Thanks. I have a lot of catching up to do with regards to lighting. Gonna stick with HID until a nice LED is in the budget.The SMD Sammy based lights are NOT really budget..just more watts for the $$.
When you are ready..look around here and then ask away..happy growing. I still have ONE burple left..the other lights are all smd based. The Burple is a high end Unit Farm with Crees that I got free for testing..That is good but old tech and I still love it.
Lots of folks here (N. Nevada desert) use HPS..I have no idea how they do it in the summers..My Central A/C Barely keeps the house at 75 in the heat of day. I use a swamp cooler in the flower room since our RH is sooooo low. After a very slow and cold start, outdoor temps are already in the 90's and climbing fast.Thanks. I have a lot of catching up to do with regards to lighting. Gonna stick with HID until a nice LED is in the budget.
Now to figure out how to keep the temps down without an AC unit lol. Good luck right hahahaha
Ya 100+ here but outdoor grows very well lolLots of folks here (N. Nevada desert) use HPS..I have no idea how they do it in the summers..My Central A/C Barely keeps the house at 75 in the heat of day. I use a swamp cooler in the flower room since our RH is sooooo low. After a very slow and cold start, outdoor temps are already in the 90's and climbing fast.
I like my maxisun 300 wtt led dimmable with bloom veg both either . I have 2 in my 2x4 x 5ft tent working good for me, not much heat. I paid 75.00 each bought one then bought another like it. Think my grow would be good with just one of them but scroging it somewhat and wanted good coverage.. but this is my first grow .i like them for the low heat, nothing will burn anything .. I growing in soil , fox farms ocean floor, perlite and some coco coir.Thanks. I’m sure there are far better options but I’m on a very limited budget right now.
Cob are also awesome just like every led it depends which ones.I prefer cob lights myself.
I grew a crop with 2 of these: https://www.amazon.com/HIGROW-Doubl...ocphy=9033612&hvtargid=pla-368462609682&psc=1I Already have a 1000w HID set up but the amount of heat they throw off mixed with outside temps of 100+ makes for an extremely hot and humid tent. Garage is insulated but not temp controlled.
Was looking at LED for less heat and electricity savings.
Good luckThanks everyone. I’m going to use my current 1000w hid set up until I can afford decent LED or find a good price on a gently used one. Now to try and configure the tent now lol
I cheated and bought a kitI am using 6 T8 tubes right now.
But will build my own quantum board /led array.
From the specs they boast extremely efficient lumens per watt.
Just need to wrap my mind around electrical circuits.
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