Would having this 8in air-cooled hood with both a 1k hps lamp and a 1k mh lamp inside it be TOO much light for my lil ole 5x5 tent?
In my opinion, possibly lol. Even with co2. Putting temps aside, 80w per ft2 is a lot. I think it's in the margin where you might have plants that will take it, & some that can't. Ones that would take it though (I think you would def need co2) would rock.
Come flower time though, that much light with co2, it's very hard to keep humidity down. I would do either dual 600, or, I think the 1k hps & a 400w mh is perfect.
I'm running it without glass at the moment, sealed, co2, ambient is 55*, tent is 82* Tent is 8'x8'. That's with a 1k hps & a 400 mh only right now. (In other words, at the moment I'm running only one hood)
If you have been thinking about that hood there is a vid on youtube....I cannot find it. But it compared the Raptor to iirc, two other large hoods. The Raptor won handily.
However, it was not tested against the
Sun System Epic...which is about 3" wider & 3" longer, & 98% reflective material.
Does anyone have a PAR meter they want to lend for a test? We could make some sort of arrangement whereby you can't get screwed, (though I wouldn't do that anyway) but in my opinion, the biggest, most expensive hood, should be compared to the other front runner, but I lack a par meter.