How much LED light can a plant handle?

Lite said:

its a 440cfm, 90watt exhaust fan, both of my radial fans are pulling 35watts, so between the lights and the fans im at about 11 amps, if i go over 12 amps then the risk of popping a breaker when my timer kicks all them on at the same time is getting pretty damn high.

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Sorry. Just making sure.

Sour Wreck said:

i look forward to the day when we can grow with the sun in our backyards

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I did that this year, move to colorado you can do it too.

I pulled 7oz with 185w in a 2x2.5 tent "first link in my sig" . You should do well with that much light !

Yodaweed said:

I did that this year, move to colorado you can do it too.

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don't think i haven't considered it. i know people who have moved there.

someday I want to open a grow specialized hvac company, just waiting for legalization to go everywhere

Hey lite, I like how you have those lights setup.

Remember that little 300 watt viparspectra light i was talking about yesterday. I figured I would show you what I mean. There are 4 cuttings under this light. These are 3 week old cuttings. So.......... the 2 on the left were heavily damaged. I sold a few plants and cuttings because I simply do not have the space or the light coverage I need to produce 15 bad ass girls. Long story short 2 of the cuttlings came back. I figured since they came back, I will nurse them back to health and enjoy my research project!

I really need to research my lighting because I'm going to need more as well!

twistedvinesofbud said:

Hey lite, I like how you have those lights setup.

Remember that little 300 watt viparspectra light i was talking about yesterday. I figured I would show you what I mean. There are 4 cuttings under this light. These are 3 week old cuttings. So.......... the 2 on the left were heavily damaged. I sold a few plants and cuttings because I simply do not have the space or the light coverage I need to produce 15 bad ass girls. Long story short 2 of the cuttlings came back. I figured since they came back, I will nurse them back to health and enjoy my research project!

I really need to research my lighting because I'm going to need more as well!
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looks good, I just think that based on how stretchy it is and how far the nodes are from each other, you may not be as happy as u could if u had more light.

I agree. My big tent is where that's at. In my 4x4 tent I am getting ready for a cool ass makeover.

I agree. I need more light.

What's getting ready to happen I will post a thread on tonight or tomorrow. The diet for today! We are enjoying some nice little batch shrooms.......

How much yall think I'm gonna yield from this? 7gal smart pot with coco/perlite under 1148 True watts of LED. One plant.

Lite said:

How much yall think I'm gonna yield from this? 7gal smart pot with coco/perlite under 1148 True watts of LED. One plant.

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I know what everybody else is gonna guess.

well?

Johnny Lawrence said:

I know what everybody else is gonna guess.

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less is more, higher g/W ratio from lower wattage i think vs blasting/overkill

i don't care about my g/w, im going for total G. I am on equal payment for my power company and am moving at the end of this rate year.

Lite said:

well?

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about a pound....

I'm running 500w through 16 Vero 18 cobs in a 4x4 1 per square ft about 8" from canopy, just over 2lb avg harvest cure dried
These are week 4 of flower
Don't laugh at my DIY light lol

Shawndeadhead said:

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These are week 4 of flower
Don't laugh at my DIY light lol

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i don't anyone that would laugh at 2lbs from a 4x4 tent. nice job

Kerovan said:

about a pound....

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We have a winner!

good, i am hoping for 1-1.3lbs

Lite said:

How much yall think I'm gonna yield from this? 7gal smart pot with coco/perlite under 1148 True watts of LED. One plant.

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Yield is a factor of more than the lights -- light has to be balanced with nutes, temps/humidity, and most importantly, the potential of the strain(s) you are growing. From my limited experience in pushing the envelope on lights, I found that the more light I had the faster things can go wrong, and some strains react to it differently than others. Intense light is unforgiving and therefor high maintenance. You really have to know what you are doing with feeding them and reacting but not over-reacting to issues, because the more light the leaves are processing the more nutrients the plant needs to compensate. Temperature also comes into play as it impacts the speed of the plants metabolism and ability to process both nutrients from the soil and the light itself.

Or, I just suck at growing and couldn't handle it.... LOL! It's a fun challenge though, good luck with it.