What size LED light for 2x4x5 grow tent

[Bruhaha]

I'm shiny new and have a question about buying a light.
I've bought 3 memphisto seeds, Sour Stomper, and have ordered a 2' x 4' x 5' grow tent.
I plan on using coco/perlite mix and have bought fertilizer from Canna plus Cal-Mag plus
I plan on putting the three seeds in three 5 gallon grow bags.
What size and type of LED light do I need to cover this?
If I wanted to increase the number of plants, to utilize the entire tent, what size/type LED light do I need?

 

[PotDaddy]

trust me 3 plants in 3 Gal bags can fill that tent if grown properly.
My advice is if you can afford it get decent lights to start.you didn't mention a budget,
I have a 2x4 and I run 2 QB96's and it is awesome. I did my first grow with just 1 qb96 and got 2-3oz of each plant that I stunted.

Quantum boards are hot right now and prices have come way down and there is always Alibaba to go even cheaper.
my Qb96s are on sale for $69 with the heatsink which is a amazing deal.

goodluck whichever way you go.
Peace

 

[Arthur]

2x4 is 8 sq feet. 25 to 30w per square foot of quality lighting. Due to the height of your tent, quantum boards would be the way to go. hlg has some good kits that would fit the bill. Somewhere in the 230 to 240w range would be plenty.

 

[Arthur]

And 5 gallon bags of coco are too big...coco is a great medium, but 5 gallons is way too much... 3 gallon is plenty big enough... I've filled a 4x4 with 4 mephisto girls, and was packed tight...

Sour stomper is not a micro plant... betting 2 in coco will overrun a 2x4.

Sour stomper is in my top 5 from mephisto...

 

[Rwg111]

2x4 is 8 sq feet. 25 to 30w per square foot of quality lighting. Due to the height of your tent, quantum boards would be the way to go. hlg has some good kits that would fit the bill. Somewhere in the 230 to 240w range would be plenty.

And remember to check actual watt draw of the light. You can find LEDs that say 1000watt and only pull 200 this you want to avoid. My first grow tent was a 2x4 and I ran 2 Meizhi 600 in it which pulled around 250 true watts each. I pulled 6 oz off my 1st autoflower a cheese auto from Canuck seeds.

 

[Arthur]

Yeah, quality lighting... stick with the major diode makers. Cree, Citizen, samsung. I forget the disingenuous advertising practices... wall draw, not "advertized"... best advise is to move on from any company saying its lights are equal to X wattage of hps.

 

[Bruhaha]

Should I purchase a 300W or 600W?

 

[jdm61]

260w Rspec 3500K QB from HLG or Niemi would not suck...........

 

[Bruhaha]

Thanks for everyone’s help. Would a viparspectra 600 or 900 be a good choice for a 2x4

 

[Bruhaha]

Quantum boards confused me. Meizhi 600 results from Rwg111 sounds incredible. Does the 4x2 tent require two (2) meizhi 600 for optimal coverage?