Two LED lamps in a square tent - how to position them (spider farmer 110W)

GreenRat

Active Member
Growbox 90x90cm - lamps also have a square shape (33cm).

I wonder how to set them - in the middle of the tent in one line, or maybe move each lamp towards the opposite corners of the tent?
 

VaSmile

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Each of those light are ment for a 2x2 space and do not have the best coverage distubution. Look at your coverage maps and find the way to have the largest most even coverage.
https://www.spider-farmer.com/products/sf-1000-led-grow-light/
i would hang them semi catticorner put one about 1 foot off a back corner and one close to the center of the opposit side, this should give you good coverage over about 7 of your 9 ft² and you can use the "dim" front corner for your intake/exuhast or storage of nutes/tools.
 

GreenRat

Active Member
Thank you for your answer.
I drew the contours of the tent and lamps with proportion and it does not look good. Two lamps are intended for an area of 2x 0.36m2 = 0.72m2, and the tent has an area of 0.81m2 - which means that it is too large at the beginning.

I have to rethink the purchase of a tent, the problem is that there is no available rectangular shape 60x120x200 cm2 in my country, which would probably be the best for two lamps.
It is actually possible to buy such a tent, but with a height of 180cm, and I wanted a higher one - 200cm.
 

VaSmile

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Mars
Thank you for your answer.
I drew the contours of the tent and lamps with proportion and it does not look good. Two lamps are intended for an area of 2x 0.36m2 = 0.72m2, and the tent has an area of 0.81m2 - which means that it is too large at the beginning.

I have to rethink the purchase of a tent, the problem is that there is no available rectangular shape 60x120x200 cm2 in my country, which would probably be the best for two lamps.
It is actually possible to buy such a tent, but with a height of 180cm, and I wanted a higher one - 200cm.
Mars hydro carries a 24"x48"x72". No reason to spend more money atm as i assume you already have spent a pretty penney to get started
You'll be ok to run what ya got, just wont be able to push a full canopy. Go ahead and get your first grow under your belt, sell a small portion on your havest and pick up 1 more 100w and put the 3 lights in the middle of 3 walls and you should have excellent coverage after that.
 

GreenRat

Active Member
Mars

Mars hydro carries a 24"x48"x72". No reason to spend more money atm as i assume you already have spent a pretty penney to get started
You'll be ok to run what ya got, just wont be able to push a full canopy. Go ahead and get your first grow under your belt, sell a small portion on your havest and pick up 1 more 100w and put the 3 lights in the middle of 3 walls and you should have excellent coverage after that.
I will think about the matter. Maybe I will choose a variant with two tents. One 2x2ft and the other 4x2ft. Then three lamps would fit perfectly. These tents would be a little lower, but the arrangement of light will be appropriate.
 

TCH

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Hang em side by side and light what you can. It will leave the edges of the tent a bit underlit, but you will be alright until you can get something adequate for the space.
 
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