I’m back, getting ready to start grow #3.
Got some good advice after the last. Basically, I need more light.
I have a VIVOSUN 4X4 tent, want to grow 2-3 plants. My last batch was pretty airy, because of lack of adequate lighting. I’m currently using a single VS2000 growlight.
SO I have a couple of questions:
If I get another bar, should that be adequate to hold the weight of two lights, plus the hanging filter and fan? Currently, one bar with filter/fan, one with VS2000.
Another VS2000 would be hanging on a new pole.
The second question is, would that be too much heat for the 4X4 tent? The fan is always on, vented to the outside, and heat has not been an issue before.
Thank you for your replies. I ordered my extra hanging bar and light today. Still will be low wattage if I go with 3 plants, but I’ll give it a try. Airy buds are so unappealing.
Coupled with the photo of your setup, I wonder if the light’s hanging height was too great during your last grow. Adding a second light to accommodate more plants is a good idea, but I suggest you ensure their height above the canopy gives you the PPFD you want.
Reducing the height would allow you to run the lights at a lower setting, thereby compensating to some degree for the added heat from the second unit.
The VS2000 weighs 9 lb, so I doubt you need an extra bar. But – since you’ve ordered one already – it won’t hurt.
It looks as though the probe for your thermometer/hygrometer is hanging above the light. If so, you’ll find its readings more meaningful if you hang the probe at canopy level.
Isn’t the vs2000 a 200 watt light.
Thats what I’m reading anyway.
Still only 25 watts a square foot.
I think it also depends on plant size.
Another way to see it is 150 to 200 watts per plant.
3 plants 133 watts each. Close enough to give it a go. IMO
Thank you for your detailed response. I never thought of height-intensity adjustment before. I believe I was keeping it at 12" after a certain point.( I have to reread the growing instructions each time I start a new crop.)
OK, yesterday my 4’ hanging bars arrived, and they were too big for the tent.
Seems my tent is actually 3’ X 3’. So I went back to my original order, and there it was: 3’ X 3’.
The good news is, 2 VS2000’s puts me within the norm for a 9 square foot space.
And both lights will fit in it. Nice.
Just so ya know I grow 3 in a 24x36x54 inch tent. With 500 watts and sometimes I think the extra 100 is to much so I shut it off. 2x3 or 3x3 its still 3 plants.