Grow Room 2x4 tent and lights required

[MaskedPlants]

Hey guys,

I'm currently growing one plant in a 2x2 with a Mars Hydro TS600.

I've read online that the recommended amount of wattage for a 2x4 would be around 250watts from the wall.

If possible, I would like to reuse my TS600 and buy another one and just put the two in a 2x4. Considering the TS600 draws close to 100 watt from the wall, would 2 of them in a 2x4 be enough for 2-3 plants?

Thanks a lot!

 

[SuckerPunch]

More light equals better buds. Probably need more than 200actual watts

 

[MaskedPlants]

What would be a good light for a 2x4 in that case?

 

[DCLXVI]

The ts1000 is a nice step up. Also, it has a dimmer so you can match the 600 up to a point and control seedling exposure as well. I think two of the 600's would be ok. I think I read the recommended min is 30w/sq ft? So, two 600's pulling 100W each would be just shy of a 2x4.

2x4 = 8' sq
30w x 8 = 240w ....so like 40 ish shy if you were gonna try and stuff 3 in there. I bet two 600's and two plants would fit nicely. You would have plenty of room to work with and space for things like fans, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, etc...

Budget can decide a lot. How much are you looking to spend?

EDIT: @damien50 - Guy had a lot of great suggestions when I was light shopping.

 

[MaskedPlants]

@DCLXVI I guess I could just keep the TS600 in the 2x2 in that case. I would say anything under 300USD would be in my budget!

The Mars Hydro TSL 2000 looks really tempting, anything that might beat it?

 

[DCLXVI]

Wait till damien chimes in. $300 is a nice budget to work with. If you're cool with running two tents I think a light designed to fill the 2x4 might work better. I am space limited and can only run a 2x2. I ended up with a Migro Aray 120. I have a ts1000 on my indoor vegetable plants. I am not up to date on lights for larger spaces.

 

[SuckerPunch]

The Mars Hydro TSL 2000 looks really tempting, anything that might beat it?

I run a tsw2000 and really like the dimmer

 

[MaskedPlants]

I run a tsw2000 and really like the dimmer

Yes I really like my TS600 right now, thinking the smart choice would be to go with Mars Hydro again, thanks for the feedback, dimmer looks nice too I don't have one on the TS600

 

[Death The Cultivator]

Depends on what you want in a light. Most lights will grow. It's not so much the amount of watts to cover the space but the efficiency of the light measured. A 1.9umol/j won't perform as well as a 2.5 or 3.0 but you pay more. Usually comes with higher quality heatsinking, diodes, functions, etc. Translates to less heat output, maybe waterproofing and so on.

Slightly over budget but

260W QB V2 Rspec LED Kit

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 has 288pcs Samsung 301H or 561C LED

horticulturelightinggroup.com

That would cover a 2x4 well. They need 24" of space

I think the QB elite 96's are being phased out but two on a 240w driver would put you at 2.4+umols/j. They also have a 10% discount if you're inclined to DIY. Spectrum on them is great while also needing to be hung 18-24" during flower.

You could make a small aluminum frame and have a sub $300 build.

QB96 Elite V2 Engine

QB96 Elite V2 is a white LED Board with boosted red spectrum. Each Board is powered by 64 high power white LED, 16 630nm Red LED and 16 660nm Deep Red LED.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

You can also wire your driver and dimmer outside the tent.

Otherwise there's Mars, Spider, Alibaba, etc but the first two are a real value imo

 

[benawhil]

I have looked around for a while and this is the light I went with. I will have 3 of these in my 2x4. 100 watts each with dimmers. 6 rows of 6000k 10 rows 3000k 3 rows 660nm 2 ir and 2 uv diodes. The Ks-2000(200watt) has 2700k instead of 3000k and 2 boards. You can get one ks-2000 and keep your ts-600. I like the ks-1000 more since I can control each small area more and the 3000k, since I use it for veg(to feed my 3x3 400watthps flower tent)and full autoflower grows at the same time. Best bang for your buck.imho