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LtJangle

LtJangle

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I was doing some measurements for a second 4x4x8 tent in my basement to house a QB to finish flowering in. Ive currently got one whole room dedicated to vegging plants with two 4x48" t8s (6500k), as well as a 4x4x8 tent with an aircooled 600 watt HPS. I wanted to use the leds to give the plants a more full spectrum, cooler running light to finish with, as well as give myself more space for a pertual grow, but I've come to the realization that another 4x4x8 is just not going to fit in the only available space.
What would you guys recommend as a plan b? either getting a smaller tent, or just replacing the 600 watt HPS with an HLG 550/600v2, etc...
Thanks for letting me pick your guy's brains!
 
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hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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LtJangle said:
I was doing some measurements for a second 4x4x8 tent in my basement to house a QB to finish flowering in. Ive currently got one whole room dedicated to vegging plants with two 4x48" t8s (6500k), as well as a 4x4x8 tent with an aircooled 600 watt HPS. I wanted to use the leds to give the plants a more full spectrum, cooler running light to finish with, as well as give myself more space for a pertual grow, but I've come to the realization that another 4x4x8 is just not going to fit in the only available space.
What would you guys recommend as a plan b? either getting a smaller tent, or just replacing the 600 watt HPS with an HLG 550/600v2, etc...
Thanks for letting me pick your guy's brains!
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Smaller footprint tents tend to be shorter. The narrower they get the shorter they get. Personally my 80” high tent would be a pain if it was any shorter. Swap lights.
 
Gond00s

Gond00s

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honestly I like the hlgs their worth their price to me atleast because it can easily cover a 4x4 tent
just how much room you going to have for your grow
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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LtJangle said:
what are your thoughts on the hlgs? are you replacing them or running them together?
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I'm loving my hlg's so far and am planning on just running them alone through flower to test led by itself this time. Next round I plan on turning on my 2 cmh along with a few Rspec's to test led with cmh. I've been really happy with cmh alone though, so this will be interesting.
 
Gond00s

Gond00s

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PadawanWarrior said:
I'm loving my hlg's so far and am planning on just running them alone through flower to test led by itself this time. Next round I plan on turning on my 2 cmh along with a few Rspec's to test led with cmh. I've been really happy with cmh alone though, so this will be interesting.
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im doing a hlg 550 v2 and a rspec with a 600watt hps so but you have a nice setup because when I move im prob going to get 3 more 600 watts but that's way down the line
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Gond00s said:
im doing a hlg 550 v2 and a rspec with a 600watt hps so but you have a nice setup because when I move im prob going to get 3 more 600 watts but that's way down the line
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I have 2 hlg 260's in Rspec, a 135 in Rspec, and 2 100's running now in my 3x8 closet. The light is intense but they are adjusting nicely now that I raised em a bit.
 
LtJangle

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thats a lot of leds. Im wondering if the hlg 550v2 would outperform the 600 watt hps. my room temps have been a little on the high side the last few days (80 degrees F). maybe the hlg would also solve that problem.
 
PrometheanLeaf

PrometheanLeaf

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LtJangle said:
thats a lot of leds. Im wondering if the hlg 550v2 would outperform the 600 watt hps. my room temps have been a little on the high side the last few days (80 degrees F). maybe the hlg would also solve that problem.
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A HLG 550 v2 replaces a 750 flex HPS easily. And success has been made replacing a 1000w SE hps.
 
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