What light for 8x4 with 2 600w hps

I’m going to grow in a 8x4 with 2 600w hps. Obviously it won’t be enough to cover the whole 4x8 space so I will need another light in the middle but I really don’t want another hps. I was thinking of a decent led or a metal halide but I’m not sure what wattage I should get.

I'm thinking a 400wMH, 315wCMH, or a 220wLED would do

Hugo Phurst said:

I'm thinking a 400wMH, 315wCMH, or a 220wLED would do

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Thank you for your help kind sir if you want a tip use a uvb t5 bulb for the last 2 weeks of flower it’ll double if not triple your trichinae production.

GROBRO6967 said:

I’m going to grow in a 4x8 with 2 600w hps. Obviously it won’t be enough to cover the whole 4x8 space so I will need another light in the middle but I really don’t want another hps. I was thinking of a decent led or a metal halide but I’m not sure what wattage I should get.

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Two 600 watt HPS lights in a 4 x 8 tent worked fine for me, I'd spend your money on the best quality HPS bulbs, personally!!

manfredo said:

Two 600 watt HPS lights in a 4 x 8 tent worked fine for me, I'd spend your money on the best quality HPS bulbs, personally!!

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I just realised I said 4x8 I meant 8x4 my bad

How is a 4x8 different from a 8x4?

Rocket Soul said:

How is a 4x8 different from a 8x4?

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Wouldn’t the length and height be different?

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Rocket Soul said:

How is a 4x8 different from a 8x4?

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s in wouldn’t the 4x8 have the length be 4m in length and 8m tall?

manfredo said:

Two 600 watt HPS lights in a 4 x 8 tent worked fine for me, I'd spend your money on the best quality HPS bulbs, personally!!

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manfredo said:

Two 600 watt HPS lights in a 4 x 8 tent worked fine for me, I'd spend your money on the best quality HPS bulbs, personally!!

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What hps lights do you use?

Rocket Soul said:

How is a 4x8 different from a 8x4?

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Isn’t it?

Rocket Soul said:

How is a 4x8 different from a 8x4?

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Perspective

Normally when we talk about 4x8 here it's length by width in feet. So a 8x4 is the same. Sorry if I seemed snarky

Rocket Soul said:

Normally when we talk about 4x8 here it's length by width in feet. So a 8x4 is the same. Sorry if I seemed snarky

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Ahhhh alright thanks for the help. No problem about being snarky

unless you have a very tall tent, the height measurement is irrelevant. for h.i.d. lighting, you want about 50 watts per square foot, and you have about 37. for leds its about 30 per sq foot. (rules of thumb only, assuming you're buying decent gear and not alibaba bullshit) so a 200 (true) watt led would be a good choice, would bring you up to par and help reduce your heat a little, at least compared to another h.i.d. light.