How much is enough??

cyborg

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So Im in the middle of a grow right now. Pineapple kush 5th week flowering so far, but i am about to plant a variety of feminized seeds and use them as mothers. Im planning on getting one of those grow tents because the room im using is too big. Im gna get the 4x4ft by 6.5. I plan on doing a sog with 6 rubbermaid roughnecks. I'll make holes for 8 plants a tub, for a total of 48. Im gna take clones with at most two nodes and flower them when roots show. This should give me good single colas on short plants (about 15 inches or so) with dense buds. Since the reflectivity inside the tent uses most of the light. My question is, how much light is enough? I was thinking of putting a 1000 watt hps in there, but someone told me that 1000 is too much. I want to get the most out of my plants without wasting light and creating unnecessary heat. I have a sun tube that ill use. I think tubes are the best because you can run one small fan right through the light and out. Illl have two small fans, 1 for intake 1 outtake, replacing the air inside with fresh air. Heat will not be so much of an issue, just need advice on how strong of a light will be just a lil more than enough. Thanks yall
 

orzz

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So Im in the middle of a grow right now. Pineapple kush 5th week flowering so far, but i am about to plant a variety of feminized seeds and use them as mothers. Im planning on getting one of those grow tents because the room im using is too big. Im gna get the 4x4ft by 6.5. I plan on doing a sog with 6 rubbermaid roughnecks. I'll make holes for 8 plants a tub, for a total of 48. Im gna take clones with at most two nodes and flower them when roots show. This should give me good single colas on short plants (about 15 inches or so) with dense buds. Since the reflectivity inside the tent uses most of the light. My question is, how much light is enough? I was thinking of putting a 1000 watt hps in there, but someone told me that 1000 is too much. I want to get the most out of my plants without wasting light and creating unnecessary heat. I have a sun tube that ill use. I think tubes are the best because you can run one small fan right through the light and out. Illl have two small fans, 1 for intake 1 outtake, replacing the air inside with fresh air. Heat will not be so much of an issue, just need advice on how strong of a light will be just a lil more than enough. Thanks yall
600 watts HPS ought to make you happy. I have 2 600 in a 8x4x7 grow tent.
 

orzz

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Those tents get hot fast...
They need to be properly vented and all my lights are air cooled and ducted outside. The room the tent is in has a window AC unit and there is a dehumidifier in the tent. My temps stay around mid 70's.
 

cyborg

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thanks orzz, how much did you yield off those 2 600's? Any idea about how much dry weight i could have with my setup?
 
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