trying to kill a 4x4 tent, 2lbs is it possible?

ODanksta

ODanksta

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This is for my girl. I'm about to buy a 4x4 tent for her. I have tons of equipment not being used. So I want to max the shit out of it.. I'm thinking using two 8" air cooled hoods and two 1K ballast tuned down to 50%, one hood rocking eye hortilux hps bulb and the other hood using a MH conversion bulb for dual spectrum. And using Co2 via dual propane burner.

What growing style do you think would be best? 9 dwc buckets, custom built 8" deep raised bed stuffed to the max or rockwool stuffed to the max. SOG style.
I know scrog is great but wanting to yield as much as quickly as possible.

Heat will be a real issue but I have tons of inline fans so hopefully I can rig something up to a portable AC without it actually being inside of the tent.

My logic is by running two hoods instead of one. Is maybe I can keep them it closer to the canopy with a lower heat intensity and plus the dual spectrum, I could care less about the bulb life so with that being said tell me what you think..
 
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Budget Buds

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You could get 1 kilo from a 4x4 room, I would recommend a SOG grow with 64 plants packed 4 per square foot with a straight 12/12 from established clones. I dont know how you would fit 2 air cooled hoods in there but I'm sure with some thought it could be done, Why not just one 1k light with a dual spectrum bulb for the best of both worlds? You better have some serious airflow going in there in addition to the air cooled hoods too. Heat would be a serious adversary IMO over pretty much everything. In the summer time my 4x4 gets warm with just a 600 hps. Best of luck :)
 
fandango

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cooling could be done if the room the tent is in has a/c when lights are on...if the room is at 76f than if you open the lower intake vent in the tent and mount a squirrel cage type blower at the top of the tent,this would draw in the cool air and blow the hot air out into the room or attic.400+cfm blower
 
justugh

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ODanksta said:
This is for my girl. I'm about to buy a 4x4 tent for her. I have tons of equipment not being used. So I want to max the shit out of it.. I'm thinking using two 8" air cooled hoods and two 1K ballast tuned down to 50%, one hood rocking eye hortilux hps bulb and the other hood using a MH conversion bulb for dual spectrum. And using Co2 via dual propane burner.

What growing style do you think would be best? 9 dwc buckets, custom built 8" deep raised bed stuffed to the max or rockwool stuffed to the max. SOG style.
I know scrog is great but wanting to yield as much as quickly as possible.

Heat will be a real issue but I have tons of inline fans so hopefully I can rig something up to a portable AC without it actually being inside of the tent.

My logic is by running two hoods instead of one. Is maybe I can keep them it closer to the canopy with a lower heat intensity and plus the dual spectrum, I could care less about the bulb life so with that being said tell me what you think..
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it is but u need hydro .........if u really want to do this i can tell u how but understand when flowering starts u are it's bitch ..........u are PHing the water 4-6 times a day every day (and if u do not then u will not make the 2 lbs ) ......i came close with 26 oz off one plant in 110days
https://www.rollitup.org/t/call-it-hydro-exp-gone-mad-imput-wellcome-autoflowering-strain-gone-nutz.764237/
 
abe supercro

abe supercro

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that's what sucks about hydro. yield potential is nice but no buffering.

ODanksta said:
This is for my girl. I'm about to buy a 4x4 tent for her. I have tons of equipment not being used. So I want to max the shit out of it..
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talk 'her' into a second 4 x 4, or do 4 x 8. then u can fully accommodate the two 1000s. add @1200+ btu portable air conditioning unit to cool the tent(s). that's a p/t job right there if you max it. :cool:
 
Carolina Dream'n

Carolina Dream'n

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1000w. 4x4 tray. 70 gallon Rez. 25 plants in 6 liter pots filled with hydroton or Sunleaves Rocks. Vegged for one week max. Trellis net 1 inch above canopy day one. Train plants like a scrog during stretch. Stop training around day 14-16 and let plant grow vertically. Lollipop around day 21.
Use 6k mh bulb for first week of flower. 10k mh for the last 7 days. Hps the rest of the time.

