200W LED (Spider Farmer SF-2000) Cannabis Setup – Shopping List & Grow Tutorial

Last updated Jan 23, 2024

by Nebula Haze

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200W LED Grow Setup (For Hobby Growers)

This is one of the most forgiving grow lights I’ve ever used for growing cannabis. It stays cool, grows happy healthy plants, and produces great yields for only a little electricity. Cannabis plants under the SF-2000 seem to be more resistant to nutrient deficiencies and stress than many other LEDs. It is designed for a 2’x4’x5′ grow tent, which is a great size for the inside of a closet or corner of a bedroom.

Average Yields: 5-11 ounces
3-4 months from seed to weed

Total Setup Cost: $555 ($600-695 with professional smell filtering and premium equipment)

Check out a cannabis grow journal featuring this setup.

Check out my grow journal where the SF-2000 LED grow light produced over 10 ounces with 3 plants in this setup.

Here were those cannabis plants at harvest.

The harvest after buds were dried and put in jars

Complete Grow Supply List

This cannabis grow room setup list includes all the supplies you need to grow from seed to harvest with a Spider Farmer SF-2000 LED grow light.

Spider Farmer SF-2000 LED grow light (200W)

Spider Farmer SF-2000

Simple to use and hang. Works exactly as you’d expect.
Light seems more gentle and less likely to cause nutrient deficiencies than many other LED grow lights
I’ve gotten excellent yields per watt with this particular grow light, especially for an LED in this price range
Doesn’t produce much heat or use much electricity

Cost: $260

The Spider Farmer SF-2000 LED grow light can produce up to 11 oz of weed

Grow Tent (recommended sizes)

Just about any grow tent brand works great, but I’ve had good luck with the CoolGrows tents and they’re pretty reasonably priced. A grow tent is an easy and cheap way to instantly create a perfect cannabis grow space that can deal with water, light, heat, and smells. Learn more about grow tents.

2’x4’x5′ tent – an example is Cool Grows 48”x24”x60” grow tent.

Cost: $60

This Cool Grows tent is a good fit for the SF-2000 LED grow light.

Note: If you plan to get a bigger LED down the road, get a taller 2’x4’x6′ tent ($120).

6″ Exhaust Fan

An exhaust fan vents hot air and can be combined with a carbon filter to stop all smells from leaving the grow space. The 6″ size is more than enough for a 2’x4’x5′ grow tent. In fact, with some brands like Vivosun, the smaller 4″ version of their fan is enough.

Recommended: 6″ AC Infinity CLOUDLINE series of inline exhaust fans. These are quiet at top speed and completely silent at lower speeds.
- S6 is the slightly cheaper, simpler version which works well and gives you basic fan speed controls
- The programmable T6 version has handy extras like a Temperature/Humidity Probe and Display Screen
- I picked the 6″ fans because the Cloudline 4″ fan struggles to keep this size tent cool
Budget choice (Cheap but loud): 4″ Vivosun fan
- The Vivosun 4″ Fan – 203 CFM is just as strong as the 6″ Cloudline fans but significantly smaller and cheaper. However, it is also significantly louder.

Cost: $60+ ($60-160)

The AC Infinity CLOUDLINE S6 6″ exhaust fan runs quieter than most others. It is silent on the lower settings.

(Optional) Carbon Filter – For smell filtering

When set up properly, a carbon filter removes 100% of odors but it must be attached to a good exhaust fan (like the AC Infinity above) to work. Learn more about controlling odors

Recommended: Terrabloom 6-inch Carbon Filter, 6″ x 16″ version plus ducting/clamps
If you got a 4″ fan, get a 4-inch carbon filter, 4″ x 14″ version

Cost: $50-100

I’ve had great smell filtering with the above 6″ Cloudline fan attached to this Terrabloom 6″ carbon filter with 6″ ducting.

Plant Pots

I prefer fabric pots or air pots because cannabis plants grow faster when their roots get air from the sides. However, the extra air from the sides also means that fabric pots and air pots need to be watered more often than standard hard-sided plant pots for the same size plant. Both types work great for growing cannabis indoors. Often the best plant pot is whatever is cheap and easy for you to get.

Recommended: Fabric pots between 2-7 gallons (any fabric pots work great so I pick whatever is cheap or looks the best to me)

Cost: $20

These 3-gallon fabric pots work great in this setup

Grow Medium (Soil, Coco, Hydro)

Grow mediums can include coco coir or soil (hydroponics for more advanced growers) but if you’re not sure, a coco-based soil like Coco Loco is perfect for beginners.

Recommended Soil: One 2 cu ft bag bag of coco-based soil with perlite should be able to fill 15 gallons worth of pots. For example, it will fill 5 x 3-gallon fabric pots.

Cost: ~$40

Coco Loco is a coco-based rich airy soil that cannabis plants thrive in

Nutrients

Many nutrient systems have a nutrient schedule so you give your plants the right ratios for each stage of life. Basically, you use a “vegetative” or all-purpose plant nutrient for the first part of your plant’s life and a “bloom” or low-nitrogen nutrients when buds are forming. Tip: Always start at half-strength with a new base nutrient system since the recommended amount can be too high for cannabis plants. Only move to full strength when plants are healthy and growing fast.

Recommended Nutrients: Dyna-Gro Grow + Bloom nutrient combo is excellent, cheap, and easy to use for growing cannabis indoors.

Dyna-Gro “Grow”: Give 1 tsp per gallon of water during the vegetative stage.
Dyna-Gro “Bloom”: Give 1 tsp/gallon of water after buds start forming.

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Cost: $25

Dyna-Gro Grow + Bloom is my recommended nutrient system for newbies. One bottle for veg, one bottle for after buds start forming. 1 tsp/gallon. Super simple!

Other Nice-to-Have Stuff

24-Hour Timer (to put your grow lights on a timer so the plants get a day and night period on a schedule) – $10
Water containers (I personally use a 3-gallon or 5-gallon water jug to mix up nutrients, but anything can work) – Much cheaper at Wal-Mart ($5-15) than online!
Extra 1/8″ Rope Ratchets (sooooo handy) – These can be used to hang your grow light or carbon filter from inside the tent, and still be able to easily move it up and down without needing any strength. Your grow light usually comes with a set of rope ratchets, but it’s a great idea to get an extra set to hang the carbon filter – $10
Thermometer/Humidity Monitor with a probe so you can keep track of the temperature inside the tent. It can be nice to get two so you can measure the temperature in different parts of the tent. – $15
PH Test Kit – Prevent potential nutrient deficiencies by testing the water pH – $20
Measuring spoons for measuring out your nutrients (many people already have these) – $12

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Estimated Cost: $555-695 ($600-695 with professional smell filtering) plus the cost of seeds