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LED light advice needed

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Hi guys,

new to this forum, I’ve not grown for over 5 years and am getting back into it.

I always used HPS but now moving to LED. I was about to hit the button on 2 gavita 1700e LED until I realised them arrive in the box at 112cm x 110cm.

my loft hatch is 90cm so I am unable to get these up there. The only option I feel I have now is to purchase foldable ones, such as the Lux 645 or something.

can anyone help on this or recommend anything?

thanks I’m advance
 
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Coke said:
Hi guys,

new to this forum, I’ve not grown for over 5 years and am getting back into it.

I always used HPS but now moving to LED. I was about to hit the button on 2 gavita 1700e LED until I realised them arrive in the box at 112cm x 110cm.

my loft hatch is 90cm so I am unable to get these up there. The only option I feel I have now is to purchase foldable ones, such as the Lux 645 or something.

can anyone help on this or recommend anything?

thanks I’m advance
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That 90cm square is 127cm diagonal. You should be able to make it fit.
 
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QB’s still produce quality bud
 
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I use the ION 720’s. They fold in half and have been a really good light. On my 3rd harvest with them.
 
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growsince79 said:
That 90cm square is 127cm diagonal. You should be able to make it fit.
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Hi, sorry for the confusing, that was me
Measuring diagonal. Thanks for help though
 
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Bang for your buck? Medic grow LED's are hard to beat.

Medic Grow Fold 8 PAR Test & Review - Coco For Cannabis

Independent Grow Light Test and Review of the Medic Grow Fold 8 by Dr MJ Coco. Medic Grow Discount Code, Review, PAR map, PPFD, Efficiency, Hanging Height
www.cocoforcannabis.com

Own Timber 2VL, HLG 550 V2 Rpec, Mars FC 3000 and a Medic grow Fold 8 is on its way here.
 
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Ye was in the same boat as you bud missed the good old lumatek dual ballasts but I'd never go back from leds what is the height of the room you are using if so it's an investment but the results have been 10/10 and there wattage they us is true nothing false cheak into blackdog leds they are just releasing there phytomax 3 they are cheaper in price than the phytomax-2 AND DIMMABLE
 
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Wow that medic grow is impressive. Anyone use that for a full cycle? Veg and flower. Is it compatible with a controller? I’ve tested my ion 720’s against a gavita 1000 hps in the same room with clones from the same mother and didn’t see a difference in the final product.
 
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Coke said:
Hi guys,

new to this forum, I’ve not grown for over 5 years and am getting back into it.

I always used HPS but now moving to LED. I was about to hit the button on 2 gavita 1700e LED until I realised them arrive in the box at 112cm x 110cm.

my loft hatch is 90cm so I am unable to get these up there. The only option I feel I have now is to purchase foldable ones, such as the Lux 645 or something.

can anyone help on this or recommend anything?

thanks I’m advance
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How about this one?
 

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Here is the drill cob led lights like black dog and California light works can run into the thousands, there are 2 cheap led lights on the market that work, spider farmer and viperspectra, I run autoflowers so I go with viperspectra bc it is a 2 cycle light and autos need blue light bc full spec has red and ir in it, this can cause your autos to dwarf out and flower prematurely affecting yield, if growing photoperiod plants spider farmer may be a better choice bc it's full spec, I have 2 600w 2 cycle reflector series, a good veg light and $150 delivered, did not think light would last so when price fell bought another never opened the box bc my old one after 5 years is fine, I do not use it for flowering bc havea California light works cob bloom booster $500 bucks, allso viperspectra has come out with some very nice full spec lights, including commercial ones,, heard good things about spider farmer but never ran 1, can't say enough about California light works boosters but expensive. PS steer clear of Mars Hydro they suck.
 

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Edinburgh said:
Here is the drill cob led lights like black dog and California light works can run into the thousands, there are 2 cheap led lights on the market that work, spider farmer and viperspectra, I run autoflowers so I go with viperspectra bc it is a 2 cycle light and autos need blue light bc full spec has red and ir in it, this can cause your autos to dwarf out and flower prematurely affecting yield, if growing photoperiod plants spider farmer may be a better choice bc it's full spec, I have 2 600w 2 cycle reflector series, a good veg light and $150 delivered, did not think light would last so when price fell bought another never opened the box bc my old one after 5 years is fine, I do not use it for flowering bc havea California light works cob bloom booster $500 bucks, allso viperspectra has come out with some very nice full spec lights, including commercial ones,, heard good things about spider farmer but never ran 1, can't say enough about California light works boosters but expensive. PS steer clear of Mars Hydro they suck.
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Hi, " I run autoflowers so I go with viperspectra bc it is a 2 cycle light and autos need blue light bc full spec has red and ir in it, this can cause your autos to dwarf out and flower prematurely affecting yield, " it's funny you say that. I've been watching some Dr. Bruce Bugbee's video's and he claims reds stretch and blues shorten or keep them squat.....you are saying the opposite for Auto's...........You've been there I haven't, I know not...it's just an interesting statement you made about the how the colours effect the plants differently.
 
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FWIW as a late reply...

I have been using an HL-600r for a year. (HLG replaced it with a 650r model.) It's very powerful - even at 36 inches can throw PAR 900+ in the center - and it comes with a dimmer knob. It does say that it needs 18 inches of clearance above it, but you can run it on a lot less as long as there is a cooling fan and/or exhaust input above it. I find it convenient to mount a muffler right over it directly connected to an inline exhaust fan. Yields have been excellent. Covers 4x4 tent very well for flowering and a 5x5 very well for veg. The r-spec version has red lights to work through both veg and flower, but there is a 'blue spec' version for veg only.

I find my 600w LED pulls 580w from the wall at full power.
 
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Edinburgh said:
Here is the drill cob led lights like black dog and California light works can run into the thousands, there are 2 cheap led lights on the market that work, spider farmer and viperspectra, I run autoflowers so I go with viperspectra bc it is a 2 cycle light and autos need blue light bc full spec has red and ir in it, this can cause your autos to dwarf out and flower prematurely affecting yield, if growing photoperiod plants spider farmer may be a better choice bc it's full spec, I have 2 600w 2 cycle reflector series, a good veg light and $150 delivered, did not think light would last so when price fell bought another never opened the box bc my old one after 5 years is fine, I do not use it for flowering bc havea California light works cob bloom booster $500 bucks, allso viperspectra has come out with some very nice full spec lights, including commercial ones,, heard good things about spider farmer but never ran 1, can't say enough about California light works boosters but expensive. PS steer clear of Mars Hydro they suck.
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Maybe you can consider: Deruikeer, I have communicated with them on Facebook, and I feel very good, I am considering buying DK08FN2, it is said that with UVIR, my plants will perform better in flowering!
 
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In a 4x4 tent I recommend a viperspectra 600w 2 cycle reflector for autoflowers, for photoperiod viperspectra or spider farmer, skip Mars Hydro.
 
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