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Because of heat concerns in my cramped spaces I decided on going with a DWC LED grow. In my 4x8 tent I purchased three King Plus 1000w LED's and in my 2x4 space I purchased two ViparSpectra 450w LED's.
I've been reading varied opinions on using the actual wattage when comparing LED's to HPS or MH setups. In my case, the 1000w King Plus lights only pull 170w a piece. The 450w ViparSpectras pull 200w a piece. I don't really understand this difference. The smaller rated lights use less electricity than the 1kW lighting. Can anyone explain this to me?
For tge King Plis, using actual wattage I'll only have 510w total for a 32sqft area, or ~16w/sq ft. To get that up to the recommended 65w/sqft I'd need a total of ..... twelve 1000w equivalent King Plus LED lights. If i used their equivalence I'm at almost 94w/sqrt.
With the 400w equivalent lights, pulling more actual power than the 1000w setups, I'd have 400 actual watts in an 8 sqft area, or 50w/sqft. Using their equivalency I'd be at 100w/sqft.
So I'm at a loss. Has anyone actually used LED'S like this? Am I grossly underpowered on my larger tent?
Thanks in advance...
I've been reading varied opinions on using the actual wattage when comparing LED's to HPS or MH setups. In my case, the 1000w King Plus lights only pull 170w a piece. The 450w ViparSpectras pull 200w a piece. I don't really understand this difference. The smaller rated lights use less electricity than the 1kW lighting. Can anyone explain this to me?
For tge King Plis, using actual wattage I'll only have 510w total for a 32sqft area, or ~16w/sq ft. To get that up to the recommended 65w/sqft I'd need a total of ..... twelve 1000w equivalent King Plus LED lights. If i used their equivalence I'm at almost 94w/sqrt.
With the 400w equivalent lights, pulling more actual power than the 1000w setups, I'd have 400 actual watts in an 8 sqft area, or 50w/sqft. Using their equivalency I'd be at 100w/sqft.
So I'm at a loss. Has anyone actually used LED'S like this? Am I grossly underpowered on my larger tent?
Thanks in advance...