lighting my tent

Getting my seeds in sometime next week! WOOT! Anyways, I'm looking at a grow tent, 4x4x6.5, or 104 cubic feet. I will get a 6 inch duct fan and an el cheapo oscillating fan from walmart. would this light be enough for 4 plants, maybe 5 at the most. http://www.amazon.com/Commercial-Tube-Fixture-Light-Size/dp/B002TJOGLE/ref=pd_sim_lg_12

I will be growing in 5 gallon containers and hope to get between 4 and 5 feet on my plants.

Also, can I use my grow room to dry my harvest? of course I'll have the lights off, but I figured I could just rig up a stand with some scrap wood and twine for my lines, and just leave the fans and filter on.
 

raven1290

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I don't have any experience with T-5 lights, but I don't think they will have the power to support plants that tall. Also, 5 gal. buckets are 14" tall, which only leaves you 53" of grow room. That light will take up a few inches and you'll need to leave a little room between the lights and the plants which drops you down to around 45" of grow room. Still, I don't think T-5 lights will support anything over 3'. I could be wrong. You would be much better off going with a 600w, 2 600w or a 1000w in that size tent. However with HID comes more heat and more room needed between the light and your plants. So you still wouldn't be able to grow plants much over 3'. At that height though, with a 600w or 1000w, you can get quite a nice harvest. If your set on T-5s, I would recommend getting 2 of those lights for complete coverage. Again, I could be wrong. As for drying, yes you can use the tent as a dry room. Many growers do includeing myself. Works perfect since you already have a fan with a carbon filter for odor and air circulation.
 
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