Lights

[Hebrewdiver]

i have 2 tents a 32*32*63 and a 36*36*80 I have 4 lights a 600w bestva 600 reflective series, a 300w led and 2 150w hps by sunsystem. I’m gonna use both tent and lights for flower. I,m growing blue dream in the large tent and was thinking about putting the 600w led and 1 150w hps in big tent because Sativa grows tall I’m told. The next tent will have Kush and the 300w with 1 150w hps. What do you think will this be enough light and a good setup? Is advanced nutrition a good for soil?

 

[Ganjagrowergu]

So, the general standard for lighting is 50 actual watts per square foot. You seem to be spreading yourself pretty thin. You will grow plants with those setups, but yield will suffer.

Your smaller tent is roughly 7sq ft and would require around 355 watts. Indicas can handle a little bit less light.

Your taller tent is 9sq ft so 450 watts. Sativas love a lot of light, can handle more light in fact, and they do get tall.

I have a 10sq ft tent that I ran 1 mars300, 1 250watt cfl and 8 23 watt cfls. Something like 52 watts per square ft, decent yields.

Right now I am using 2x qb288v1's 4000k at 240 watts,24 watts per square ft. The new lights do amazing things at low wattage. I want to add about 160 more watts from a qb324 and call it perfect.

 

[Wayne1967]

I thought a 32,32, 63 was 27 sq ft?

 

[Hebrewdiver]

So, the general standard for lighting is 50 actual watts per square foot. You seem to be spreading yourself pretty thin. You will grow plants with those setups, but yield will suffer.

Your smaller tent is roughly 7sq ft and would require around 355 watts. Indicas can handle a little bit less light.

Your taller tent is 9sq ft so 450 watts. Sativas love a lot of light, can handle more light in fact, and they do get tall.

I have a 10sq ft tent that I ran 1 mars300, 1 250watt cfl and 8 23 watt cfls. Something like 52 watts per square ft, decent yields.

Right now I am using 2x qb288v1's 4000k at 240 watts,24 watts per square ft. The new lights do amazing things at low wattage. I want to add about 160 more watts from a qb324 and call it perfect.

Thank you sir but if I put in a 600w led and a 150w has wouldn’t that give me roughly 750w of lighting?

 

[Ganjagrowergu]

Those panels don't draw 600w from the wall. A quick look at your light specs on the 'zon shows 132watts at the wall. The 600 is very misleading. My mars300 drew 135w at the wall. Again, misleading.

Your lights will grow plants, they will likely be very tasty and stinky, but you may suffer from fluffy bud syndrome.

 

[Hebrewdiver]

I’ve used the 2 150w has and got some very tight big buds. I was just thinking that if I used 1 in each tent with the 600 or 300 it would give even better results. Thank for your help.

 

[Mars Hydro]

With one 150w HPS, and one 600w (which might be around 150w) led, you should get around 40w/sft for your area, which is good, but not the best.