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Hoping for some guidance as to LED grow lights. Which is the most cost effective? What size I need? Is there one that can do double duty for veg and flower? Thanks
Hoping for some guidance as to LED grow lights. Which is the most cost effective? What size I need? Is there one that can do double duty for veg and flower? Thanks
10x10 area exterior laundry room. I can go up to $500 since I plan to keep it for a while. How does the LED work for both veg and flower? Since in my limited experience it is MH for veg and HPS for flower.What size area and what size budget?
Any of the 3500k cob led will do veg and flower fine,cree,Vero, luminous,citizen in no particular order lol.
Thanks. So is that possible ? Any specific suggestions ?You wanna light up 10x10 for $500? And have a quality light for the next 5+ years while you're at it?
MH and HPS have very narrow spectrums, that's why you need one or another for each phase. LEDs have much broader spectrum so you can use them both in veg and flower. The light modern white LEDs emit is closer to suns than both MH and HPS together.
Any specific suggestions?What size area and what size budget?
Any of the 3500k cob led will do veg and flower fine,cree,Vero, luminous,citizen in no particular order lol.
Sorry hit post before I was ready. LolAny specific su
Any specific suggestions?
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Thanks. So is that possible ? Any specific suggestions ?
The room is 10x0 but the plants only occupy a 4x5 spot in it so don’t need to cover the whole area. I can up my budget if I can use the lights for a while plus I hear the LEDs run cooler.500 for a 10 x 10 ? Not possible with quality LEDs.could be done with Mars/vipar fixtures but ya might as well use his I'm,they last longer.
Don’t know electricity well enough to trust my wiring, unless truly idiot proof, lol. So off the shelf would be more practical for me. Thanks.No. It's not possible. With your budget you'll be growing on a 3x3 maybe 4x4 area. But definitely not on a 10x10. Are you willing to build your lights yourself or are you looking for a off the shelf solution?
I run a 4x5 area with a DIY COB array of 12 COBs (4x3). It is about 750 watts true power but is fully dimmable. I figure the cost for the fixture I built is around $1 per watt.Don’t know electricity well enough to trust my wiring, unless truly idiot proof, lol. So off the shelf would be more practical for me. Thanks.
Don’t know electricity well enough to trust my wiring, unless truly idiot proof, lol. So off the shelf would be more practical for me. Thanks.
Sounds great can you let me know where I could maybe find the components. Also are the set ups on YouTube?I run a 4x5 area with a DIY COB array of 12 COBs (4x3). It is about 750 watts true power but is fully dimmable. I figure the cost for the fixture I built is around $1 per watt.
DIY is super easy just have to hook up some basic 2 wire DC and one AC cord.
Dee
Fixture replaced a 1k hps hood:
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Thanks any specific recommendations?There are readily avaliable fixtures with COBs or quantum boards on the market also there are kits avaliable. Have a look at timber growlights, rapidled or hlg. If I were you I'd stay away from cheap chinese trash and save yourself some time, money and nerves.
a few things to clarify,1 im no expert on led tech but im humbled some of you think so lol.2 @Toaster79 is prob the the closest member we have to expert level here and has years more exp than myself.he just likes playin possum,dont ya toast :happy:I use cobkits.com. Sixstring is the resident expert but there are a bunch of folks who can guide you.
Will post a list of what I used to build mine shortly. Are you in the US?
Dee
Yep in CA.I use cobkits.com. Sixstring is the resident expert but there are a bunch of folks who can guide you.
Will post a list of what I used to build mine shortly. Are you in the US?
Dee
2 of those lights are in cali,well the plc for sure.but i think timber is as well.edit,timber is in CAYep in CA.
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