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Hi all. I’m thinking about adding a 100w cxb3590 to my flowering room.
I currently have 5, 600w hps going in about 100 square feet (8’ ceiling). My plants are kind of out growing their space. (DWC setup) I have another 40 square feet or so available in my room, but it is yet to be illuminated. I’d like to stretch these plants out into this extra square footage. I have been looking into LEDs for a long time now and at the time I set up this air cooled MH/HPS setup, GOOD MH/HPS comparable LEDs were still quite expensive. But they are becoming more affordable and with the trade off in terms of energy and heat I am ready to transition. I would have gotten 3 200w cxb3590s with no ducting, no a/c unit, etc.
Anyway, as much as I’d like to get a 200w now, I don’t really wanna spend $300 and I think a 100w cxb3590 would fill this space enough for me to spread these plants out more. But really I’m an LED virgin and I’m just going by what research I’ve done. I have been a long time believer in mh/hps setups, since the time when LEDs were just hokum. But it seems times have changed.
I’d love to hear any advice about my current issue as well transitioning my entire 150 sq ft over to LEDs without declaring bankruptcy. I don’t really want to build my own boards. Is a Cree cxb3590 a good light to use? Is there something better?
Thanks all!!
I currently have 5, 600w hps going in about 100 square feet (8’ ceiling). My plants are kind of out growing their space. (DWC setup) I have another 40 square feet or so available in my room, but it is yet to be illuminated. I’d like to stretch these plants out into this extra square footage. I have been looking into LEDs for a long time now and at the time I set up this air cooled MH/HPS setup, GOOD MH/HPS comparable LEDs were still quite expensive. But they are becoming more affordable and with the trade off in terms of energy and heat I am ready to transition. I would have gotten 3 200w cxb3590s with no ducting, no a/c unit, etc.
Anyway, as much as I’d like to get a 200w now, I don’t really wanna spend $300 and I think a 100w cxb3590 would fill this space enough for me to spread these plants out more. But really I’m an LED virgin and I’m just going by what research I’ve done. I have been a long time believer in mh/hps setups, since the time when LEDs were just hokum. But it seems times have changed.
I’d love to hear any advice about my current issue as well transitioning my entire 150 sq ft over to LEDs without declaring bankruptcy. I don’t really want to build my own boards. Is a Cree cxb3590 a good light to use? Is there something better?
Thanks all!!