best light for 2x4 && 5x5 grow tent

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shmittyb

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Waddup growers! i currently have a 2x4 tent and am purchasing a 5x5 gorilla grow tent. i have 2 “600w” leds in my 2x4. i honestly am not impressed with those leds . i’m going to mainly running photos in the 5x5 and autos in the 2x4 .

looking to get the new tent , new inline infinity , and the lights for each tent .

any suggestions or input is great thank you in advance ! happy growing !
 
dbz

dbz

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shmittyb said:
Waddup growers! i currently have a 2x4 tent and am purchasing a 5x5 gorilla grow tent. i have 2 “600w” leds in my 2x4. i honestly am not impressed with those leds . i’m going to mainly running photos in the 5x5 and autos in the 2x4 .

looking to get the new tent , new inline infinity , and the lights for each tent .

any suggestions or input is great thank you in advance ! happy growing !
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Well the prob is that they likely aren't even close to 600 watts.

I am going with Grow Lights Australia for my next lights. Look for some of their threads here..great people.
A lot of growers like some of the following quality leds:
Amare
HLG
Timber
A lot of Mars Hydro growers here

The key is to make sure you have enough actual wattage at the wall with a quality light. In a 5x5 I would do 900 to 1000 ACTUAL led watts.
I am getting 2 of these:

340-470W Driverless Kit – Grow Lights Australia

growlightsaustralia.com growlightsaustralia.com
This is their DIY kit and you need to purchase drivers separately.

2 of the 470 watt kits would do you well for flowering in a 5x5
 
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shmittyb

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how about this
dbz said:
Well the prob is that they likely aren't even close to 600 watts.

I am going with Grow Lights Australia for my next lights. Look for some of their threads here..great people.
A lot of growers like some of the following quality leds:
Amare
HLG
Timber
A lot of Mars Hydro growers here

The key is to make sure you have enough actual wattage at the wall with a quality light. In a 5x5 I would do 900 to 1000 ACTUAL led watts.
I am getting 2 of these:

340-470W Driverless Kit – Grow Lights Australia

growlightsaustralia.com growlightsaustralia.com
This is their DIY kit and you need to purchase drivers separately.

2 of the 470 watt kits would do you well for flowering in a 5x5
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how about this light . https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/products/hlg-650r , i would need more actual watts than this for a 5x5
 
dbz

dbz

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shmittyb said:
how about this



how about this light . https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/products/hlg-650r , i would need more actual watts than this for a 5x5
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Personally I would want maybe a couple hundred more watts in a 5x5. If I was going for a 5x5 flowering canopy.
It would flower a 5x5 just fine, I just would want to be more in the 30ish watt per sq ft without CO2 and 40ish with.

I know a lot of guys here love the 650r. The main difference I believe if I remember correctly between it and it's earlier cousin using the samsung LM301h diodes is the addition of the 660.

This one doesn't seem to be that different, but costs a few hundred less:

horticulturelightinggroup.com

HLG 600 Rspec®

High Efficiency Commercial Indoor Horticulture LED grow light designed to replace a 1000watt HID with just 490 Watts. 1522 PPF @ 2.55 PPF/W. Full-spectrum. Reliable passive-cooled design. Powered by Samsung LM301H LED and Deep Red LED 660nm
horticulturelightinggroup.com horticulturelightinggroup.com

you could go with just one of those or add a 300R lspec from them as well in conjunction.
 
Cvntcrusher

Cvntcrusher

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The G8LED C3 from dormgrow is more than enough for a 5x5. Produces amazing results. And puts off hardly ANY heat
 
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shmittyb

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dbz said:
Personally I would want maybe a couple hundred more watts in a 5x5. If I was going for a 5x5 flowering canopy.
It would flower a 5x5 just fine, I just would want to be more in the 30ish watt per sq ft without CO2 and 40ish with.

I know a lot of guys here love the 650r. The main difference I believe if I remember correctly between it and it's earlier cousin using the samsung LM301h diodes is the addition of the 660.

This one doesn't seem to be that different, but costs a few hundred less:

horticulturelightinggroup.com

HLG 600 Rspec®

High Efficiency Commercial Indoor Horticulture LED grow light designed to replace a 1000watt HID with just 490 Watts. 1522 PPF @ 2.55 PPF/W. Full-spectrum. Reliable passive-cooled design. Powered by Samsung LM301H LED and Deep Red LED 660nm
horticulturelightinggroup.com horticulturelightinggroup.com

you could go with just one of those or add a 300R lspec from them as well in conjunction.
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is there even a single light with that much actual watts from the wall?! and how would i actually set the lights up if there is 2 different kinds in the tent
 
dbz

dbz

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shmittyb said:
is there even a single light with that much actual watts from the wall?! and how would i actually set the lights up if there is 2 different kinds in the tent
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There are, but honestly the 650 would probably do you fine especially without CO2, but the lights aren't that big you just even it out. Hang the long one to cover a smaller area. I just have so far in my 2 flowering areas shot for at least 30-40 watts per sq ft. Personally.
 
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shmittyb

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dbz said:
There are, but honestly the 650 would probably do you fine especially without CO2, but the lights aren't that big you just even it out. Hang the long one to cover a smaller area. I just have so far in my 2 flowering areas shot for at least 30-40 watts per sq ft. Personally.
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i was doing a lot of reading yesterday into watts per sq ft and you make so much sense . so i’m looking for an extra light now , i really like that 650r but even the one you sent me for a couple hundred cheaper and get another light to add wattage
 
Imcamping86

Imcamping86

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I heard you mention Mars and spider . They are good entry level lights . But if you have the budget I’d go big or go home from the jump . This way you won’t need to upgrade later . I have Mars hydro . I ended up using multiple lights instead of one good one . Pros and cons to both , I see . Either way any of the brands listed will get you a good quality light. Good luck with your grow man !
 
Cvntcrusher

Cvntcrusher

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shmittyb said:
They are looking awesome man! Happy growing ! i was looking into the g8 i love the style . of those kinda lights . my only question is what is that 2nd light you have . what’s the brand and wattage ?!
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Thats just my mars hydro TS1000. Mh sent me a tent and light and I just took it all down for my 4x8 so I decided to keep using the ts1000
 
Cvntcrusher

Cvntcrusher

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I spent well over 1000 on lights and was running 5 lights at one time in one tent before I finally upgraded to just 1 solid light. Well worth it.
 
berulakide

berulakide

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shmittyb said:
Waddup growers! i currently have a 2x4 tent and am purchasing a 5x5 gorilla grow tent. i have 2 “600w” leds in my 2x4. i honestly am not impressed with those leds . i’m going to mainly running photos in the 5x5 and autos in the 2x4 .

looking to get the new tent , new inline infinity , and the lights for each tent .

any suggestions or input is great thank you in advance ! happy growing !
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Hello, I got a great light for a 5x5 tent for a low price it has meanwell driver and samsung lm301b and osrams. Here's a link to my channel I put videos up. You can see it there
 
smiggs

smiggs

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HLG scorpion diablo , trust me , its nothing but the best for a 5x5 , 650r needs more height so unless your tent is taller than 9ft expect it to be dialed down.
 
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shmittyb

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thanks for the info ! i’ve seen the diablo , my only question is that enough watts for a 5x5 both of em i have the same question for
 
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