Tent to big for my needs?

[phillyguy]

I have a chance to get a 4x4 setup dirt cheap. The more I look at the footprint it just seems huge. My goal is to grow 3 autos at a time for me to grow over the winter months. Googling my query I came up with to many answers. Also it seems that allot of them talk about min 650 watts of light for a 4x4. Why does this seem so crazy?

 

[Natep]

It’s not. I run a luxx 645 in my 5x5. I do ( plants at a time and it fills up pretty fast

 

[phillyguy]

It's 75 bucks for a complete 4x4 set up. Also wants me to take a bunch of hydro stuff. I don't know how old it is or why he stopped using it.

 

[LexLuthor]

The tent alone is probably worth more than $75. I would buy it.

You could always use less space than what you have in the tent, it won't hurt.

 

[MartyMcFly42oh]

 

[MartyMcFly42oh]

This guy, Shane has lots of great information on his YouTube channel and does lots of comparison videos. He has a video where he explains the reasons behind running higher wattage lights. I didn’t see that video but thought this would be helpful.

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

I have a chance to get a 4x4 setup dirt cheap. The more I look at the footprint it just seems huge. My goal is to grow 3 autos at a time for me to grow over the winter months. Googling my query I came up with to many answers.

You could do 3 or 4 autos at a time in a 4x4. It depends on how you grow them. My rule of thumb is one plant per four square feet, so that's 4 in a 4x4.

Also it seems that allot of them talk about min 650 watts of light for a 4x4. Why does this seem so crazy?

For typical LED light or lights, 480 watts would be about right for a 4x4.

 

[Bilber]

Hey philly......just a thought.......

Too much room?

I promise you this....

If you get that size, 2 months down the road, you'll be wishing you would have gotten 2 or 3 of them......

Just think of Pringles........

 

[Mothman]

You could do 3 or 4 autos at a time in a 4x4. It depends on how you grow them. My rule of thumb is one plant per four square feet, so that's 4 in a 4x4.


For typical LED light or lights, 480 watts would be about right for a 4x4.

Ditto everything @LoveGrowingIt wrote. I have a 40” x 40” and constantly wish I’d bought a 4x4. Mine’s 11 sf and I squeeze in 3 photoperiods. And my light is a 480w LED, so a bit overpowered for now, but when I get that 4x4…..

 

[Greenjourneyman]

It’s a decenting opinion but you should go with a multi chambered 5x5. Something like this. Give you 4x3.5 for the main area and a 1.5x4 area for veg or clones. It allows you to have multiple growth stages at once. And I bet you down the road you will want to try your hand at cloning.

 

[TJ.Ontario]

It’s a decenting opinion but you should go with a multi chambered 5x5. Something like this. Give you 4x3.5 for the main area and a 1.5x4 area for veg or clones. It allows you to have multiple growth stages at once. And I bet you down the road you will want to try your hand at cloning.

Hell yeah. I have the Vivosun 4x5 which looks identical to that. 4x4 grow area with separate 1x4 with a shelf for seedling/clones. About 6'6" tall so lots of height too. It's a great setup. I've already got the bug and have started cloning. Had to buy a second small tent already and I want another big one.

My thinking is go as big as you have space for (as long as you can afford to buy lights) so there's always room to grow