1000 watt light, 5x5 or 4x4 grow tent?

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JointOperation

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i would personally do a 5x5.. im running a 5x5 with a 1000w.. and by the looks of things.. the only way u can get a 1000w to fit in a 4x4 with decent sized plants.. is to have a WALL OF BUDS. so screen ur wall up.. and make the plants stay away from the bulb.. ive noticed that my bulb is just far enough away with big plants in a 5x5.. if u go with a 4x4 .. u might wana think about a 600w.
 
Ou8aCracker2

Ou8aCracker2

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JointOperation said:
i would personally do a 5x5.. im running a 5x5 with a 1000w.. and by the looks of things.. the only way u can get a 1000w to fit in a 4x4 with decent sized plants.. is to have a WALL OF BUDS. so screen ur wall up.. and make the plants stay away from the bulb.. ive noticed that my bulb is just far enough away with big plants in a 5x5.. if u go with a 4x4 .. u might wana think about a 600w.
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Or do a SOG,or grow less plants,or veg less.
 
gorillagrower0840

gorillagrower0840

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Ou8aCracker2 said:
50w per square foot minimum and 66w max.More light isn't necessarily better and there is a saturation point and that little thing called the point of diminishing return.
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So do you think it is better to use a 1000w in a 4x4 tent than a 5x5 tent? If in a 5x5 tent, that offers only 40w per square foot.
 
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urban1026835

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Popcorn900 said:
^^^^*LIKE*

MH is only about half the lumens of a HPS so ya you're doing great. A MH burns alot cooler than a HPS so no doubt you can get it closer to the plants.
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That is some mis-information mh bulbs run hotter than hps and vice versa depending on the type of ballast.

my mh personally runs about 3-4 degrees hotter.
 
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Ou8aCracker2

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eQUOTE=gorillagrower0840;10365246]So do you think it is better to use a 1000w in a 4x4 tent than a 5x5 tent? If in a 5x5 tent, that offers only 40w per square foot.[/QUOTE]

You can do either.But in a 5x5 the edges will be a little dimmer.

In a 5x5 I'd rather use 2x 600w bulbs as it will give you about 48w per square foot plus a more even light spread.

And,600w bupbs are the most efficient in terms of lumens per watt.
 
Steelheader3430

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Here's what I'm doing. 3 v-screen like joint mentioned. image.jpg 3 trained in the corners in 10 gallon bags. The rest in 5 gallon pots. The screened ones look to be male. Damnit. I would like a 5x5. It's hard to work these in a 4x4. Sorry about the sideways pic, phone cam.
 

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JointOperation

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i only use a 1000w because i realized.. when i stacked 2 1000s.. vert in my 5x5x7 i was wasting light.. more light doesnt mean shit.. unless u go from 20watts per . to 75.. u will see a diff.. but if u arent using all 7 feet of that height in the room.. theres no reason to stack 2 bulbs.. 1 bulb.. i figure. the pots are a foot.. and i got a foot above the top colas.. so i figure i need enough light for 5x5x5 of plants.. so a 1000w.. works great.. .. iuno but i try shit for myself to figure out if it really works.. alot of info on the net is misinfo.. given by people who read the grow bible and then give info out that are growing in a 3x3 box with 5 plants.. lol maybe working myself from 2 150ws all the way to a 6000w setup.. made me realize that MOST INFO ON THE FORUMS IS BULLSHIT.
 
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wood780

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Dont know why but when I switched from a5x5 tent to a 4x4 tent my temp actually went down a few degrees and got easier to manage .
 
jtdubz

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Im running 1000w in a 4x4x7 and I honestly think its perfect. 5 plants in 4 gal bucket, but im on my first grow still in veg. So my opinion is really obsolete at this point. Just giving my .02
 
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2012dmax

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I run a 5x5 sog with 1000hps, just FYI it also matters what hood you run to get the full potential of your light spread.
 
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VYZUNZ 907

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gorillagrower0840 said:
I need help on deciding if I should get a 4x4 tent or a 5x5 tent. I am only going to use one 1000 watt hps light for flowering. I'll be growing in 5 gallon dwc buckets and want to do the typical 4 week veg and 8 week flower grow. I know that watts per square foot should be as high as possible, so the 4x4 might seem like the right choice, but I would also like to fit as many plants as I can into the area, which is why i'm considering a 5x5 tent too. With the 5x5 tent and 1000 watt light, it gives 40 watts per square foot. The 4x4 will give 62.5 watts per square foot, which is better but I wouldn't be able to fit as many plants. I would like to have 8 plants if possible, and the 4x4 seems like it may be too small for eight 5gal bucket plants. But maybe 6 plants would fit nicely in the 4x4? Which situation would yield more weight: 8 plants in the 5x5 tent with 40 watts per square foot, or 6 plants in the 4x4 tent with 62.5 watts per square foot? (Or am I wrong in thinking that many plants would fit in either of those tents?)
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5x5, less plants. I use 1 plant per side of a 4x8 tent with 2-600wt and clear 1/2lb on each side. Check out Mr Big DWC on youtube. HHT-DWC.
 
