32 x 32 x 64 - Hlg 100 V2 - iPower 4in CF190. Now what?

[LearningOnTheGrow]

As the title says; I got that equipment and some nutrients. I’m having trouble finding details though on the distance my light should be after germinating the seed, and the distance I’ll need to have it during flowering. Any tips?

 

[GBAUTO]

Congrats on the new setup. Your tent is a bit over 6 1/4 sq ft of area. The diodes in your fixture are very efficient but they need approx. 30 watts/ sq ft to produce a heavy enough shower of photons to get good flowering. You need another one of those fixtures and it would be a plus if they were dimmable.
I run my panels @ 20" above the canopy. 50% power during veg and 100% in flower. If you can't dim I would use the same 20" in flower and raise to say 30-36 inches in veg. Good luck.

 

[LearningOnTheGrow]

Congrats on the new setup. Your tent is a bit over 6 1/4 sq ft of area. The diodes in your fixture are very efficient but they need approx. 30 watts/ sq ft to produce a heavy enough shower of photons to get good flowering. You need another one of those fixtures and it would be a plus if they were dimmable.
I run my panels @ 20" above the canopy. 50% power during veg and 100% in flower. If you can't dim I would use the same 20" in flower and raise to say 30-36 inches in veg. Good luck.

Ahh I see is there any other lights you might recommend, preferably under <100 to be used with the hlg 100? Unfortunately, these are tough economic times, so spending another 170 is out of my range.

Will just having the HLG 100 cause the plant to not flower? or will it just flower a smaller amount?

 

[coreywebster]

It will just not be as dense.

 

[LearningOnTheGrow]

It will just not be as dense.

I see, well I'm hoping to try to get 150g/per plant ideally, any tips on light or other product that may help out this setup reach that goal?

 

[coreywebster]

I see, well I'm hoping to try to get 150g/per plant ideally, any tips on light or other product that may help out this setup reach that goal?

You have a bit over 7 square feet to light up.

You want 215w is of light of equal efficacy to that HLG100.

You can do that by building your own using various strips mentioned by LED gardener (google his strip builds)

Or if you want to buy pre made

HLG260w kit , slightly over what you need
Spider farmer sf2000, slightly under what you need.

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There are also lots of new options which are basically copies of the HLG boards, im just not that familiar with them all, you could just search for 301b or h on amazon and come up with some results that fit your space.

 

[coreywebster]

I see, well I'm hoping to try to get 150g/per plant ideally, any tips on light or other product that may help out this setup reach that goal?

Also I wasn't thinking right when I said would be less dense, didn't realise you were as under powered as you are , it depends on if you fully fill your space, if you stick to 2x2 it should work out ok.

 

[coreywebster]

You could also go down the 315cmh route

 

[PadawanWarrior]

As the title says; I got that equipment and some nutrients. I’m having trouble finding details though on the distance my light should be after germinating the seed, and the distance I’ll need to have it during flowering. Any tips?

The HLG 100's are nice lights. They have a wider spread than the 135's, but the 135's are dimmable. I have both, and both are great. Too bad the 135 V1's are gone cause those were even cheaper than a 100 before they sold out. But if you wanted to add another light in there right now I would recommend the 135 Rspec.

135W QB® V2 Rspec® LED Kit

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 has 288pcs Samsung LM301H LED. 135 Watt Lamp Kit.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

I personally think you should just use what you have for now, and add more later, but us stoners have a hard time waiting sometimes, lol. If you do get bit buy the grow light bug, use coupon code "RIU10" for 10% off.

Here's a few quick pics I just took of my veg tent with the 100's. 2x4 tent, 2 100's in 3000k. They're about 20-24" above the plants right now. A free lux app downloaded on a cell phone can give you somewhat of an idea of the intensity of the light also.

I know the Chem 91's on the left don't look super happy, but it's a new strain to me, and it's a lot more demanding and picky plant than most, lol.




Hope this helps give you an idea.

 

[oill]

The HLG 100's are nice lights. They have a wider spread than the 135's, but the 135's are dimmable. I have both, and both are great. Too bad the 135 V1's are gone cause those were even cheaper than a 100 before they sold out. But if you wanted to add another light in there right now I would recommend the 135 Rspec.

135W QB® V2 Rspec® LED Kit

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 has 288pcs Samsung LM301H LED. 135 Watt Lamp Kit.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

I personally think you should just use what you have for now, and add more later, but us stoners have a hard time waiting sometimes, lol. If you do get bit buy the grow light bug, use coupon code "RIU10" for 10% off.

Here's a few quick pics I just took of my veg tent with the 100's. 2x4 tent, 2 100's in 3000k. They're about 20-24" above the plants right now. A free lux app downloaded on a cell phone can give you somewhat of an idea of the intensity of the light also.

I know the Chem 91's on the left don't look super happy, but it's a new strain to me, and it's a lot more demanding and picky plant than most, lol.
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Hope this helps give you an idea.

Needs more light or less space

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Needs more light or less space

What? If you're saying my plants need more space than you're correct, lol. The clone only Greeen Crack is begging me to put it in the flower closet. It's getting way too big for this 4x2 tent. Probably will happen real soon.

The Chem 91's are a stretchier strain to begin with. So if you think the light isn't close enough, you're confused. But peace man.

 

[oill]

What? If you're saying my plants need more space than you're correct, lol. The clone only Greeen Crack is begging me to put it in the flower closet. It's getting way too big for this 4x2 tent. Probably will happen real soon.

The Chem 91's are a stretchier strain to begin with. So if you think the light isn't close enough, you're confused. But peace man.

Ah.... this your veg tent?

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Ah.... this your veg tent?

Ya, I said it was my veg tent, but us stoners miss stuff sometimes, lol.

 

[Moabfighter]

The HLG 100's are nice lights. They have a wider spread than the 135's, but the 135's are dimmable. I have both, and both are great. Too bad the 135 V1's are gone cause those were even cheaper than a 100 before they sold out. But if you wanted to add another light in there right now I would recommend the 135 Rspec.

135W QB® V2 Rspec® LED Kit

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 has 288pcs Samsung LM301H LED. 135 Watt Lamp Kit.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

I personally think you should just use what you have for now, and add more later, but us stoners have a hard time waiting sometimes, lol. If you do get bit buy the grow light bug, use coupon code "RIU10" for 10% off.

Here's a few quick pics I just took of my veg tent with the 100's. 2x4 tent, 2 100's in 3000k. They're about 20-24" above the plants right now. A free lux app downloaded on a cell phone can give you somewhat of an idea of the intensity of the light also.

I know the Chem 91's on the left don't look super happy, but it's a new strain to me, and it's a lot more demanding and picky plant than most, lol.
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Hope this helps give you an idea.

Your tent is upside down.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Your tent is upside down.

Haha. I know. That's how I want it though.