How Much Light?

[ReefingRy]

I have a 22”x36x69” grow tent. I already have a viparspectra 450 LED and a king plus 800w LED. I am not sure which light to use. I have the strings to hang them already and a 6 inch fan for plenty of ventilation.

Thanks!

 

[DGP]

You probably want about 350 to 400 watts real power in a tent that size. Those LED manufacturers are usually BSing their power numbers. What you want to do is look up the real specs on how many watts they draw at the wall outlet or better yet get a watt meter from the hardware store or amazon and measure them.

 

[ReefingRy]

Cool man. I dug out my old kil-a-watt meter. So the 800w king plus only draws 155w and the 450w Vipraspectra draws 205w. You think it’s ok to put them both in there once in Veg?

Thanks again!

 

[DGP]

The 205 W is probably enough for veg if you put it close to the plants. I use 180 W of quantum led boards for a 2x4 tent (veg). For flower you could run em both and they will grow plants but those types of leds in my opinion are very sub par.

 

[TreePilot]

I asked the exact same question to my plant, she looked up at me and replied...
How much light you got?✌