What light should I get for 4x4 area

I have a 4x8 tent. I want to run autos in half of it. What’s a good light that won’t break my bank account to cover a 4x4?

I run these guys.... Great success with them.

I would stuff 6 of them in a 4x8

FLO-GRO said:

I run these guys.... Great success with them.

I would stuff 6 of them in a 4x8

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VBKDHKQ/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_BtTPEb5J4PZHQ

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Nice garden! I actually watched the migrow video on those lights a few weeks back. I will do some more research on this light and definitely consider it

Thx!
I stared at these lights and about a hundred others before finally pulling the trigger on them. Best bang for buck I could find. They work for veg and flwr on my photos and my autos love them in the 18-6 veg room! They have the bloom enhancer reds that make them work well for flower.
I've been running them for a year ow in both rooms veg/flwr flawlessly thus far.... They've paid for themselves 4 times already. Lol

Danklights

Cfarm420 said:

I have a 4x8 tent. I want to run autos in half of it. What’s a good light that won’t break my bank account to cover a 4x4?

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A 600w hps.

1000w HPS for half. Add a 2nd when firing up the other side

4 qb96v2

I haven’t used an hps

visajoe1 said:

1000w HPS for half. Add a 2nd when firing up the other side

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hps has a narrow light spectrum from what I’ve seen. Mainly green and yellow. I know blue and red very important to the plants. I’ll start doing some studying on hps. But aren’t led with better spectrums better?

Cfarm420 said:

I haven’t used an hps

hps has a narrow light spectrum from what I’ve seen. Mainly green and yellow. I know blue and red very important to the plants. I’ll start doing some studying on hps. But aren’t led with better spectrums better?

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I thought what you did before. I ran cobs on a few grows, still have them, ok for veg. With this larger tent Im trying 1000w HPS and, its blowing everything I ever did out of the water. Just my experience of course.

Truth be told, you really only need HPS for 3-5 weeks in the middle of flower(when peak flower formation is happening), starting and ending with MH. MH increases resin production. Add some UVB the last 2 weeks to add a couple % to your THC, done.

In any case, do what works for you. You'll figure it out. Have fun!

Cfarm420 said:

I haven’t used an hps

hps has a narrow light spectrum from what I’ve seen. Mainly green and yellow. I know blue and red very important to the plants. I’ll start doing some studying on hps. But aren’t led with better spectrums better?

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You said without breaking the bank.

To light up half your 4x8 your looking at $500-$1200 for a good LED..

You should also look at 630 cmh. Which falls between LED and HPS on efficiency and has a much nicer spectrum.

Besides HPS has got the job done for decades, go skim through this thread.