8x8 Room, lighting suggestions

I'm planning on ditching my 4x8 tent and utilizing the same room tent is in sealed. Will be exhausting room with two 6" vortex Power fans and have a 8" vortex that pulls in filtered cool air .

I'm currently running 2 1000 watt single ended HIDs
Hortilux Blue Metal Halide
Hortilux Super HPS

I've had good results but going from 4x8 tent. To 8x8 room i think I'll need more light.

Considered running 4 600 watt HID(2 HPS/2Metal Halide )as 600 watt are more efficient and i think would cover the 8x8 well I've had good luck mixing HPS and MH

I also own 3 CMH 315 setups which I'm considering adding ( never flowered with these though only veg)

But also looking to save on power been looking
At LED panels like the Gavita 1700 . That light is on sale but I believe is older technology.

What is the best LED to compare to HPS? Or should I go with double ended HPS

I like mixing spectrum so would like to continue on to do so.
Keep in mind the room only has two 20 amp
Dedícated circuits.

Been growing in tents for a long time so want to set it up right and efficient , if I'm going to ditch my trusty 4x8 tent With the best lighting I can afford.

Anyone have a similar size room???

My 2 cents.
For 8x8 I'd use an absolute minimum of 3.2Kw HID, or 2.5Kw LED
Only 20a circuits, definitely need to split the load.

Again IMO - LED's save power, produce less waste heat, have a longer life than HID and you don't burn your hair when you stand up under them.
On the other hand, HID have greater penetration.

I've replace all my HID with LED a couple of years ago, and glad I did, but I kept some old ballasts & fixtures and I use them for supplemental lighting during flower.


Good luck

Hugo Phurst said:

My 2 cents.
For 8x8 I'd use an absolute minimum of 3.2Kw HID, or 2.5Kw LED
Only 20a circuits, definitely need to split the load.

Again IMO - LED's save power, produce less waste heat, have a longer life than HID and you don't burn your hair when you stand up under them.
On the other hand, HID have greater penetration.

I've replace all my HID with LED a couple of years ago, and glad I did, but I kept some old ballasts & fixtures and I use them for supplemental lighting during flower.


Good luck

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was hoping to make it work with the circuts available. but its looking like im going to add a 20 amp circut.

im also considering putting one light on a mover to increase efficency,save on power.

i was planning on keeping one HID and one CMH315 and adding two LED panels