SmokeyB
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Would 3 1200w wakeme led lights be ok for a 2.4m by 1.2m by 1.8 attic tent I got one but need to ad more but wether to just get 1 or 2 I can't work out the lighting needs?
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Work out you floor area in sq ft. Then aim for around 35W per sq ft. That's actual watts from the wall. The light manufacturer should state what area the light will cover.
Looks like they say it should cover 3x3 so two of them should be okay.
SmokeyB
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Think it's 21square ft I'm not to sure bad at maths lol
SmokeyB
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I think IL get another 2 because it says do 3x3 that's a 90 by 90 init?
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So 2 lights would cover 1.8 meter am I looking at this rite 3 will cover 2.7 in length
Yeah you'd get a better coverage with 3 slightly overlapping. Would be 639W total with 3. A little over 30W per Sq ft. You holding off getting the more expensive LED's for now then?
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Just intill I finish this one bud then getting 2 mars hydro 2000 but that will cost me least £450 these for another 2 only £140 then IL sell all 3 that I guna use now to put toward other ones still got my hps I need to sell aswell gota buy bigger heater aswell get these temps up I got final 21.2c max yesterday
Correct. So if you want to max out the available space get 3. Their max coverage is 4x4 but the intensity will be less around the edges of that area.
SmokeyB
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Nice one bud
I think you'll probably find that with 3 of these running it bumps your temp up a fair bit.
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Hopefully but there fan cooled really give of tiny bit of heat with hand rite under it but will se should have them by the 1st December
How much heat is it kicking out the top and sides of it though and how long had it been running when you checked? Hopefully these lights will do the job for you. Personally I'd spend £250 on two TS1000's. The money saved on electricity and the likely bigger end yield would offset that extra £100 investment. Plus you can get a bit of a discount from @Mars Hydro. You'd probably want to run 4 of those in the end though as the coverage isn't quite as large as the bigger models. I'd have two on each side and leave a slight gap in the middle and front of the tent so I could get in to work on the plants. That's me though.
SmokeyB
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Yeah se I've binn looking at the tsw 2000 thinking 2 of them then if I can when flowering get a 1000w one in middle but that what I was thinking for my next one I've got someone that will buy my led I got now so can upgrade when it's time still trail an error if u not what I mean next time I should have good bit of kit an all the rite kit just money as so close to Xmas and kids want everything lol
SmokeyB
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And it's bin on for days now still not much heat air coming out top cold n side is like a intake
Yeah man I get you. Sure we can get you a much better harvest this run and then improve even more after the upgrades.
Ah okay. I wonder how much of that power draw is going on running the fans. Fingers crossed the extra lights and heater can get your temps into the ideal range. Looking forward to seeing how this goes.
SmokeyB
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Nice one bro I'm guna try few diff methods to se what works good for me to with training so when gets to it any tips or anything be much appreciated
Yeah of course. I'll be floating around. There will always be someone around here willing to help out.
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Good Advice there on the lighting. I love the TSW 2000's. 300 watts at the wall & can do up to a 4' x 4' area. My favorite light out of all the different lights I've owned.