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Im planning on purchasing a 4x2 grow tent and want to put a 1000watt aircooled light in it with ventilation and what not, i plan on having only 2 plants in it, do you guys think this will be big enough and think ill have any issues? suggestions? Thanks everyone

Too much light for that space imo. Go with a 600.

make sure its defo air cooled too... temps will build up quick in there so your gonna need good air flow. through the tube and the tent. you will need to put your carbon scrubber on a different duct line to your light unless you want to cover it in charcoal.

Bailee Bolten said:

Im planning on purchasing a 4x2 grow tent and want to put a 1000watt aircooled light in it with ventilation and what not, i plan on having only 2 plants in it, do you guys think this will be big enough and think ill have any issues? suggestions? Thanks everyone

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I had a 3ft x3ft x 5ft with a 400watt HPS good ventilation but heat was a major problem. Had filter system running 2 oscillator fans going and temp still hit 87f

As the others have stated, 600w is ok 1000W is overkill and is more likely to cause you light burn on the plants if you are not sure of heights - Too much light is bad and a waste of energy in general, light is food for plants, too much well, imagine what it does to people.
Atm i use 1x 300w + 1x 600w cause due to space I had to make them grow in a way the light coverage didn't manage to cover the entire canopy so I had to stick the 300w in the area where the PAR was less.
Here is a Light which works pretty well Viperaspectra PAR600
https://www.amazon.com/VIPARSPECTRA-PAR600-600W-12-band-Light/dp/B01H72RD3K/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497436623&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=viperaspectra+par

A member has been testing it recently and obtained good results.
https://www.rollitup.org/t/viparspectra-par600.937049/page-5#post-13595524

Review of the PAR700 slightly more powerful than the PAR600 so you have an idea how it works with this review:


I personally would suggest for airflow use clip on fans to save space but due to their size get at least 2 in a way that the air flow crosses over eachother if they have a fixed position. A good air fan and carbon filter, the filter should be based upon the size of your grow tent, if the filters cfm is higher than required it isn't a bad thing 230-330 cfm should be ok.
The link below has a CFM calculator which can help you decide on the filter size, i'd go for 1 size more.
http://www.phatfilter.com/what-size-phat-filter-do-i-need
Nb make sure the fan for the filter is strong enough to pull the air through it, there are many kits online which give you the right fan based upon filter CFM and size, they usually include the Air Tube. Look at ebay or amazon.
If temperature is a problem increase airflow example in the attached picture, maybe add an airconditioner.
A PH Tester for water and Soil, a Tester for Humidity and Temperature, either a Humidifier or a Dehumidifier based upon your humidity level.

Hope this Helpz, Peac3