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Hello my friends , I'm new here and glad to be part of your community ! Lots of knowledge going on . I would like to know , whats the best light to go with for a 4 x 4 tent ?
Are you gonna cover 4x4? Like a scrog deal or something? I’m just trying to understand why you’re trying to buy new lights. Couple of diodes is no biggie imo.
If you want look at qbs. They’re being sold on amazon even. Also they have a site. Search horticultural lighting group. There are sets you can put together. If you can get them, get them. They’re the easiest and people speak very highly of those.
I use cobs but it takes a little too much elbow grease and the results with qbs should be better.
Besides that, if you want to go with blurples, i’d look into higher quality units. I’ve never used them but california light works or similar brands seem legit. I’d look into unbiased reviews on those.
my oldest son said they my start a fire , so I got kind of nervous about using them with some of the led's out . Probably use all of 4x4 2 plants at most . not looking for a huge yield ( personal use only ) . my son had a friend build a 4 Cobb light , it throws out a lot of heat
If you are on a budget, You could do what I did. Go with 2 Mars Hydro 600's. They are fairly cheap, but have worked good for me for over a year now. These are good for plug and play. Nothing to build, just hang and turn on. This is a good option if this is your first grow in a tent. If you have the experience, you might look into the above mentioned options.Hello my friends , I'm new here and glad to be part of your community ! Lots of knowledge going on . I would like to know , whats the best light to go with for a 4 x 4 tent ?
On cobs, if the amperage/current is too high, the light does provide more output, but also more heat. Driving mine at 50 watts each for twelve cobs and my 4x4 tent stays below 82’, but does depend on ambient temps, the heat sinks are warm, though not hot to the touch and that’s fine with me and my plants are happy.my oldest son said they my start a fire , so I got kind of nervous about using them with some of the led's out . Probably use all of 4x4 2 plants at most . not looking for a huge yield ( personal use only ) . my son had a friend build a 4 Cobb light , it throws out a lot of heat
Are your drivers inside or outside of your grow area?On cobs, if the amperage/current is too high, the light does provide more output, but also more heat. Driving mine at 50 watts each for twelve cobs and my 4x4 tent stays below 82’, but does depend on ambient temps, the heat sinks are warm, though not hot to the touch and that’s fine with me and my plants are happy.
Inside, on framing.Are your drivers inside or outside of your grow area?
If your finding your running hot you could relocate them outside the grow area. But your temps are perfect already.Inside, on framing.
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Agree, am scavenging heat via exhaust of all tents to heat grow room, which is otherwise un-heated garage partition. Growing only during fall and winter to avoid A/C use/dependence, utilizing staggered light cycles: veg tent lights daytime eight tube HO T5 approx 500:watts, bloom tent lights 800 watts during the night. Exhausting constantly 24/7.