1000w Hps in a 4x4 Tent

Thats setup looks good, cant wait to see some results. I'll get some pictures when I'm back

eoddom said:

Get a 600W with a 4' light mover...js. Light movers are 125 bucks and with the light slowly moving it might come out working better then a stationary 1000W light.

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I have my light clipped onto two long metal poles on the top of the tent. I can slide my light backwards and forwards along the poles. Would this work the same as a light mover? I only have a t-5 6-bulb hood, I don't know how much heavier an hid light would be

Thanks to all post's even bad because that's how we learn so any thoughts is great. the spot i have to work with is exactly the size of the tent so and no spots to vent out or in i drilled through some spots and made a in so i could get fresh air but i did move my carbon filter to the outside of the tent to reduce noise because its not only the smell lol you can notice. also i put a bunch of insulation on top and around the tent and ducting to reduce noise, huge difference. im well into veg and will post some pics soon

P.S. what if i just turned the inline fans up/down instead of vertical so reduce bends?

i use a 1000w in my 4x4 and keep the lights less than 16 inches away from the tops!

I have mounted my fan up and down with no ill effects. I have had it that way for years.

These are the beauties that i was creating and tell me what you think.

my friend had a heat issue in his 4x8 tent with 2 x 1000w ,, he insulated the ducting and bought these heat shielding covers for the reflectors and it helped alot..

my bad its was a 5x10 tent and 2 x 1000w

Your girls would love that 1k in the 4 x 4 no prob I have a 4 x 4 I have ran a 1k in aircooled with no ac stays in the low 80's. I am currently running a 5 x 10 now with 2 x 1k HPS and a 600 hps and its all good and I also have a 10 x 10 I just set up with 5 x 1000 HPS. Juts make sure to have some good air flow and exhaust. An ac would be good if you can put one in there but if not you should be ok just with the air cooled hood. I run my 5 x 10 with a 9000 BTU LG and it stays around the mid 70's while light are running.

Smart move wrapping the ducting.
I failed to mention that my CanFan and ducting is covered in reflective insulated pipe wrap from Lowes.
The roll is 1ft x 10ft and has a "R" rating with an adhesive backing.
Before the pipe wrap my ducting was radiating temps in the mid-90's.
Now it radiates at 78F.
Human skin is around 88F.
I use a digital infrared thermometer (pic).

rzza said:

1k is ideal for 4x4. i have two in a 4x8. just get air cooled hood and good inline fan and place the tent in a room that has air conditioning.

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my tent area is not completly cooled what do i do

get it cooled. I run a 6" cool tube w/XL hood, with a 6" 440 cfm fan at 100%, a 420 cfm intake at 80%, a 420 cfm exhaust at 100%, 18" fan blowing across my cool tube XL hood, and 3 clip fans. also tapped into my basement ac and routed a 6" duct to my intake fan sucking in. lights on w/ac is 77-79*

Yerp. I was thinking about pulling in some AC'd air myself. I was thinking about running 6' ducting across the entire length of the back wall and poking holes all over so plants get the air they need.

PurpleONE said:

I have a 4x4 tent and I am looking to get a light for flowering. Would a 1000 watt light be too much for that space? Or just boost the yield?

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by 1000 you mean true watts right?

ProteinPapi420 said:

by 1000 you mean true watts right?

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This is 7 years old so they probably won’t respond. Yes he said HPS so it’s 1000w

Wattzzup said:

This is 7 years old so they probably won’t respond. Yes he said HPS so it’s 1000w

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Lol I didnt even know its 7 years old and he is talking about hps. I need to get some sleep...

1000w will give more yield and more heat and cost more,,, 600w is decent for running cost ,won't be as hot and will still yield good. I get anything from 8-10oz dry from a single plant in a 4x4 under a single 600w hps. (Hydro)