2' x 2' x 4.6' grow tent - Want to upgrade to a 400 watt HPS but concerned about heat

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I have a 2' x 2' x 4.6' tent. I want to put in a 400 watt HPS but am concerned about the heat. I am going to buy a 6" duct fan for extraction and a forced intake fan however it is a closet grow so I can't vent from outside to cool. I am planning to run two 6" oscillating fans in the tent as well as a third on the bulb directly if it is needed.

I would simply like to know if anyone with experience relating to this could tell me if I will have a problem with the heat?

Luckily, the place I plan to purchase the set up from will exchange within two weeks if I am not able to control the heat and the ballast I am purchasing is a digital dimmer from 250 to 400 so worst case scenario I could downsize, set up a 250 HPS with 4 T5 sunblasters for side lighting.

I appreciate everyone's input and suggestions. I would like to really do this right and I know that a 400 HPS would work wonders over the 250 HPS if I can keep the heat under control.

Thank you.

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Hi,

New to this site. I have a 2' x 2' x 4.6' tent. I just purchased an LED that will fill the top of my tent with an ACTUAL draw of 280 watts, with 3 watt diodes and proper spectrums for both veg and flower. I am planning to do side lighting with two 2' T5's and two 3' T5's and was also considering putting one or two 100 or 200 watt CFL's on repositional arms for easy movement. It will be a soil grow.

I am planning to do 4 Northern Lights autoflowers to start (1 per square foot), and to maybe slightly scrog them to keep the height under control. I would like to be harvesting more frequently and from what I have read, over the course of a year, autoflowers if done correctly can produce quite well.

My question is this:
Is there any way I might be able to pull a pound each harvest off of four autoflowers? Would my current setup make that possible and if not, what changes could I make to better my odds given my available space? Also, if everything is done correctly, what type of yield COULD I expect from this setup with four NL autos?

Any comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated, thank you :D
 
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