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I second that. Although it’s not much more for a 630 :p. Cmh is what is buy. I use hps and led for veg. If I was to set up again I’d do 315 for veg and 630 for flower. From what I’ve learned on the farm, if you want to play the l e d game you have to do your research cause there is rrreal shitty product, and then there is led setups that guys run that just bllllast.I'm a fellow noob, so my experience is pretty limited. But I started out with a "1500 watt" blurple COB LED setup (actual power draw is around 250 watts) I think it would be nearly useless at 3-4 feet above canopy for anything other than seedlings. Once my plants were well established, I generally kept my LED between 12-18" above the tops. Plants didn't seem to have any issues with it. If you're looking at something with reflectors/glass lenses over the LEDs - which mine doesn't have - that typically focuses the light and makes it a bit harsher, meaning you'd want to put it a bit higher to avoid hurting the plants.
If you're looking to go with 1 strong light, you may want to consider a 315 watt CMH setup. They're readily available for $200 or less on Amazon, and they're pretty badass if you can deal with the extra heat. For CMH, about 20" above the canopy seems to be where most like to hang them.
And if you're relying solely on a dealer's description of their LED lighting, there's also a LOT of shitty information, too. In the few months since I decide to just up and start growing, I've gotten a crash course in shopping for lighting. When I was looking for my very first light, I was seeing "1000 watt", "2000 watt", "up to 20% increased yield," etc in the descriptions, which really seemed impressive to me since I didn't know any better. Now that I'm a bit better informed, that kinda stuff is bordering on false advertising in my mind, which irritates me. There are definitely some cheap gems to be found, lighting is probably something where cheaper is just about never better.you have to do your research cause there is rrreal shitty product
Don't pay too much attention to the wattage that most of the cheapie LEDs supposedly use. It seems that many sellers typically list the light's theoretical power - 1000w-2000w - but those numbers are pretty much meaningless. From my understanding, that's what the wattage would be if all of the LEDs were running at their full capacity - which they seemingly never do. You gotta read the fine print and find it's actual power draw. My first light was listed as "1500 watt," but actually uses 250.75W to maybe 1000-2000Watt.
Tough too find just one light with that coverage with l e d. Might want to look into cobs or qb (quantum board) or go with an hps or cmh. Unless your game to spend a small fortune. Just my opinion
Don't pay too much attention to the wattage that most of the cheapie LEDs supposedly use. It seems that many sellers typically list the light's theoretical power - 1000w-2000w - but those numbers are pretty much meaningless. From my understanding, that's what the wattage would be if all of the LEDs were running at their full capacity - which they seemingly never do. You gotta read the fine print and find it's actual power draw. My first light was listed as "1500 watt," but actually uses 250.
If you're dead set on LEDs, here's something I've been checking out for a while if you're looking for ideas. Assuming their claims about actual PAR measurements are honest, it looks to be a pretty solid light. If/when I do decide to invest in LED again, it's not gonna be the blurple red/blue crap anymore - I'm gonna go with as much white light as I can.
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You want Quantum boards they will work great for you
Either way they are dimmable ,with less height you will have to shorten veg time or a scog type grow
It's nice to have more power ,the 320 will get more yield for sure ,more light bigger buds that's how it works for the most part
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