Which LED would you recommend for 5x5 tent?

[ricman]

From what was said It's the same light with the same price, so I see why you may have recommended the 720 instead of the 650.
Looks like the 650s might be my next light.
[/QUOTE]

like i said....there are lots of great lights on the market today...DIY-Fluence-Mars-SpiderFarmer-Chilled-HLG-Timber and thats just to name a few...i say buy or build what best suits your grow situation... I have grown with HLG boards which are great lights...but I have low ceilings 8 feet...so i like the bar/strip style fixtures the best. Chilled Tech makes some incredible lights, I have a friend thats grows with them..certainly couldn't go wrong with them...but for me and my money...Like I said before I am an Optic LED fan..I love the 3 way spectrum control ..and the 10 year warranty gives me peace of mind...Good luck to you..Lets GO team Optic!!

 

[Horselover fat]

Don't take my word for it, but I would buy:

-1 half sheet of 1/4 plywood (4x4') + a few strips of lumber (one 8' 2x4 cut in half, etc) to reinforce the panel from flexing. Maybe some paint to seal it from moisture.

-Some eye hooks and ratcheting straps to hang & raise/lower it. Screw them into the boards.

- A cheap\free extension cord to strip for wiring, or a roll of lamp wire. Also some extra electrical odds and ends, like switches/wire nuts/crimps/plug end/etc. Various screws..

- 5x 10 packs of cheap (they were $5-6 for 10 pks at some point before supply chain issues, probably double price now?) Chinese e27/26 lamp base sockets from ebay ( the plastic white ones with fake spray painted copper paint on the terminals, and not UL listed, but good enough for lower wattage LED bulbs to screw into)

-13x 4 packs of 100 watt equivalent (13-15.5 actual watts per bulb usually) household LED bulbs from walmart. A mix of daylight and warm white. $8-11 per box depending on the spectrum, more for the daylights.




Then, I would spread out the base sockets in rows, making them equal distances from each other, and attach them to the bottom of the plywood panel. Probably 48 of them. I would wire the sockets up in parallel, and make it so I could switch off some of the rows for half power/full power with the flip of a switch.

Then, screw in 48 of household LED bulbs into the base sockets.

I would be happy I spent less than $200 on a true 650-750 watt LED light fixture, and use the money I saved on other equipment, like a chiller or automated c02 controller or something. I would be humble about it though, and not dog on the guys that spent way more for their fancy looking fixtures of the same wattage that the LEDS can't even be replaced and run 50% brightness after 5-10 years, lol.

Last but not least, I would train a perfectly flat canopy in a scrog net, filling the 5x5 tent wall to wall with bud sites, and hit around 1.5 grams per watt (2 lb + easy) at harvest.

Maybe sell a lb and buy a new commercial fixture, but why when I could build 4 more screw in LED fixtures for the price of 1?



Edit: 1x fire extinguisher

Screw ins are not a bad choice for a cheap light, but the efficacy will be low compared to a proper fixture. If indeed the power dropped by 50% in a quality led fixture (which i doubt) it would still have as good or better efficacy than screw ins.

 

[Drop That Sound]

The commercial fixtures being recommended here aren't a bad choice either, for expensive lights. I'm sure they've came along way, but I personally can't seem to justify spending more than 20 cents per watt knowing I can make my own that work good enough for me. LED diodes wear out, and I would feel scammed spending more than I do, but that's just me. Efficacy= $$$$. At the end of the day I don't care about all the technical aspects, and could keep replacing bulbs for fairly cheap, allowing me to maintain the highest output even if its not as good as commercial grade that is worn out.

I actually enjoy the DIY aspect of putting things together from scratch. Just figured I would add another perspective to this thread, and offer an idea that is actually safer than the way I cobble together my own homemade LED fixtures. Heck, I even make my own chillers, and turn window ACs into mini splits, etc. Design crazy hybrid hydroponic systems no one has ever seen, and I don't even want to show off unless I patent them first. If there is some expensive piece of equipment or gear, I'm always trying to DIY my own and save 1000's. I like the challenge most of all, and spending time over money.

I take the diffuser globes off which substantially increases the lumen output, but does expose you to getting zapped on the head (I clip off the 2 sharp "cattle prod's" excess prongs that stick out, and cover with a glob of RTV. I also don't use the base sockets to keep my cost under .20-.25 per watt, and just bust off the threaded screw part off the end of the bulb, and directly wire to the thin internal wires with crimps. Drill holes through a panel and use high temp RTV silicone to glue the bulbs rim on, instead of screwing them in. I'm not recommending that anyone do that unless they are pretty handy with electronics, and probably would feel responsible if it caused harm/damage from my advice if they weren't.

They way I described earlier is pretty safe. If you can't wire up a simple lamp circuit, making a SIL grow light fixture can be a fun way to learn how..

For my next 2 fixtures, I'm actually air cooling the hacked up screw in bulbs to increase the lifespan. More like a channeled out box than just a panel.

 

[Southernontariogrower]

The pantherx2 is 640w and says does up to 5x5, is 1600umols and under 500 american. BC blondes have awesome light too. So many out there the 1000w Co2 is killer. Or Fohse A3 at 4500umols plus but 5 grand too. Fluence has kick ass lights too. Or DIY it and you can make lights exactly how you want to. And as powerful as you want.

