New to LEDs Need Advice

[Grass is Always Greener]

I have done about 4 total grows im still new. I bout 8 lights on my last grow and realize i need more powerful light.
I have a 9x9 grow space for flower.
How Much light do i need to maximize potential?
What lights are recommended?
Any advice is greatly appreciated thanks guys.

 

[Autodoctor]

I would say probably 900-1200 actual wattage

 

[Autodoctor]

I would say four of these would work well

 

[Mak'er Grow]

Its usually around 30-35 watts per square foot for top quality LEDs and around 40-50 for cheapo lights.
Not sure if your 9x9 is feet or meters, but if feet then it would be 9 x 9 x 30 to 50 = 2430 to 4050 watts total.
Hope that helps some.
Best of luck and happy growing.

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

So its 9x9 ft.
Can u guys help clarify how wattage per square ft and PDF map correlate to each other.
Because i see a lot of lights with high wattage but outside dead center the intensity drops off significantly.

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

I was interested in LED Tonics q7s the PDF maps are beautiful

 

[Mak'er Grow]

I'm not sure where you live, but maybe look into building your own lights....LED strips.
It can help reduce costs...helps keep light coverage more stable everywhere...lots of benefits, but no warranty beyond parts warranty.
I've built 2 sets myself...simple basic ones with 2 foot strips that run 320+ watts each 16 strips, but put enough strips together and your set.

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

Oh ok that new to me. Ill have to research it. Its where i want to go now. Learning lights is the future for me. Im just trying to make this a fool proof as possible.

 

[Spoofer]

They say a minimum of 25 watts psf. So a 2x2 tent =4 sq. ft. 4x25=100.

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

Ok i get the 25 watts per square.

What about drivers
What about diodes
What about a even spread of light intensity?
Sometimes i noticed my light seem to be so much weaker in certain places under the light how do i rectify that?

 

[HydoDan]

Here ya go..
DIY Guides - LED Gardener

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

This is nice. Thanks I appreciate it.

 

[mtnman2016]

They say a minimum of 25 watts psf. So a 2x2 tent =4 sq. ft. 4x25=100.

I ran a single Spider Farmer SF-1000 (96 watts) in a 2x2x5 5 plants in 2 gallon pots last year to try it out and it worked great. Problem was tent height. Even though I flowered at 10" they ended up 8" from the LED after stretch which was too close and caused foxtailing. And that was after supercropping a time or two.

Total yield of a Blueberry strain was 88.36 grams plus 2 oz of trim.

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

Just wanted to thank everybody for the advice.
Still have a few questions though. But Ill post another thread. With pics.
Im definitely going with the HLGs just trying to figure out if I should go one big light or mutiple small ones.
Nonetheless thanks guys. Be back soon. Rollitup.org is the spot!!!

 

[MyBallzItch]

Just wanted to thank everybody for the advice.
Still have a few questions though. But Ill post another thread. With pics.
Im definitely going with the HLGs just trying to figure out if I should go one big light or mutiple small ones.
Nonetheless thanks guys. Be back soon. Rollitup.org is the spot!!!

So you gonna go with 4 diablos?

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

Still checking them out. Still looking for advice too.
Im wondering the most efficient way to get the Perpetual cycle and how to divide the lights properly. I might even move the mothers. And just divided it i half veg and flower.

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

So you gonna go with 4 diablos?

Here's some pic of the work in progress.

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

Couple questions? Why 4 diablos isnt that overkill or is my math off?
With a flower footprint of 5x5ft is 2 5x5"s 10x10ft?
What you think about any of these:

 

[bk78]

With a flower footprint of 5x5ft is 2 5x5"s 10x10ft?

2 5x5’s = 1 5x10

 

[Grass is Always Greener]

Ok God, forgive me. I smoke too much. I get it now.