Enough to grow 2 plants from start to finish?
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BeastLebanese
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Yeah, the 600 gets the job done. Good analogy haha, so true. First harvest would more than pay for any hydro costs and give you more time to invest in a quality LED
Detroitwill
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I recently purchased three led lights from Mars hydro. They were $258 a piece. Almost $800 in total. And I am at the end of my first run with them. With great results. They are the same. They equal 300 watts each. N I did 4 plants. You will need at least two for your plants.
Ukulele Haze
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I've had my fair share of scraggly but good bud grown from a blurple. It really depends on what your yield and quality expectations are right now, I think OP. If you just want some mid-grade smoke to last a little while, it could do the job.
Looking back, some of the weed quality issues might have been my fault, too.
Looking back, some of the weed quality issues might have been my fault, too.
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Renfro
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Beware of any LED that claims or insinuates something like 600 or 1000 watts when it draws much less. This is a red flag.
Look at the ACTUAL wattage the light uses and if it's a decent quality then you can use 35 watts per square foot as the rule for coverage. So if you have a 4x4 tent, you have 16 square feet and therefore are looking for a light that pulls about 560 watts from the wall. This light pulls only 100 watts and I wouldn't want to try and cover more than 2.85 sqft with it, that equates to an area about 1.7 x 1.7 feet in size. Maybe one small plant.
Look at the ACTUAL wattage the light uses and if it's a decent quality then you can use 35 watts per square foot as the rule for coverage. So if you have a 4x4 tent, you have 16 square feet and therefore are looking for a light that pulls about 560 watts from the wall. This light pulls only 100 watts and I wouldn't want to try and cover more than 2.85 sqft with it, that equates to an area about 1.7 x 1.7 feet in size. Maybe one small plant.
Detroitwill
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This is one of the plants ( gorilla glue) and it was already in flower very small when I got it. But it is very dense and very nice n funky. I will posts some finished picks the day I crop. And I will post it’s end weight when dried.
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Detroitwill
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I agree completely, there is not a 1 to 1 replacement for led’s to HID’s. But led’s can produce nice yields and potency. Remember you can bring them much closer than HID’s. They produce very little heat. So no burning from heat. The biggest issue with led lighting is that to produce as much light as HID lights you need more space and the initial cost is rather high. But from my experience (and a few friends) it is worth doing if you can. Also I personally avoid blurple lights. I buy full spectrum lights only.
Renfro
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Some LED lights are meant to be run at 30+ inches like the HLG 550 and 650 lights or Timber COB lights for example. Other LED lights are designed to be run much closer like 6 - 12 inches, lights like the Fluence Spydr 2i.
Detroitwill
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That’s good info! Thank you. I haven’t worked with that many options as of yet. What do you believe are the best bang for bucks led options?
Rusty Lee Shackleford
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Big question is do you plan on doing more grows or just the one? If so I would highly recommend full spectrum led replacements. Lower energy cost to same hps par/m. Also less heat so you won't have to run a ac as much. Less likely to burn your plants. No need for replacement bulbs! The only thing is the initial cost. They cost more yes, but why buy a light that your not ever going to run but once? Let's be honest here. You finish your first grow and now you have a amount to reinvest so you buy better lights and now that hps you bought is useless. I would highly recommend checking out viparspectra. Great lights. Fair price. Modular. Good discounts!, and to top it off great customer support and warranties.
bk78
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Detroitwill
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That was before I had the chance to test them against 400 watt hids. I was doing the same as you were and just reading. My bad... edited.
Johnny Lawrence
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LOL