 

[sh0wtime]

IF I had the money I would use 3 SanLight Evo 5-150.



Very high quality fixtures, made in Austria.
YT Review HERE

 

[bk78]

IF I had the money I would use 3 SanLight Evo 5-150.

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Very high quality fixtures, made in Austria.
YT Review HERE

Wait, yesterday you said if you had money it would be fohse?

 

[sh0wtime]

Wait, yesterday you said if you had money it would be fohse?

I said if he wants to blast his tent he should use fohse 1000w lights i never said I would use them.
Also that was a 4x4 area not 5x5 and rather meant as a joke.
Careful with twisting my words here for your amusement, sir.

 

[Comparator]

I've been thinking of upgrading lately, and with all these sales and deals going on, what better time to do it than now! Just for the record, I only have experience with one brand, HLG, and that's all I know as of now. With that being said, as from what I've seen in regards to a 5x5 area they currently have 3 models that fit the bill. If anyone has any experience with either within a tent, could you please chime in.

I don't even know if it's even worth it being that it can't be ran on full power without Co2

HLG Scorpion® Diablo

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HLG Scorpion® Rspec®

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HLG 650R

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OR

HLG 600 Rspec®

High Efficiency Commercial Indoor Horticulture LED grow light designed to replace a 1000watt HID with just 490 Watts. 1522 PPF @ 2.55 PPF/W. Full-spectrum. Reliable passive-cooled design. Powered by Samsung LM301H LED and Deep Red LED 660nm

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Thanks in advance.

HLG or HLG hu. OK, R-Spec f/r Scorpion because it carries the best spectrum out of them.

 

[Comparator]

2 vs 1 just gives more options. But that 1000 watter would kick ass in a 4x4 or a 5x5 and then some, lol.

You mean ruin plants or 4x4 out of 6x6 will be decent?

 

[Nope_49595933949]

HLG or HLG hu. OK, R-Spec f/r Scorpion because it carries the best spectrum out of them.

I'm a fan of my scorpion r spec far red in a 5x5

 

[PadawanWarrior]

You mean ruin plants or 4x4 out of 6x6 will be decent?

What?

 

[sh0wtime]

What?

He meant the inner 16 out of 36 would get f*cked, I guess.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

He meant the inner 16 out of 36 would get f*cked, I guess.

I don't know if he even read the posts, lol. The 1000 watt ChilLED I was talking about is the exact same X6 as the the one for a 4x4 but with a bigger driver. 1000 watts vs 600. They have dimmers. The 1000 would work in a 4x4 too, but could also power larger areas. It's not that complicated,

 

[sh0wtime]

I don't know if he even read the posts, lol. The 1000 watt ChilLED I was talking about is the exact same X6 as the the one for a 4x4 but with a bigger driver. 1000 watts vs 600. They have dimmers. The 1000 would work in a 4x4 too, but could also power larger areas. It's not that complicated,

I see no issues running 1000w lights at 550 or 600w, rather benefits.
They'll last longer and you'd still have another gear or two if you ever see the day where the performance shrinks.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I see no issues running 1000w lights at 550 or 600w, rather benefits.
They'll last longer and you'd still have another gear or two if you ever see the day where the performance shrinks.

Yep. But you always have the option to turn it up. If I bought a light for a 4x4 right now that's what I'd get. But I have plenty of lights already.

 

[Comparator]

What?

My bad, I thought you meant a fhose. Either way though 1000w of led in a 4x4 only makes sense if you dim it and wanna buy more then you can use. Especially fixed designs that are no bigger and not modular. But you guys seam to understand dimming so NM. Using 1000w in a 4x4 would not be a pretty sight ya know.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

My bad, I thought you meant a fhose. Either way though 1000w of led in a 4x4 only makes sense if you dim it and wanna buy more then you can use. Especially fixed designs that are no bigger and not modular. But you guys seam to understand dimming so NM. Using 1000w in a 4x4 would not be a pretty sight ys know.

You should go back to page 1 and actually read the posts. This whole thread is about a light for a 5x5.

 

[Comparator]

You should go back to page 1 and actually read the posts. This whole thread is about a light for a 5x5.

I did. I was wondering though, say you did get 1000w Chilled x6 bar for your 5x5. Seeing how the 660w or whatever is a x6 bar too (unless the 1000w is jamb packed with more diodes), is the 1000w really anymore efficient then the 660w when you dim it to 660w.? Overpowered lights are only Overpowered because they're desighned poorly to save money don't you think? Plus you'll probably want another 100w of supplemental at least for the 660w x6 bar as it is right? Just curious as to growers thoughts on the x6 bar in both wattages and sizes?

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I did. I was wondering though, say you did get 1000w Chilled x6 bar for your 5x5. Seeing how the 660w or whatever is a x6 bar too (unless the 1000w is jamb packed with more diodes), is the 1000w really anymore efficient then the 660w when you dim it to 660w.? Overpowered lights are only Overpowered because they're desighned poorly to save money don't you think? Plus you'll probably want another 100w of supplemental at least for the 660w x6 bar as it is right? Just curious as to growers thoughts on the x6 bar in both wattages and sizes?

Does your mom know you're on a marijuana forum?

 

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