What size tent should i buy? and how many plants?

benja1150

benja1150

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Hey guys.
I am going to buy a 350 real wattage LED.
I have 3 cfls 2700k for flower, 2x20w & 1x32w
= 422 watts
I know i should go for about 30-50 watts pr sqft
I am from Denmark, so i use m2 instead. Would it be a waste to go over 50watts pr sqft?

If i buy a 80cm*80cm*160cm, it would sound like this:
0,80cm * 0,80cm = 0,64 m2
0,64m2 is about 6,9 sqft
So my lowest watts should be:
6,9 * 30 = 207watts
And my highest watts would be:
6,9 * 50 = 345watts

Would it be a complete waste to have more watts in here? Please give me some advice :D
And how many plants do your recommend in this size tent? I would go for 4 to fill out the space
 
BecauseIgotHigh

BecauseIgotHigh

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It will be cramped inside, go bigger. Also what do you mean by real led? Are you going for the crees such as 3590s? I haven't been on for months, so I don't know if the leds have been updated.

60cm w x 1.6 x 1.6 h was my last run. I pulled about 1p, from a 400w cxb.
Can't remember how many plants I had inside.

If I ever go again, I will add my extra 200w cxa3590 inside as side lighting for the bottom section.
 
benja1150

benja1150

Member
By "real lead" i meant true wattage. So it is a 1200w led but 350 actual watts.. Sorry

And oups... I meant 80x80cm and not 0,80cm haha
I was high at the moment

Would you go bigger than this?
 
420Barista

420Barista

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ok so 80cm = 31.5in
so its a 31.5 x 31.5 x 63
nearly a 3x3

that said if your looking to grow just for you it should be good. you could do some plant training on 4 plants and do a scrog or one plant with lots of training.
the led alone would be good for that space I wouldn't bother with the cfl's.
 
Tone24

Tone24

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80x80 is plenty for 4 plants as im using that size for 4. LST will be fine aswell in that size for that many plants :D
 
frica

frica

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benja1150 said:
Hey guys.
I am going to buy a 350 real wattage LED.
I have 3 cfls 2700k for flower, 2x20w & 1x32w
= 422 watts
I know i should go for about 30-50 watts pr sqft
I am from Denmark, so i use m2 instead. Would it be a waste to go over 50watts pr sqft?

If i buy a 80cm*80cm*160cm, it would sound like this:
0,80cm * 0,80cm = 0,64 m2
0,64m2 is about 6,9 sqft
So my lowest watts should be:
6,9 * 30 = 207watts
And my highest watts would be:
6,9 * 50 = 345watts

Would it be a complete waste to have more watts in here? Please give me some advice :D
And how many plants do your recommend in this size tent? I would go for 4 to fill out the space
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Don't bother with CFL, electricity prices in Denmark are enormous so you really shouldn't.

What LED growlight are you using?
If it's some Amazon/Ebay discount blurple LED, the wattage is fine. But it's a bit inefficient.

Best philips LED bulb are actually a bit more efficient than cheap ebay blurples. (and cheaper)
Just remove the bulb part so they're directional.


Just get some ceiling sockets and screw those in a piece of wood for a makeshift panel.
http://www.leds.de/LED-Lampen-Leuchtmittel/Philips-CorePro-LEDbulb-8-60W-A60-E27-827-matt.html
 
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