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Divine*7)

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I have a 1000 w LED light in a room measuring 2 1/2' w x 4 1/2' l x 7' h, at what distance should my light be from the plant to light????
 
Coldnasty

Coldnasty

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Divine*7) said:
I have a 1000 w LED light in a room measuring 2 1/2' w x 4 1/2' l x 7' h, at what distance should my light be from the plant to light????
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Hang it from the ceiling. Highest point possible if it’s legit 1000 watt from the wall
 
a mongo frog

a mongo frog

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Divine*7) said:
I have a 1000 w LED light in a room measuring 2 1/2' w x 4 1/2' l x 7' h, at what distance should my light be from the plant to light????
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Id wait for others to reply however most are cutting the bottoms out their tent and adding stilts. So like 9-10 feet i think!
 
NukaKola

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That LED light is only pulling around 100w and ideally for 2.5’x4.5’ you would want around 300-400w for flowering (11sq ft x 30-40w/sq ft).

You should be able to veg decently with that light but for flowering I would add a 240w-320w QB.
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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Divine*7) said:
1000 w Giixer Led Grow Light
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The Guy above is correct.

With a cheap LED you want to be around 50w per square foot , so massively underpowered for flowering (560w+)
For veg you want half that, so 3 of those lights.

With a good LED you want around 350w in flower and half that in veg.

With a single 1000w Giixer it will flower 1x2ft and veg 2x2ft.

Best to avoid lights that call themselves 1000w grow lights when they are not 1000w , its a sneaky marketing tactic to fool you into buying an underpowered light and make it seem good value but since you would need 6 of them in your space its actually working out a very expensive route and defo more electricity than you need to be running for sub par lighting
 
jondamon

jondamon

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coreywebster said:
The Guy above is correct.

With a cheap LED you want to be around 50w per square foot , so massively underpowered for flowering (560w+)
For veg you want half that, so 3 of those lights.

With a good LED you want around 350w in flower and half that in veg.

With a single 1000w Giixer it will flower 1x2ft and veg 2x2ft.

Best to avoid lights that call themselves 1000w grow lights when they are not 1000w , its a sneaky marketing tactic to fool you into buying an underpowered light and make it seem good value but since you would need 6 of them in your space its actually working out a very expensive route and defo more electricity than you need to be running for sub par lighting
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BUT BUT BUT it said 1000w on the advert!

Lol
 
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Divine*7)

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coreywebster said:
The Guy above is correct.

With a cheap LED you want to be around 50w per square foot , so massively underpowered for flowering (560w+)
For veg you want half that, so 3 of those lights.

With a good LED you want around 350w in flower and half that in veg.

With a single 1000w Giixer it will flower 1x2ft and veg 2x2ft.

Best to avoid lights that call themselves 1000w grow lights when they are not 1000w , its a sneaky marketing tactic to fool you into buying an underpowered light and make it seem good value but since you would need 6 of them in your space its actually working out a very expensive route and defo more electricity than you need to be running for sub par lighting
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Thank u, what wattage LED light u suggest for my space?
coreywebster said:
The Guy above is correct.

With a cheap LED you want to be around 50w per square foot , so massively underpowered for flowering (560w+)
For veg you want half that, so 3 of those lights.

With a good LED you want around 350w in flower and half that in veg.

With a single 1000w Giixer it will flower 1x2ft and veg 2x2ft.

Best to avoid lights that call themselves 1000w grow lights when they are not 1000w , its a sneaky marketing tactic to fool you into buying an underpowered light and make it seem good value but since you would need 6 of them in your space its actually working out a very expensive route and defo more electricity than you need to be running for sub par lighting
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Thank u for the info, what LED light u suggest I use? Or should I just switch n get a 400-600 watts hps lamp instead?
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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Divine*7) said:
Thank u, what wattage LED light u suggest for my space?
Thank u for the info, what LED light u suggest I use? Or should I just switch n get a 400-600 watts hps lamp instead?
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What's your climate like? Warm or cool?
If its cool to moderate the cheapest option is a 600w hps

If you want LED that's worth using then its going to be more expensive.

In US
Horticultural lighting group
timber grow lights
chilled

In EU
Lumatek pro 465
diyleduk

In AU
grow lights Australia
cutter.au (solskin)

I would aim for 480-600w in a 4x4 with good LEDs
I don't think cheap ones are worth it unless you have a small space that doesn't suit HPS or CMH.
 
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Divine*7)

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coreywebster said:
What's your climate like? Warm or cool?
If its cool to moderate the cheapest option is a 600w hps

If you want LED that's worth using then its going to be more expensive.

In US
Horticultural lighting group
timber grow lights
chilled

In EU
Lumatek pro 465
diyleduk

In AU
grow lights Australia
cutter.au (solskin)

I would aim for 480-600w in a 4x4 with good LEDs
I don't think cheap ones are worth it unless you have a small space that doesn't suit HPS or CMH.
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Which LED light do u suggest?
 
NukaKola

NukaKola

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Divine*7) said:
200.00 USD
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Your best bet for that budget is a 240w QB from Alibaba. They use Samsung diodes and a Meanwell driver just like much more expensive lights. Mine arrived from China in 6 days.

$200 isn’t quite enough to get a decent LED with enough wattage from a US based company.

You could also go with a cheap HPS or CMH.

https://m.alibaba.com/product/62205429999/Pre-assemabled-Kingbrite-240w-Samsung-Lm301h.html?__sceneInfo={"type":"appDetailShare","data":{"filterKey":"7.8.2_share","cacheTime":"1800000"}}1597015986041.png
 
Coldnasty

Coldnasty

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NukaKola said:
Your best bet for that budget is a 240w QB from Alibaba. They use Samsung diodes and a Meanwell driver just like much more expensive lights. Mine arrived from China in 6 days.

$200 isn’t quite enough to get a decent LED with enough wattage from a US based company.

You could also go with a cheap HPS or CMH.

https://m.alibaba.com/product/62205429999/Pre-assemabled-Kingbrite-240w-Samsung-Lm301h.html?__sceneInfo={"type":"appDetailShare","data":{"filterKey":"7.8.2_share","cacheTime":"1800000"}}View attachment 4648997
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This, Go HPS man. LED are cool and all that but the up front is much more for comparable results. For $200 bucks plug and play can be banging 600 watt HPS and be happy as fuck.
 
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