New Grower How many in a 5x5

[Weedman30]

Whats going on AFN?

Hope everyone is enjoying their night.

Had a question for you guys im new to the Autos on my first Auto grow right now.

Il be starting a second in a 5'x5'x7'
240cfm exhaust fan
25 sq ft

Lighting will be:
2 x 300 W TopLed Panels (170 True Watts)
They say the coverage is 3'x2.5' apiece
340 True watts 6'x5' coverage


Also if you guys think its needed
2x 180 W Topled UFO's (118 true Watts)
2.5'x2.5' coverage apiece
236 True Watts 5'x5' coverage

TOTAL IF ALL 4 LIGHTS USED

576 TRUE WATTS
ONLY 23 ACTUAL WATTS PER SQ FT
(kinda weak isnt it?)



My questions are

1. Are all 4 lights needed?
2.Can i do 10 Autos or more? (3 Gal Bags)
3.How many Autos would you do?

 

[natertots]

Hopefully someone will answer ya soon ive always wondered with led if you count actual draw or the watts of the lights for figuring out how kuch ya need. (Example 100*3w=300w) if it would be like 40 watts a foot. I dunno about 10 plants. Maybe 10 afgahn kush ryders. Guess it depends on strain. Ive seen folks scrogg on here and fill a 5x5 tent with 5 plants, and I mean slap full. Good luck man!

 

[Weedman30]

Yea i think its to little lightning i dont know though some people will say the watts per sq ft is not in affect with leds.

Well i guess il start with 8 and if i got to get another panel so be it

 

[natertots]

I have the topled reflecor 144x3w and im no profesional by no means but Im aiming for 1g per watt. (Aroind 300w actual draw) so far ive been getting like a half a g per watt butt I think come november ill break 0.75gs. You should do a journal gluck to ya man!

 

[Muddy]

How many plants will depend to a degree on which strains you decide to grow. For dwarf strains that grow to the 18 - 24" range you have enough light for about 12 plants using all 4 of your lights. If you go with of the bigger stains, then a few less. Generally dwarf strains need about 18 square inches, which would be room for about 16 plants. If you shoot for 50 watts per square foot, your lighting is enough for 12 plants assuming the 18" square inches per plant.

 

[Weedman30]

How many plants will depend to a degree on which strains you decide to grow. For dwarf strains that grow to the 18 - 24" range you have enough light for about 12 plants using all 4 of your lights. If you go with of the bigger stains, then a few less. Generally dwarf strains need about 18 square inches, which would be room for about 16 plants. If you shoot for 50 watts per square foot, your lighting is enough for 12 plants assuming the 18" square inches per plant.

Thanks Muddy il be growing Mephistos in there so not dwarfs. I will go with 10 in there. i have a 150 w Reflector aswell i can toss in there for an extra 100 watts. was going use it to veg a Photo.

I figured first week or 2 il just run the two 300w panels then fire up the 2 ufos

 

[Johnny AwesomeSeeds]

How many plants will depend to a degree on which strains you decide to grow. For dwarf strains that grow to the 18 - 24" range you have enough light for about 12 plants using all 4 of your lights. If you go with of the bigger stains, then a few less. Generally dwarf strains need about 18 square inches, which would be room for about 16 plants. If you shoot for 50 watts per square foot, your lighting is enough for 12 plants assuming the 18" square inches per plant.

Muddy, 50w hps equivalent?? Or 50w led? I ask bc I have a 30"x30" tent (quite a few actually) flowering quite nicely under 280w led, that's around 22w per sq ft in led watts but closer to 70w hps equivalent with the multiply by 3 thing. I'm having fantastic results so I'm guessing the 50w per sq ft can be converted to the led equivalent?

thanks as always muddy, still watching for my yellowing leaves

 

[F.N.]

I think i might be overkill I have a brand new 5x5 tent I have a 1200 watt cob pushing a true 660 watts three apollo six pushing 200 watts a piece and a300 watt generic nine band pushing 150 watts. I plan on using t5 8 light for for vegging. I can cut my cob down to 330 and I will have 1070 watts in a 5x5 tent. Is that to much?