Rate my light please.

[maddmango]

Thinking I’m might go with Mars hydro 2000. Seems they will work well for my 4’x 8’. I’m sure for flowering I may need some extra lighting but should suffice.

https://www.amazon.com/MARS-HYDRO-Spectrum-Updated-Growing/dp/B07PLYR5HG

since you have a grow tent, id imagine you in a well developed country dude. For my clones and seedling I just bought 60 LED Tube lights in 3000k & 5000k for about $20 total which takes care of my 16 site cloner and 30 some odd seedlings. Your best option is to source your parts from Digikey or Arrow and just assemble your own from parts.

Based on your growing space you would need about 1000 watts of LED, which translates to $300 in LED Drivers and $300 for the LED strips (BXEB) and when you include the other parts need you looking at about $800. Now if you wanted to skip all of this and source from China your looking at about $1000.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

With 2. Lol my bad forgot to include that.

I'd want at least 3.

 

[Sniffyjam]

I'd want at least 3.

Damn really. Coverage says 3.5’ flower. I would think with the reflectivity of the tent plus 2 mars and some supplemental lighting?

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Damn really. Coverage says 3.5’ flower. I would think with the reflectivity of the tent plus 2 mars and some supplemental lighting?

I'd actually do more like 4. I have 5 lights in a 3.5x8 closet.

 

[Kap’N’Kush]

so i have a wills 1200watt light and i was planning on get a 2x4 tent. Would that be enought lighting for that sized tent? i only plan to do like 4 auto plants max

 

[Sniffyjam]

so i have a wills 1200watt light and i was planning on get a 2x4 tent. Would that be enought lighting for that sized tent? i only plan to do like 4 auto plants max

I’m no expert but would recommend 2 for optimal light coverage.