LilT211

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I think it all boils down to personal preference. We can sit here and watch ppl go back and forth on the issue or can just accept the differences. Just EXPERIMENT. Thats what this whole things about, right? I have, in transit, a 4x4 grow tent and a 600w MH/HPS combo. Im going to start with a 600w and when I'm ready to accept the responsibility of dealing with more heat and more buds then I'll bump up to 1k. Too many threads airing personal opinions instead of being realistic. Some ppl run a stricter grow environment. If you can control the environment go 1k if you can't 600w is still more than qualified. Simple.
 
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gorillagrower0840 said:
I need help on deciding if I should get a 4x4 tent or a 5x5 tent. I am only going to use one 1000 watt hps light for flowering. I'll be growing in 5 gallon dwc buckets and want to do the typical 4 week veg and 8 week flower grow. I know that watts per square foot should be as high as possible, so the 4x4 might seem like the right choice, but I would also like to fit as many plants as I can into the area, which is why i'm considering a 5x5 tent too. With the 5x5 tent and 1000 watt light, it gives 40 watts per square foot. The 4x4 will give 62.5 watts per square foot, which is better but I wouldn't be able to fit as many plants. I would like to have 8 plants if possible, and the 4x4 seems like it may be too small for eight 5gal bucket plants. But maybe 6 plants would fit nicely in the 4x4? Which situation would yield more weight: 8 plants in the 5x5 tent with 40 watts per square foot, or 6 plants in the 4x4 tent with 62.5 watts per square foot? (Or am I wrong in thinking that many plants would fit in either of those tents?)
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Hi GorillaGrower - Sorry for resurrecting an old post, but what size tent did you end up choosing? 4x4 or 5x5? And more importantly, are you happy with your results? I am looking at lumens per square foot as well and torn between running an air cooled 1000W in both size tents...and the numbers definitely point towards using a dimmable 1000 watt ballast in a 4x4 tent. I'm not doing SOG or SCROG, so trying to get the best quality out of 5-6 plants maximum. Thanks for your help!
 
DrunkenNinja

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If you have the room I would go with the 5x5 . I have a 600 hps but I also have a 1300 watt led Chinese Cheapo that I paid like a 100 bucks for. It's great for 6 plants. I use the rainforest 66 dwc

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Txryan77

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Popcorn900 said:
^^^^plants will only use what they need and a 1000 w bulb in a 4x4 tent will bleach the plants. I know because I have tried. Not only that you will have the heat issue as well. But since you think more light is better then good luck to you.
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I run the same, and Ive NEVER "bleached anything. 4x4 tent, 1000 watt light, 8 plants 5 coco and 3 dwc. No bleaching and large harvest. Its all about keeping it cool. If I had a 5x5, or better yet 6x6, id run 2 600 watt.
 
jimihendrix1

jimihendrix1

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Id get the 5 x 5 tent, and use 4 x 4 of it.

1000w Hortilux HPS is made for a 4 x 4 area. It will light a 5 x 5 area but 4 x 4 is optimum.
 
Johnny Lawrence

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Txryan77 said:
I run the same, and Ive NEVER "bleached anything. 4x4 tent, 1000 watt light, 8 plants 5 coco and 3 dwc. No bleaching and large harvest. Its all about keeping it cool. If I had a 5x5, or better yet 6x6, id run 2 600 watt.
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Oh man, thanks for the help. I'm sure the OP will pop in any second to say the same . . .









. . . 7 years later.
 
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Txryan77

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Youre more than welcome. Looks like this thread has been dead awhile.
Johnny Lawrence said:
Oh man, thanks for the help. I'm sure the OP will pop in any second to say the same . . .









. . . 7 years later.
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Youre more than welcome! I come on here and one other forum to find my answers. Ive been growing for 14 years now, but took about 5 years off when my son was born. Ill say that it was MUCH easier, at least for me, to do closet grows or split room/ whole room. No HEAT issues. Still not sold on LEDs except for the units that are at least 600, the preference LED for commercial is over double that, but it truly does emit more light, less heat. Glad I could somehow help, happy growing!
 
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