Other than that keep your environment, nutrients and ph perfect and you might blow that 2lb yield away.


Oh one last thing and by far the most important. Genetics, Genetics, Genetics.
 
ODanksta

ODanksta

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abe supercro said:
that's what sucks about hydro. yield potential is nice but no buffering.


talk 'her' into a second 4 x 4, or do 4 x 8. then u can fully accommodate the two 1000s. add @1200+ btu portable air conditioning unit to cool the tent(s). that's a p/t job right there if you max it. :cool:
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The issue I'd have with a 4x8 is I'd try and stuff 4k in there, lol. But tbh 3K in a 4x8 would be dank as steamy cat poo.. but it would take up half the room. But as long as I cut her in half the profit as dabs and the other half to pay her rent I think she might go for it.

@420nell420
 
Hot Diggity Sog

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8" deep raised bed stuffed to the max
I can attest that the raised bed might not be worth trying. I did the 168 plant SOG attempt and it was...not so good.

That said, with 2 lights totaling 1000 watts, you do have options. I'm curious so I'll be sticking around to see what you decide.
 
Hot Diggity Sog

Hot Diggity Sog

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I think 2 pounds with 2 reflectors would actually be easy. 12/12 from seed...going for the dominant cola. Get 4, 5 or 6 inch wide square pots (deep ones) using whatever medium you prefer. Position them 4 per sq/ft giving you 64 plants. You will need to be willing to adjust their heights to maintain an even canopy. But yeah, 2 elbows would be easy.
 
ODanksta

ODanksta

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Hot Diggity Sog said:
I think 2 pounds with 2 reflectors would actually be easy. 12/12 from seed...going for the dominant cola. Get 4, 5 or 6 inch wide square pots (deep ones) using whatever medium you prefer. Position them 4 per sq/ft giving you 64 plants. You will need to be willing to adjust their heights to maintain an even canopy. But yeah, 2 elbows would be easy.
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Yeah I think it's easy too, and I am a experienced grower, but I always hated tents because they are ovens and I live in the southern most state which doesn't help. But winter is coming and I own a shit ton of equipment so I hoping I can actually pull this off for her
 
Hot Diggity Sog

Hot Diggity Sog

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ODanksta said:
Yeah I think it's easy too, and I am a experienced grower, but I always hated tents because they are ovens and I live in the southern most state which doesn't help. But winter is coming and I own a shit ton of equipment so I hoping I can actually pull this off for her
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They are ovens but if you're temps in winter are reasonable then you can totally do it. I had the opposite problem during my 2nd chapter...trying it in Winter in a northern state. Lights off temps in the 40's...was too much to overcome.
 
drekoushranada

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I did 2 1000w in a 4x8 tent. 10 super dense diesel clones with 3 week veg from rooting on one side of the tent and a SCROG on the other. I got a bit over 2lbs from the side with the 10 ladies. Coco DTW with H&G cocos A&B and 2 gallon smart pots. I say do yourself a favor and get the 4x8. No matter if you're going to use the whole thing or not at the moment.
 

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Sog could make a good harvest weight. With that much light you have a lot of options lol. If it were me, I'd do a sog of a lot of clones in a soil bed or four full of super soil.
I just pulled a little under a half pound from 9 plants in a 2x4x5.5 with only a 600 watt, so it's more than possible imo. If you're wanting to run dual spectrum, look into cmh bulbs.
 
ODanksta

ODanksta

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drekoushranada said:
I did 2 1000w in a 4x8 tent. 10 super dense diesel clones with 3 week veg from rooting on one side of the tent and a SCROG on the other. I got a bit over 2lbs from the side with the 10 ladies. Coco DTW with H&G cocos A&B and 2 gallon smart pots. I say do yourself a favor and get the 4x8. No matter if you're going to use the whole thing or not at the moment.
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I'd use the whole thing, shit I'd use the whole house if it wasn't a apartment.
 
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