Choosing led lights to replace hps

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Drgreenerthumbs

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I have a 2x4 growing space and have been using a 400w hps light. I can’t run the lights when I’m not at home, but have been leaving a few cfl’s on. I’m thinking of either buying a tent and putting cfl’s in it to run when I’m not home, or getting led lights, not sure what to upgrade to, or which led’s to get.
 
jdog127

jdog127

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I use meizhi 900w (345 actual draw) LEDs in my grow. I have 2 of them supporting life for 5 plants in a 3x3.
Oh and two smaller cheap walmart LED bulbs just because I had them laying around. These Meizhi's are producing monsters and rock hard buds.
Do your own research. YouTube has a lot of Intelligent people doing reviews of lights.

But for your tent size, I would suggest 1 1,200W (540 actual draw)

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Oh and pay no attention to the cluster fuck of cables in the background. I ripped it off its wall mount trying to grab it for balance like an idiot.:dunce:
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coreywebster

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For a 2x4ft space.

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But why cant you run lights on when your not home?
 
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Drgreenerthumbs

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coreywebster said:
For a 2x4ft space.

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But why cant you run lights on when your not home?
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It’s a metal halide lamp and gets pretty toasty. My house is really old and I’m worried about it catching on fire.
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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Drgreenerthumbs said:
It’s a metal halide lamp and gets pretty toasty. My house is really old and I’m worried about it catching on fire.
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Well I can appreciate what your saying but its no different for anyone else and we all have to go to work and leave the lights on.

Grow room fires are mostly caused by things not been plugged in properly causing arcing. Or by things not been properly secured.

Just practice basic common sense like don't let your light touch surfaces, make sure its hung on something that cant melt or become loose, make sure all electrics are raised , preferably above knee height and don't mix water with electricity.
 
jdog127

jdog127

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coreywebster said:
Well I can appreciate what your saying but its no different for anyone else and we all have to go to work and leave the lights on.

Grow room fires are mostly caused by things not been plugged in properly causing arcing. Or by things not been properly secured.

Just practice basic common sense like don't let your light touch surfaces, make sure its hung on something that cant melt or become loose, make sure all electrics are raised , preferably above knee height and don't mix water with electricity.
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You hit the nail on the head there buddy and I will coat tail off your sentiments and add,
check your equipment daily, all of it. Multiple times if you can.Every time I enter my room I check every single piece of electrical equipment in my grow room to ensure everything is functioning properly. Even ensuring my electrical timers are functioning properly.Just recently I discovered one of my timers broke. I caught it 3 hours after it broke. I knew it was 3 hours because that's how far behind it was when it had stopped moving. And that was during my flowering stage. Had I had not caught that when I did, My lights would have stayed on for who knows how long.
And my fans are on a different timer, So my fans would have shut off when they were supposed to but my lights would stay on pushing my Room well over 95ﾟ.
Checking your equipment is just a good habit to get into.
 
1stdegree

1stdegree

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jdog127 said:
I use meizhi 900w (345 actual draw) LEDs in my grow. I have 2 of them supporting life for 5 plants in a 3x3.
Oh and two smaller cheap walmart LED bulbs just because I had them laying around. These Meizhi's are producing monsters and rock hard buds.
Do your own research. YouTube has a lot of Intelligent people doing reviews of lights.

But for your tent size, I would suggest 1 1,200W (540 actual draw)

www.ebay.com

MEIZHI 450W 600W 900W 1000W 1200W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum Indoor Veg Bloom | eBay

Find great deals for MEIZHI 450W 600W 900W 1000W 1200W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum Indoor Veg Bloom . Shop with confidence on eBay!
www.ebay.com


Oh and pay no attention to the cluster fuck of cables in the background. I ripped it off its wall mount trying to grab it for balance like an idiot.:dunce:
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Them bitches look nice
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Corso312 said:

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High Efficiency Quantum Boards® Grow Lamps, Horticulture Modules, Kits and accessories by Horticulture Lighting Group
horticulturelightinggroup.com horticulturelightinggroup.com
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Too bad they are sold out of all the V1's now. I bought 2 260's and 2 135's while they still had them. And it's not like I need more lights, just couldn't help myself, lol.
 
1stdegree

1stdegree

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jdog127 said:
I use meizhi 900w (345 actual draw) LEDs in my grow. I have 2 of them supporting life for 5 plants in a 3x3.
Oh and two smaller cheap walmart LED bulbs just because I had them laying around. These Meizhi's are producing monsters and rock hard buds.
Do your own research. YouTube has a lot of Intelligent people doing reviews of lights.

But for your tent size, I would suggest 1 1,200W (540 actual draw)

www.ebay.com

MEIZHI 450W 600W 900W 1000W 1200W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum Indoor Veg Bloom | eBay

Find great deals for MEIZHI 450W 600W 900W 1000W 1200W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum Indoor Veg Bloom . Shop with confidence on eBay!
www.ebay.com


Oh and pay no attention to the cluster fuck of cables in the background. I ripped it off its wall mount trying to grab it for balance like an idiot.:dunce:
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Them bitches nice
 
Corso312

Corso312

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PadawanWarrior said:
Too bad they are sold out of all the V1's now. I bought 2 260's and 2 135's while they still had them. And it's not like I need more lights, just couldn't help myself, lol.
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Yeah..I moved too slow, been looking at a few options over the last couple weeks.. it's cool though.. I ordered two fission 240r a few hours ago..they'll be here on the 31st.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Corso312 said:
Yeah..I moved too slow, been looking at a few options over the last couple weeks.. it's cool though.. I ordered two fission 240r a few hours ago..they'll be here on the 31st.
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I think you mean Fissioning, but ya those lights look really nice.
 
manfredo

manfredo

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Drgreenerthumbs said:
It’s a metal halide lamp and gets pretty toasty. My house is really old and I’m worried about it catching on fire.
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I run my HPS and MH lights at night when I am home, like 7 pm to 7 am, that way I am home if anything bad happens....and possibly asleep, so I have top quality inter-connected smoke and heat detectors, as well as an extinguisher, and a hose. Plus the meter readers don't come after 5 pm, nor any other service companies, unless an emergency.
When I was 16 me and my buddy burned his parents house to the ground while they were away for the weekend. Don't wanna do that again. :fire:
 
Corso312

Corso312

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PadawanWarrior said:
I think you mean Fissioning, but ya those lights look really nice.
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Yeah.. there were 12 in stock when I ordered my two.. it went to 10 and now @ nine.. probably be sold out by Saturday.. I could see a problem brewing with available quality LEDs coming with this virus.. production is behind and I'm not sure we're taking Chinese imports yet. Amazon is getting hit with CV in their warehouses too.

NYC is getting buttfucked right now, lotta ports are running on skeleton crews.
 
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end_of_the_tunnel

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PadawanWarrior said:
I think you mean Fissioning, but ya those lights look really nice.
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These look very interesting. @Airwalker16 has mentioned them and got pictures of them running up in the another thread. The board size and the way the diodes are layed out is quite unique. Has anyone confirmed the spread shown on the amazon product PPFD map?
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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end_of_the_tunnel said:
These look very interesting. @Airwalker16 has mentioned them and got pictures of them running up in the another thread. The board size and the way the diodes are layed out is quite unique. Has anyone confirmed the spread shown on the amazon product PPFD map?
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I bought HLG stuff, but those lights look really nice. I don't have any experience with them, but am sure they would impress.
And @Airwalker16 is no dummy, so I would listen to what he has to say.
 
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