from that light?

im going to have a 17" to blow on plants and a 6" to blow air up towards lights and output hole

 

[Way2-High]

A cooled reflector would be the way to go for a hps in a small tent just my opinion.

 

[Mightyturtle]

A cooled reflector would be the way to go for a hps in a small tent just my opinion.

yeah the only thing is that im buying everying in a kit for cheapness im on a low budget. and i dont think ive seen any of the kits around my price range with a cooled reflecter

 

[Way2-High]

Ok makes sense, the fans should do fine then as long as your attic isn’t an oven. If it is you might just be setting yourself up to cook your plants.

 

[Mightyturtle]

Ok makes sense, the fans should do fine then as long as your attic isn’t an oven. If it is you might just be setting yourself up to cook your plants.

it isnt insulated or anything it is pretty cold althought perhaps in summer it will be bad

 

[Way2-High]

Ya it will most likely get pretty toasty up there and you’ll be fighting with wild temperature fluctuations too, unless you get some type of temperature control you’re gonna be fighting with it all the time.

 

[Mightyturtle]

Ya it will most likely get pretty toasty up there and you’ll be fighting with wild temperature fluctuations too, unless you get some type of temperature control you’re gonna be fighting with it all the time.

would i be better just to get a cfl light then ? or are there any cooled reflectors that are cheap orr what if i jerry rigged some pc fans on the regular reflector ?

 

[Way2-High]

Cfls run hot too, not as hot as hps but they are not good at growing till harvest. You can save money by building a cheap box then use leds.

 

[Way2-High]

Or just do a closet grow

 

[Way2-High]

I know it’s ghetto but hey it’s working and I’ve only spent $15. These are only two weeks old from seed