Will this PG 180 LED grow light be enough for my tent?

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ogderp

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Hey everyone, I'm planning on growing 1 plant and doing a scrog in a sun hut blackout tent that is 2.6 ft x 2.6 ft x 5.3 ft. My question is, will this light be enough for the 1 plant in this space or will I need a bigger light? I learned about the pro grow line of LED grow lights over on growweedeasy.com (the pic below is from their website), and they said that this light is enough for a space around the same size as mine. But I wanted to ask on here to be sure.

https://www.hydroponicshut.com/pro-grow-led-grow-lights.html/pro-grow-180-led-grow-light-hydroponics-hut.html
 

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Cpappa27

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Its not about the lumens with LEDs, its about the spectrum of what plants can absorb. Obviously higher wattage = higher yields with LEDs but that light should be good for one plant. If you scrog ^ like @Silky Shagsalot said then you will probably get a better yield. All strain and environment depending of course.
 
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ogderp

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Cpappa27 said:
Its not about the lumens with LEDs, its about the spectrum of what plants can absorb. Obviously higher wattage = higher yields with LEDs but that light should be good for one plant. If you scrog ^ like @Silky Shagsalot said then you will probably get a better yield. All strain and environment depending of course.
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Thanks, I don't know too much about growing with LED's so I'm trying to learn more. I will go up to the next size if I get the extra money, since its only about $80 more. I'm on a budget as it is and I'm trying to come up with the $300 for the light in my first post.
 
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Cpappa27

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the light you have is plenty for one plant, whether its scrog or not wont really make a huge difference. Grow it out normally and keep it alive till harvest and you should be good. Upgrade when you can my friend. Good Luck.
 
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churchhaze

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Why not just get an HPS lamp if you're going to get cheap leds.

Wait until you know what you actually want before going the LED route. It's VERY hard to beat the efficiency and effectiveness of HPS lamps without getting quality leds and underdriving, and bigger heatsinks those commercial companies could not afford to put in..

If you're not getting at least 30% efficient leds or more, HPS is better AND cheaper. A freshly changed HPS is upto 35% efficient!!
 
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