Lighting options for a new grower

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RMB22

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I'm going to be growing 2 royal gorilla autos and if they go well I'll get the non auto versions.
I don't want to have to use a tent if I don't have to
If I want to use LED only could I get away with using only one and if so, any recommendations?
 
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AnonymousConnoisseur44

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RMB22 said:
I'm going to be growing 2 royal gorilla autos and if they go well I'll get the non auto versions.
I don't want to have to use a tent if I don't have to
If I want to use LED only could I get away with using only one and if so, any recommendations?
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Get a 1200watt LED on amazon preferably one with a COB LED “Chip on Board”. They’re relatively cheap & yes you can get away with one light.
 
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PadawanWarrior

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RMB22 said:
Probably about £50 still need to get some more notes and I don't know whether this is gonna be more than a one time thing
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Don't expect much if that's all you can spend. I wouldn't even bother looking at LED then.

I think you need to do some planning first. How are you gonna keep them dark during the flower cycle for starters. Next how much space do you have, and so on.
 
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RMB22

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The room I'm going to grow ins my old room its totally blacked out.
I'm totally new to this so as far as lighting goes I don't know what's needed to get proper growth and stuff
 
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AnonymousConnoisseur44

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PadawanWarrior said:
Please don't recommend anything. You are spreading bad information. Let me guess that's a blurple you're recommending, lol.
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You recommended NOTHING, & only offered an insult as your recommendation he said he is leaning towards LED. So Go ahead & recommend a LED that’s relatively cheap & he would actually consider without spending almost a grand or more.

He just said he don’t know if it’s going to be more than once & not to mention Autos don’t even care so much. He’s a new grower so Why? would I recommend anything other than what’s suited to new, or a novice grower. There are cheap & Non blurple LED on Amazon.

So go ahead & send him to Optic or some other high end LED that he’ll just tell you is outta his price range.
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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RMB22 said:
I'm going to be growing 2 royal gorilla autos and if they go well I'll get the non auto versions.
I don't want to have to use a tent if I don't have to
If I want to use LED only could I get away with using only one and if so, any recommendations?
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Tent is easier to control environment. Stay away from cheap blue & red leds on amazon. Don’t fall for reviews.
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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RMB22 said:
The room I'm going to grow ins my old room its totally blacked out.
I'm totally new to this so as far as lighting goes I don't know what's needed to get proper growth and stuff
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Use the closet.. you can hang the light from the bar that’s usually in there.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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RMB22 said:
The room I'm going to grow ins my old room its totally blacked out.
I'm totally new to this so as far as lighting goes I don't know what's needed to get proper growth and stuff
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Right on, if you have a dedicated room. That's awesome.

I'd look at getting a HID setup for as big of an area you wanna cover, and some fans for now. Quality LED isn't cheap. Maybe even find a used HID light if you can to save a few more bucks. I can tell you though, this is an addictive hobby, and most people just keep buying more shit, like me, lol.
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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PadawanWarrior said:
Right on, if you have a dedicated room. That's awesome.

I'd look at getting a HID setup for as big of an area you wanna cover, and some fans for now. Quality LED isn't cheap. Maybe even find a used HID light if you can to save a few more bucks. I can tell you though, this is an addictive hobby, and most people just keep buying more shit, like me, lol.
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Being in a bigger space depending on the weather with hid is it possible that heat from the light won’t be an issue?
 
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RMB22

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PadawanWarrior said:
Right on, if you have a dedicated room. That's awesome.

I'd look at getting a HID setup for as big of an area you wanna cover, and some fans for now. Quality LED isn't cheap. Maybe even find a used HID light if you can to save a few more bucks. I can tell you though, this is an addictive hobby, and most people just keep buying more shit, like me, lol.
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So if im using an entire room for my darkness cycle will like a 600 watt led above it not be enough for its day cycle?
 
Raspberrykiwi

Raspberrykiwi

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RMB22 said:
The room I'm going to grow ins my old room its totally blacked out.
I'm totally new to this so as far as lighting goes I don't know what's needed to get proper growth and stuff
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For a proper grow... you need a MINIMUM of 35w per square foot in order to yield anything worth smoking. The more watts per square foot the better. Right now I’m running 37.5w per square foot with my 600w HPS in my 4x4 tent. My whole setup was around $500 USD. Good luck
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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PadawanWarrior said:
It won't be an issue as fast, that's for sure. If it's totally sealed, the heat will have no where to go though.
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And that’s also where c02 can come into play? I’m guessing it can help keep the room cool and make the brightness more tolerable?

hopefully the OP also finds this info helpful.

I myself bought a c02 bucket for my tent.. but it’s not sealed... so I’m throwing that under the noob fail list lol
 
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