a mongo frog
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I just don't think you will be able to run 2 of those hlg 600's with side lighting in a 4x8 at full wattage. But I've never grown before so i may be wrong.and why wouldnt I be able to?
I just don't think you will be able to run 2 of those hlg 600's with side lighting in a 4x8 at full wattage. But I've never grown before so i may be wrong.and why wouldnt I be able to?
yea each hlg 600, covers a 4x4 space! throwing in a few 2ft. uv bulbs or maybe even a deep red wouldn't be an issue at all, some may say it's unnecessary, but that I'll find out once I have the hlg, and start looking for sup. light to add!I just don't think you will be able to run 2 of those hlg 600's with side lighting in a 4x8 at full wattage. But I've never grown before so i may be wrong.
Im not sure 2 hlg 600 will fit, as in space wise, aren't they like 3 ft. wide? unless ur not in any kind of tent and have no walls, then I'd say go for it!Lol I've been considering running 2 of the HLG 600s over my single 4x4 table(5x5 canopy). I've currently got a 1k hps and when I convert to LED it won't be to cut power usage it will be to increase light coverage at max intensity. I keep my 1k between 12-14 inches from my canopy and get awesome growth, but the edges of the canopy obviously don't get the amount of light that the center does.
I figure with 2 of the 600s or 3 of the 330s or whatever the 3 board light is called. I'd be able to increase intensity spread over the whole canopy evenly. And still pull about the same wattage I currently do.
I thought we were not aloud to use t-5 lighting anymore?add in some t5 supplemental light, like I stated above
lol says whoI thought we were not aloud to use t-5 lighting anymore?
Someone said they are the most inefficient lighting around. What if you could run 6500k cobs or boards to veg with?lol says who
they may not be the most efficient I won't argue that, but saying you can't use then is stupid, they are cheap, they work well, and during the winter the heat they produce saves my ass!Someone said they are the most inefficient lighting around. What if you could run 6500k cobs or boards to veg with?
can u order off amazon? bc they are really cheap, matter of fact the cheapest bulb there is for growing, unless ur using cfl, which is just not worth it unless u run 100 bulbs!I'm pretty over t5 honestly. I like the growth they give, I use an 4 foot 8 bulb t5 for veg. However the bulbs only seem to last about 6 months and they are not cheap or easy to find locally.
I'm probably going to mount some QBs or strips in my T5 fixture to see how I like them before I switch my flower room over.
I couldn't find the dimensions on the 600 just now but the 550 is 26" x 15"x3" so size wise it would fit no problem. I can't remember the members name but I was just talking to another guy on here who just bought a HLG600 clone. He said it seems really well made, and appears to have legit diodes plus he paid under $400.
Thanks for the input. How close do you keep the light and how much canopy are to lighting or trying to light with it? I've seen pictures of some pretty impressive looking QB grown plants with decent weight claims around which was what even made me consider switching.I have a 320 xl QB kit and let me just say I wish I’d have just bought another 315 (or 2 for the cost). It is bright af for sure, plants will grow under them. You can use all the science you want and prove a fixture puts out a bunch of light, but imo something significant is lacking from the boards. I have no clue what it is and don’t get me wrong you can grow with them and prob do quite well. But it’s different from hid and I’ve yet to see anywhere near the quality I get from cmh or even hps. IMO if I had to go all led it wouldn’t be QB which sucks cause for led the price point is better than most.
Ah you always put a smile on my face.But I've never grown before so i may be wrong.
Most likely I'll move toward LED for the canopy coverage. Cmh would still be hooded centralized bulbs. What I want to do is take my same wattage used and better distribute it over my canopy. I don't really care about using less power or being more efficient.Also nanolux scares me, there 315s supposedly blow out Phillips bulbs reg and they not cheap and are the best bulb atm. I also hear their customer service is not that good. I think revolution micro makes great fixtures and their DE hps fixture runs on low freq square wave so I think it would run that same bulb no problem. If that’s a route you’re intersted in I’d email them (revolution micro) they are very helpful.
Do you think the quality is the same as hps? You should just try a fixture first and see.Most likely I'll move toward LED for the canopy coverage. Cmh would still be hooded centralized bulbs. What I want to do is take my same wattage used and better distribute it over my canopy. I don't really care about using less power or being more efficient.