Would this be a good light for 2x4x5 grow tent?

aidanbannon2 · Oct 23, 2020

Going to be growing in a 2x4x5 tent with 3 plants maybe 4 with 5 gallon pots, would this light be a good choice? I'm growing auto flowers

1000W Linear Series Plant LED Grow Light
Specifications:

Dimensions: 23.5*3.54*5.7 inch
Weight : 7 lbs
Actual Power: 240 watt ±3%
Input: AC100-240V, 50-60Hz
Core Coverage: 2x4 ft
Lifespan: ≥ 50,000hours
Material: UV protection and fire-proof PC Cover + metal frame

The 1000W linear grow light PPFD value is 815.6 umol/m²s hanging at 18 inch.
The higher the PPFD value, the better the plant growth

dred · Oct 23, 2020

Probably be ok not great
be Better off with 2 quantum board style
lights

Hortulanus · Oct 23, 2020

If the light does what it says it does than that should be sufficient I think.
240watts / 8 square feet = 30w per square foot

aidanbannon2 · Oct 23, 2020

dred said:
Probably be ok not great
be Better off with 2 quantum board style
lights

Would two of these be good?

Hortulanus · Oct 23, 2020

aidanbannon2 said:
Would two of these be good?

Those are 90w draw so with two you’d have 180w which is less than the other light.

Look at their actual power draw.

dred · Oct 23, 2020

Buy as many watts as you can afford
es300 be nice expensive tho
two sf1000 or equivalent would be ok but probably really need 3 or 4
having multiple lights is nice if
you grow different strains and they are different heights you
can adjust So they all get most light they can

i am running over 400w of different leds in a 3x3

ncalgrower · Nov 10, 2020

I have a 2x4x5 tent also. I went with a 320W Kingbrite, but lots of journals and posts about their 240W working great in a 2x4 tent also. I got a 240W for my clone/early veg area and then they go into the tent with 320W:

320W with cree xpe 660nm