Advice on how many lamps/reflectors

Norwaygreen · Sep 16, 2023

Hi guys, i was wondering how many reflectors/lights i should put in my tent. Its 2,5meter x 2,5 and 2 meter tall. I want to put as many plants as i can in this tent. And my plan was to put a 100 plants inside. Any thoughts or tips? greetings from Norway

HerbalEdu · Sep 16, 2023

you want 4 lamp that cover 1,20m x 1,20m (4x4)

if you go with HPS 4 hps 600W or 1000W for example

if you go with led wich tend to be a better option than HPS nowdays then spiderfarmer, viparspectra, phlizon, mars hydro all offer some good options.

You want to go with 4 x 500W to 700W led panels.

Norwaygreen · Sep 16, 2023

HerbalEdu said:
you want 4 lamp that cover 1,20m x 1,20m (4x4)

if you go with HPS 4 hps 600W or 1000W for example

if you go with led wich tend to be a better option than HPS nowdays then spiderfarmer, viparspectra, phlizon, mars hydro all offer some good options.

You want to go with 4 x 500W to 700W led panels.

Thanks, i have 8 lamps in total 600w hps and my plan was to put in 4 in this tent. Thank you for your answer

bullfrog13 · Sep 16, 2023

and dont forget to leave some room for yourself

Norwaygreen · Sep 16, 2023

bullfrog13 said:
and dont forget to leave some room for yourself

ttystikk · Sep 17, 2023

It will be fun to watch and see how it's done in Europe!

LoveGrowingIt · Sep 17, 2023

Norwaygreen said:
Hi guys, i was wondering how many reflectors/lights i should put in my tent. Its 2,5meter x 2,5 and 2 meter tall. I want to put as many plants as i can in this tent. And my plan was to put a 100 plants inside. Any thoughts or tips? greetings from Norway

A common guide for estimating wattage for LED lights is 30 watts per square foot of floor space.

2.5 meters = 8.2 feet.

Thus...
8.2 x 8.2 = 67 square feet.
67 x 30 = 2017 watts.

If it were me doing it, I'd consider dividing the tent into four quadrants and use a separate bar light for each.

I'll also add that I have followed the 30 watt per square foot guide, but I seldom use more than half that much power. I'm currently running my lights at 40% in both tents.

MEGA956 · Sep 17, 2023

Nice to see growers still use HPS lights. Keep us updated.

LoveGrowingIt · Sep 17, 2023

MEGA956 said:
Nice to see growers still use HPS lights. Keep us updated.

Oh! Is he using HPS? Oops! I assumed LED. My bad.

Trash_2002 · Sep 17, 2023

Norwaygreen said:
Thanks, i have 8 lamps in total 600w hps and my plan was to put in 4 in this tent. Thank you for your answer

You will be fine with 4 600w HPS there, go for it ;-)

Trash_2002 · Sep 17, 2023

Trash_2002 said:
You will be fine with 4 600w HPS there, go for it ;-)

Get some good spread reflectors like the matrix, the best reflectors I've used, loved them, really nice even spread .

Matrix Reflector

Matrix Reflector - Lumen Evolution (). Highly professional reflector Natural extraction of the heat Prime European aluminium Compatible with MH and HPS from 400W to 1000W Swiss design 68 x 62 x 15cm.

www.1-hydroponics.co.uk

Norwaygreen · Sep 17, 2023

MEGA956 said:
Nice to see growers still use HPS lights. Keep us updated.

Thanks i will

Advice on how many lamps/reflectors

Advice on how many lamps/reflectors

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