LEC's in an 8x8

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will 4 Sun System 315 LECs be sufficient in an 8x8 tent?

 

[Ryante55]

will 4 Sun System 315 LECs be sufficient in an 8x8 tent?

What do you want to yield? 4 would get you 3-4 lb with a good grow. 6-8 lights would be better

 

[a mongo frog]

What do you want to yield? 4 would get you 3-4 lb with a good grow.

Thats awesome!!! So 4 315's gets 4 pounds of bud? Thats basically giving marijuana away for free!!!!!!

 

[Ryante55]

Thats awesome!!! So 4 315's gets 4 pounds of bud? Thats basically giving marijuana away for free!!!!!!

I didn't say that I gave a reasonable estimate of what a good grow could produce with those lights. It will still take hours of work and thousands of dollars.

 

[Bad Karma]

will 4 Sun System 315 LECs be sufficient in an 8x8 tent?

Nope, that's just not enough. As mentioned above, a minimum of six lights would be needed for an 8x8 tent.

 

[Craigson]

4 does 6x6

 

[Yodaweed]

in my opinion you should go with 9, in 3 rows of 3, best coverage, if you get 6 you gonna cover a 6x9 area and the sides of your area won't have full lighting

 

[arcalion]

can somebody please tell me what they think of this LEC, its legit cheap as fuck compared to that sun brand, would it work as well?
http://www.growlights.ca/growlights/grow-light-kits/ceramic-metal-halide-lights-cmh/fusion-bright-630w-cmh-complete-kit-2x-315w.html

 

[Bad Karma]

can somebody please tell me what they think of this LEC, its legit cheap as fuck compared to that sun brand, would it work as well?
http://www.growlights.ca/growlights/grow-light-kits/ceramic-metal-halide-lights-cmh/fusion-bright-630w-cmh-complete-kit-2x-315w.html

That unit is garbage for two reasons. One, it's using the same rebranded fixtures as Growers Choice, which are junk. Secondly, with two 315's running horizontal like that there will be a major build up of heat in the middle between the bulbs, which is something you do not want. 315's are designed to run vertically, not horizontally.

 

[arcalion]

That unit is garbage for two reasons. One, it's using the same rebranded fixtures as Growers Choice, which are junk. Secondly, with two 315's running horizontal like that there will be a major build up of heat in the middle between the bulbs, which is something you do not want. 315's are designed to run vertically, not horizontally.

thanks man, i figured something would be bad about it. so the SunSystems are still the best and its still better to get just 315s instead of the 630ws eh?

 

[Evil-Mobo]

thanks man, i figured something would be bad about it. so the SunSystems are still the best and its still better to get just 315s instead of the 630ws eh?

I would say yes to both. Also something to consider, depending on how hot it is or isn't in your area you might think about the sunsystem units with the remote ballast. This takes a good chunk of heat out of the grow area.

 

[DemonTrich]

That unit is garbage for two reasons. One, it's using the same rebranded fixtures as Growers Choice, which are junk. Secondly, with two 315's running horizontal like that there will be a major build up of heat in the middle between the bulbs, which is something you do not want. 315's are designed to run vertically, not horizontally.

Hmmm
I'm doing it all wrong then the last 4 runs. I'm well over +1gpw with 4x315 with my setup.

 

[Bad Karma]

Hmmm
I'm doing it all wrong then the last 4 runs. I'm well over +1gpw with 4x315 with my setup.

DemonTrich, we've complimented each have others work before in the Club 315 thread. I'm a fellow CMH user. You get great results, no doubts about it, but it is true 315's are meant to run vertically. Your setup is air cooled and helps eliminate the heat build up but most growers don't have such a nice setup. There's a reason all of the 630 lights got redesigned a couple of years ago and that's because two 315's running horizontally end to end produces too much heat.