call my crazy 2x4 tent 1200w ???

Ok so first off im posting this to see if its possible and what all id have to do to make it possible I probably wont be making any purchase towards thos project untill mid next year but I want to go ahead and get all advice and figure everything out before I start on it.
So with that being said here is my plan.
Ima gett a 2x4 tent preferably the gorilla grow tent (idk maybe ill cheap out and get one for 100 off ebay).
In this tent im going to try and run 2 600w lights. As far as cooling the lights I will have 2x air cooled hoods and a 400cfm 6in fan exhausting out of the tent. (Idk if I should pull the air from outside the tent or inside the tent.)
I will have an ac unit in there probably only 8000btu hopefully it will be enough.
A few fans in there and call it a day.
Now I know if I pull the air from outside the tent ill have to invest in another fan to exhaust the room itself so im hoping the ac unit and pulling the air from the tent across the lights will be enough.

Now this idea is still in the making and there is plenty of time between now and then so any questions feel free and any advice is more than welcome.

i think for a space like that you should just use one 600w light and have it air cooled, you shouldn't need ac if you are exchanging air that is colder than the tent (< 25c).

keep it simple, having to manage a lot of equipment in a small space like that can be hard. it's bad enough in a 4x4x6 with just a fan filter and cooltube, you start to run out of room for plants lol.

the most obvious question on my mind is why only a 2x4 (you do mean feet right?) and what height is it?.

You can use whatever you want. But like ghb said, your gonna have a fun time managing the heat in that small tent. Gonna have to make sure you have some good air flow/ventilation and a/c. I'd just do 1 1000w before I'd do 2 600's in that space.

First off id like to thank you both for taking the time to read and reply with your input.

@ghb-yes I do mean feet and the reason im chosing the 2x4 over something with a bit more room like a 4x4 or a 4x8 is because the location I have available to grow in is about 3x6 so my options was either get a 2x4 tent or build my own box/room within than 3x6 space. As far as the height most tents are 6-7 ft tall but if I go with the gorilla I can make it taller so ill probably make it 8ft tall.

@rickymac21-I do plan on having an ac in there to keep the lighs cool after all 2 600's in a 2x4 space is gonna put off alot of heat 1 light would be enough but I see wasted space with that. 2 600w is probably overkill and I probably should rethink the plan to 2 400w I just wanna bring the most possible out of a 2x4 tent and have great yields so I dont run out of smoke between harvest but mainly bringing the most out of the 2x4 lol

My 2nd grow was a 6x6x6 grow in my garage /w a 400w mh then switched to a 400w hps. I used a 8,000 btu a/c and one exhaust fan. This seem to work out fine with great results. Looking back I prob would have changed a few things because my electricity bill was right in the $300 dollar range. I had way too much space for my 2 plants and wish I invested in a better(air cooled) light to keep it at 75 degrees..with your area being so small, it should take a lot less energy to keep it cool if you're using 1 light. I'd also invest in a good air filter if you want your house to not totally smell like you have fat buds growing in your closet! Good luck and happy growing!

@ efficientgrow-your right that it alot of electricity thinking about it right now running a 250w and a 6000btu ac in the shed that everything is in bring my bill to right under 300 (the shed is insulated so dont take much to keep it cool. Lol its like a mini house). I am definitely running 2 lights though I have my mind set on that even if I have to drop the original plan from 2x600 to 2x250w main reason being is I want a light for both sides of the tent basically every 2x2 area. So saying that 250w lights do really sound like the better idea. Idk though

One of my indoor set ups would be much different than that! like a 9x15 shed 8ft walls ceiling goes up to 12'6 dry walled an painted white. 4 - 4 foot t5 8 bulbs an one 600 watt hps on a light track. three whirly birds with solar powered fans for air out and one 8 inch max can fan for air in. 31 day veg 56 day flower. power never over $100 a month

Lol trust me if I could use the whole shed I would

2-400s would be better suited to a 2x4 space

haulinbass said:

2-400s would be better suited to a 2x4 space

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Think 2 400s would be hard to cool?

I think one 600 on a light mover would be your best. 2x4 is easily covered by a 600w footprint, and a light mover would maximize it even more without an additonal 200-600w more electricity usage. Some supplemental CFL's could help on the outer edges if you are really concerned about coverage.

Never even thought of a light mover that really would cut down on electricity big time thanks slacker good idea ima have to look into those. It always seems like you are constantly giving me good advice much appreciated sir.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=112862

international Canibis forum , ventilation 101

Someone else posted the link and after reading I felt like I knew a ton more about It!

Definitely bookmarked that one thanks alot. There alot of info in there.

Here should be a couple of photos but it keeps coming up with an error when I tried to upload them of an experiment I carried out using a 4ft x 2ft grow tent I was given, using two 600w dual spectrum lamps in a cool tube, the air is drawn through a 150 x 400 Rhino Pro carbon filter by an ISO Max fan mounted outside on top of the tent, the air is pushed through the cool tube and vented outside. Keeping the grow room at the desired temperature was done by using an Etaline fan connected to an SMSCOM single fan speed and temp controller this worked very well. I squeezed 4 twin Autopots in and swapped the 8.5ltr pots for 15ltr pots giving 8 plants grown in coco. This setup is too small to grow normal plants unless you squeeze the tops as the height of the tent is 5ft but it works well with low height auto flowering varieties giving much improved yields than growing in a more conventional way.

Also you can just run a single 600w alternating each day for the first weeks and running both lamps after flowering has begun.

Hope this helps

Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong inserting jpg images have tried several times even down sizing the size of the images

There's a lot of good recommendations on here. If it were my decision I'd personally stay away from the 400's if your goal is yield. Yes there are people that do well with them. But the light intensity of the 400's is almost never sufficient. Even with 2 400w your light won't be any stronger, you'll just be able to cover more area. So unless you planned on doing a sog with 0 veg time and having a lot of clones I would recommend a single 600 or 1000. Like someone said, a 600w on a light mover would probably be the most effecient. You'll get the floor coverage and the light penetration needed to get those dense buds.

@dr strangegrow- would love to see those pics if you are able to get them up. The fact that someone has had experience doing this idea snd successfully did so makes me wanna do it that much more but now I have options to explore and I know its possible so ty alot for your input.

@rickymac21-its not as much as a light intensity rather than coverage that im going for as I aim to have a pretty decent canopy with a scrog but stoneslacker said a light mover would do that and it would save on electricity so right now thats the main method I want to look into but still considering 2 bulbs

I would just use a 600w light in that space.

Maybe even two 400w lights for each 3x3 area if you go the route of making your own area with some black/white poly. You're definitely going to take more time in planning with all the ventilation you would need.

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I run a 1000 in a 4x4, I have had trouble keeping it cool in a basement with a 4" intake
and a 6" vented hood exhaust.

that tent is far too small unless you run ac to cool it too, but I see you plan on it
so you might do alright.

IMO if you can, get at least a 4x4 so you have the room you will need.