kingronny171
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I have a 48*24*60 tent will my 600 wat les get my autoflower all the way through I got 4 plants going
Do I have the right light
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TreeFarmerCharlie
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Do you have a link to the light you have? Just calling it a 600W LED doesn't tell us anything about it.
kingronny171
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Merkn4aSquirtn
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Merkn4aSquirtn
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You'll need 10 more... and then you'll have to take 2 plants out for room. If you want to grow 4 in that small of a space then yah use that one light and they wont get big at all.
TreeFarmerCharlie
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You would need 4 of those lights evenly spaced in a 2x4 to be suitable for flower. For that type of LED light, you want around 60W/square foot, which would come out to 480W needed for your 2x4 tent. That light only draws 108W even though it is advertised as a "600W" light.
TheSadBadGrower
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You can do some seedlings or clones but that will not be enough to flower a 2x4. You would need a couple of them.
kingronny171
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Any recommendations on affordable light
TheSadBadGrower
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SF-2000, Budgetled hasa red spec for a 2x4, Mars Hydro SP-3000 or the SP-250
TreeFarmerCharlie
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If you need to go with LED then expect to pay more around $1.50/Watt or more for a light that is ready to hang. The only more affordable LED I would recommend would be to build your own which you can do for under $1/Watt. If neither of those are an option for you then I would look into HPS lighting.
Gentlemencorpse
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Depends on what affordable means to you, but essentially not LED. A 315 CMH or a pair of 150HPS will cost much less than LEDs for that tent. I have the same tent and I run an SF2000 and an HLG V65 in it ... that setup would cost about $400 right now I think, and I could really use some more light in there.
Don't know why that dude said you can't do 4 plants in that tent though, because I sure do...
kingronny171
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Do u think I can scrape by this first grow with just two of the less I have?
TreeFarmerCharlie
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That light will result in weak plants with fluffy buds. If you've already stated the autos then there's not a whole lot you can do unless you want to move them outside and grow them out there. Autos are a bad choice for first time growers, too, so I would suggest picking up some photo period seeds.
Gentlemencorpse
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Sure, they'll grow, but it's not great. You'd actually get more yield off one plant in a smaller tent then trying to grow 4 under 2 of those lights. They're only 108 true watts. In your shoes I'd return it and buy two of these:
coreywebster
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You might get away with 3 of them, since they are autos you will be filling that DLI with more hours of light rather than more intensity over shorter hours of light.
Gentlemencorpse
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Or maybe this:
Though one CMH is better in a square tent, you'll lose some coverage at the ends.
Though one CMH is better in a square tent, you'll lose some coverage at the ends.
kingronny171
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I do have a divider in my tent would it help to put it up to cut in half or quarter?
kingronny171
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Please don't judge it's my first try at it I came to this site about two weeks too late
kingronny171
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TreeFarmerCharlie
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We’ve all been there, man. You can ditch that Exhale bag, too, they don’t do anything in a ventilated tent. I wasted my money on a few of those when I started out too
