600's or 1000's

[Killertea08]

I have a 4x8 hydrohut grow tent. I was thinking of using 3-600w HPS air cooled lamps in there. Is this overkill?

 

[pcduck]

for 32sqft at 5000 lumens/sqft is 160,000 lumens. 600's give off around 90,000 to 95,000 lumens. Two 600 hundreds would give you 190,000 lumens which is enough.

 

[Locked]

Not in my opinion......I run a 4x4 tent and run a 600w in a cool tube and a 400w in a standard reflector. I really wld like to run two 600's in a cool tube in there. I think that wld be sweet. 4x8 is dbl the sqr feet of mine...3 wld probably be spot on for that. JMO

 

[Locked]

pc is right bro....2 wld get you to the min. My post was more geared towards overkill. I don't think 3 600's is overkill in the hands of a grower with some experience. jmo

 

[Killertea08]

OK Hamster Lewis sounds good I have a few grows under me I think I will try 3 600's and see what happens.

 

[Locked]

OK Hamster Lewis sounds good I have a few grows under me I think I will try 3 600's and see what happens.

Sounds good...let us know how it works out.

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

I agree with HL--I have 2 600W in a 3 x 6.5 space and do not believe it is overkill. While 2 600 watters are adequate, IMO, three would be better.

 

[PencilHead]

Be cautious with the heat issue in taht small space. I run (3) 600w in about 4.5' X 8' and heat is a big problem. Or was until I popped for a mini-split.
(3) 600w in that space will give you some nice big, tight, sparkley buds, if that's what you're loking for.

 

[Rusty Gribble]

i run a similar setup as hamster. i got a 600w and a 400w in cooltubes in my 4x4, if i were you i would rock out atleast 2 600s and a 400w, 3 600s would be great coverage in that area.

 

[Locked]

Be cautious with the heat issue in taht small space. I run (3) 600w in about 4.5' X 8' and heat is a big problem. Or was until I popped for a mini-split.
(3) 600w in that space will give you some nice big, tight, sparkley buds, if that's what you're loking for.

I agree but he is gonna run CO2 so higher temps are a good thing I believe.

i run a similar setup as hamster. i got a 600w and a 400w in cooltubes in my 4x4, if i were you i would rock out atleast 2 600s and a 400w, 3 600s would be great coverage in that area.

I gotta talk the wife into letting me get another 600 in a cool tube for the tent. 2 600's in there wld be the bomb.

 

[nouvellechef]

I have 2, 1k's in a 4x8. Day 7. I went back to using magnum hoods. I will toss some pics up, if you want. Think 18 in there.

 

[Ruffy]

im slowly building a 5x7 and going to put in 2-600w air cooled lights with a 250 cooltube. i think this will work good. lol i hope.
hamster dont cool tubes give hot spots? ive heard some bad about hot spots ? what you say about that?