anyone run a 5x9 tent?

I'm looking to to expand I plan to set aside my 5x5 and 1k hps and step up into a 5x9 and run 2 hlg 550! eventually when I move I will run both tents and 3 lights, but for now I need more than a 5x5!

I'm just looking for lighting info, or idea what other ppl run! I was told the hlg run a Lil less than 500w at the wall, so my goal is to run two of them and still use the same amount of powe that my 1k hps draws from the wall! only thing is its gunna cost me about 2k which is why I'm lookin for other options!

The hlg 550 will flower A 5x5 area, but I'm not sure that it will match as perfectly as you would want or are used to; compaired to 1000w hps in correctly sized hood.

I just don't want you to go with less than what you'd expect.

A 550 v2 is comparable to about 800 watts of hps lighting at 490 watts

If you can put 3 of the 550 v2s or if you don't need ul/csa listing grab 3 of the 600w kits from hlg and smash the space completely.

PrometheanLeaf said:

The hlg 550 will flower A 5x5 area, but I'm not sure that it will match as perfectly as you would want or are used to; compaired to 1000w hps in correctly sized hood.

I just don't want you to go with less than what you'd expect.

A 550 v2 is comparable to about 800 watts of hps lighting at 490 watts

If you can put 3 of the 550 v2s or if you don't need ul/csa listing grab 3 of the 600w kits from hlg and smash the space completely.

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dam I didn't know that I figured since the 550 is equal or close to a 5x5 area I was hoping 5x9 and using two that would smash the space? shit this is getting too expensive too fast

what other options do I have? honestly cheapest way would be running another 1k hps but my electric capabilities are maxed I don't think the breakers can hold 2 1k which is why I was hopping to run 2 hlg 550 and run about the same amount of power as the 1k hps but get more flowering space! that was my plan but I'm not rich man gunna take me months to be able to spend 2k

Strips are probably the cheapest option.
And I'd run about 1600 watts of led only in that space. You can fit for around $1 a watt.

You can run 1000k hps with led supplementing the sides and get splash over. Or convert half of your tent at a time if you'd perfer.

It's hard to tell you what way to go when I don't know the room you will be in, what weather you have ect.

ok well, Ive got one flower room but on 2 separate walls I have a separate 20 amp breaker running through it! if I taped up all other sockets that connected to those breakers, could I fit 2 1k hps, 1 10 in carbon scrubber, 2 fans, and a 12k btu ac split between those 2 20 amp breakers?basically I'm worried about putting a 12k btu ac and a 1k hps on the same 20 amp breaker, if that will work then I know 1 1k hps, 2 fans and a carbon srvubber should fit nicely on the other 20 amp!

if not then my only option is running led by they run at roughly half the power! but that's the very expensive way and I'm trying to avoid that!

Greenthumbs256 said:

what other options do I have?

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https://growerslights.com/products/horticulture-lighting-group-600h-quantum-board-led-kit

More wattage and if you go for the not preassembled option its $692

coreywebster said:

https://growerslights.com/products/horticulture-lighting-group-600h-quantum-board-led-kit

More wattage and if you go for the not preassembled option its $692

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so I could run 2 of those on a 20 amp breaker without any problems, and run my 12k btu ac, carbon scruber, and 2 fans on the other 20 amp breaker and that should solve all my problems right?

unfortunately that's 2k cash almost but if that's my only choice I'll figure out something I hope!

With each kit The driver is 11.2amp but not sure how it all stacks up with those board wired in parallel to be honest.
@Randomblame does it use the full amperage?

Adding a grounded breaker to the panel is like $75 + wire length to run to the room. Might be an option as well, but yeah that's in another direction.

But honestly a better question is probably what weight are you trying to pull?

PrometheanLeaf said:

Adding a grounded breaker to the panel is like $75 + wire length to run to the room. Might be an option as well, but yeah that's in another direction.

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is that some thing that someone with zero knowledge about electricity can do? maybe by watching YouTube or something? I'm not a "complete" dumbass lol but still dealing with wires and shit scares me!

I'm pulling a Lil less than 1 pound per harvest in my 5x5 I'd like to pull 2 pounds of a tad under in 5x9 space!

that would give me roughly a pound a month and I'd be very happy with that!

So you could do two 4x4 trays with 600 watts of led each to accomplish that pretty easily.
If you want to do two 5x5 area do 800 watts led each tray. And do a potentially do 300g more a tray.

( im confident of those watt numbers on Samsung 1m561b or newer diodes. Efficacy difference is about 7% more if you move up to lm301b diodes.

That's about my best advice.

As far as adding the breaker I suggest you do a bit of youtube/Google searches to see if it's something you are comfortable with.

Non-pro pro-tip, you can also run them on a 220v outlet and drive less amps on your breaker.

PrometheanLeaf said:

Non-pro pro-tip, you can also run them on a 220v outlet and drive less amps on your breaker.

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yea that still requires me to doing electrician work that I have no idea about!

coreywebster said:

With each kit The driver is 11.2amp but not sure how it all stacks up with those board wired in parallel to be honest.
@Randomblame does it use the full amperage?

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2pcs 600 kits would pull ~10-11amps on a 120v line(1200-1300w) and only half that much amps with 240v outlet.
Even three 600w kits on an 20amp breaker and 120v wounld work pretty well and should not cause any issues.
I would convert it anyway into 240v just because the drivers work more efficiently with higher voltage(2-3%).
Its pretty easy to install such a 120 to 240v converter at home and with 240v you could probably run twice as much fixtures because the 600w drivers would pull only 2,5-2,75amps.
I would take the unassembled kits (693$) and make my own wider 4 x 4‘ frames(for 5x 5' area) to get more even coverage. 2x 700$ + 100$ for a DIY frame for 1300w with +2,5μMol/J efficiency is pretty cheap for such a powerful LED light and these light lasts up to 10 years. So its a long-time-investment and higher upfront costs pay back really fast.
With 1300w quantumboard you should be able to harvest up to 4lbs and more because +1,5g/w is the rule for well skilled growers. You safe a lot more energy because you run your inviroment around 30°C and 65% humidity with LED.
No need to mention that you could use a much smaller air conditioner and also a smaller dehumidifier. So even less power draw and no need to worry about the breakers anymore.