Aqua Man said:

Budget would help

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BloodShot said:

You could check out this place, I purchased a few of their panels and not regretting it.
I saved some dollars by building a frame and wiring them up but it's a piece of cake and they sell everything you need.
I had them shipped from China in 4 days!
https://atreumlighting.com/products...full-spectrum-grow-light-panel-samsung-lm301b

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COOTG said:

Im totally new to this, and have been getting overwhelmed with the difference in all the information available. My grow room is 2'x5'. I have 6' of usable height to grow, the air filter and lights take up the rest. My lights are on adjustable hangers, and currently using 2 Agrobrite FLT24 T5 lighting systems, with 4 of their 24w 6400k lights per system for veg stage, and 4 of Vivosuns 24w 3000k lights per system for flowering. Ultimately, Im just wanting to balance the best yield and potency without breaking the bank. I simply cant afford to throw $1000 worth of lights in their. I live in a hot and humid area, so ideally something that doesnt put off too much heat. Im only planning on growing 2 plants at a time. Does anyone have any suggestions? TIA

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Gemini said:

I am in Oklahoma we built everything ourselves pretty much from Walmart and Lowe’s except panda film and this light I have had 6 plants under this one light and these plants have always looked great my light a t5 double lux 8 spent 85$ eBay have not needed another light and then have a lil led light over clones which was 25$

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BigCube said:

If it's your first time around, I suggest reading and researching as much as you possibly can before you even spend a penny. It will save you lots of money and troubleshooting down the line.

There is a thing called PAR. All manufacturers will give you the stats on their unit. Sometimes they use PAR and sometimes unimol. Basically PAR is the amount of light that is actually available for photosynthesis.

Manufacturers will provide charts and graphs showing par footprints by distance. You basically want around 600 par when veg and 1000 when flowering.

So when choosing a light, choose one that can cover your footprint with as close to 600-1000 par as you can get.
When you look at the par footprint the manufacturer provides, you will see its strongest in the middle and fades at the edges. If you use reflective paint or mylar it will bring the outside numbers up. Or you can get multiple smaller lights to get you there.


Then there is spectrum. I won't go in to that cause its highly debated. But basically all you need is some red and blue in the right range and it will do. These are called burple. Cause of the purple light they give off. I don't like these for a couple reasons. One being looking at your plants is very hard to do under burple. Two because when I choose a spectrum, I choose one that looks as close to the suns actual spectrum. Research suggests spectrum matters a lot when it comes to flavor, health of the plant and other beneficial things. But let's not get into it here lol.

Basically if the spectrum has a lot of red and or blue it's good. If you want to use one light to veg and flower u will want one that has lots of red and blue.

Don't fall for name brands, you just pay more for the same thing. Look at the stats. If you want to know what I would choose for your footprint. Let me know I'll post some links.

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COOTG said:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0185OLBPK/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=A26I3HLV1WKXWW&psc=1

I was looking at something like this, 2 of them for my space. But just unsure if its a reliable product

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