DailyBlastin
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, its that wonderful time of year again (TAX TIME) so im thinking its time to upgrade my lighting, I know for sure im going withh an HLG qb but im curious which route you guys think would be best.
The area being lit is a 2x2 tent with 4 plants revolving, Now since it is such a small area i know many of you are gonna say "well the single 135w qb says its flowering footprint is 2x2 so why are you here asking questions?" well iv always been a firm believe of no less than 100w per plant- but thats obviously a throwback to my old hps days xD currently the 4 are lit with a P300+P150 platinum LED's, theyve been real good to me over the years and still are but i really wanna dip my toe into this white light qb world!!! Anyway i feel that a single 135w will not give enough light at a great enough spread to cover all 4 plants, additionally im afraid going from the 450w im at now to just 135 would just be disappointing and cause me to regret the purchase
So i started looking at the HLG 300, but even then i feel that the design of this wont give me the best spread, not to mention its 100$ more than buying 2 135's which would provide the same output but allow me to offset them slightly for a better spread, however it is an appealing concept to have a single light that fits the area almost perfectly even if the spread isnt exactly *perfect*.... so now im contemplating between the 300 or 2x135's, the 300 dimensions are 18x20 so obviously if i go that route thats all i can fit in there, the 135 dimenions are 7x11 so i could infact run 4 of those if i felt the need, which is also an appealing idea- one light per plant, could run each one at a lower draw that way too which would probably have them lasting forever... tough decision here!
Thoughts, comments, experiences, all input is welcome! thanks all!
The area being lit is a 2x2 tent with 4 plants revolving, Now since it is such a small area i know many of you are gonna say "well the single 135w qb says its flowering footprint is 2x2 so why are you here asking questions?" well iv always been a firm believe of no less than 100w per plant- but thats obviously a throwback to my old hps days xD currently the 4 are lit with a P300+P150 platinum LED's, theyve been real good to me over the years and still are but i really wanna dip my toe into this white light qb world!!! Anyway i feel that a single 135w will not give enough light at a great enough spread to cover all 4 plants, additionally im afraid going from the 450w im at now to just 135 would just be disappointing and cause me to regret the purchase
So i started looking at the HLG 300, but even then i feel that the design of this wont give me the best spread, not to mention its 100$ more than buying 2 135's which would provide the same output but allow me to offset them slightly for a better spread, however it is an appealing concept to have a single light that fits the area almost perfectly even if the spread isnt exactly *perfect*.... so now im contemplating between the 300 or 2x135's, the 300 dimensions are 18x20 so obviously if i go that route thats all i can fit in there, the 135 dimenions are 7x11 so i could infact run 4 of those if i felt the need, which is also an appealing idea- one light per plant, could run each one at a lower draw that way too which would probably have them lasting forever... tough decision here!
Thoughts, comments, experiences, all input is welcome! thanks all!
i just ordered mine, cant wait for it to get here lol