Is my LED sufficient enough for 1 plant?

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Stickyicky1979

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Hello all. I have a Mars TS1000 LED light that says its 1000w, but only pulls about 150w of power. So I was told that would be around the equivalent of having a 150w MH or HPS. Is this correct? And if so, would a 150w light be sufficient enough for only 1 plant? Ive closed off a section of my closet about 3' wide by 4' long and 6' high. But the height isnt a problem cuz I can raise and lower my light wherever I want it. Ive also lined the entire inside of the space with that reflective bubble wrap. So can anybody tell me if my light will do its job well enough for 1 plant? Thx in advance.
 
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Kervork said:
If it is a teeny tiny plant. 150W will get you 4 sq. ft. on a good day and 2.5 on a bad.
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Its an auto so I dont imagine it'll be too oversized. I have another so called "1000w LED" but this one only pulls like 100w and it uses that purple lighting. Should I just throw both lights in together then?
Thx for the reply
 
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Stickyicky1979 said:
Hello all. I have a Mars TS1000 LED light that says its 1000w, but only pulls about 150w of power. So I was told that would be around the equivalent of having a 150w MH or HPS. Is this correct? And if so, would a 150w light be sufficient enough for only 1 plant? Ive closed off a section of my closet about 3' wide by 4' long and 6' high. But the height isnt a problem cuz I can raise and lower my light wherever I want it. Ive also lined the entire inside of the space with that reflective bubble wrap. So can anybody tell me if my light will do its job well enough for 1 plant? Thx in advance.
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the 1000 in TS1000 means it is a 1000w replacement/equivalent. Actual power draw is 150w. 150w should be plenty for 1 plant. I have 3 under my TSL2000 (with 2 helper lights [20w LED Spotlights] ) and that's an actual power draw of 300w. All things equal you should be good to go.
 
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Stickyicky1979 said:
Its an auto so I dont imagine it'll be too oversized. I have another so called "1000w LED" but this one only pulls like 100w and it uses that purple lighting. Should I just throw both lights in together then?
Thx for the reply
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That might be suitable for an Auto. I would recommend trying to surround it with something bright white reflective to maximize what you can get out of the light, just make sure to keep good air flow. I would add the second light once it starts budding if you can keep the heat down.

My guess is it will perform about like a 250W HPS. Depending on the shape of the plant you might blast the burple on the side and rotate the plant 90 degrees per day. If you trained/topped and are going for a flat canopy this might not work.
 
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Kervork said:
That might be suitable for an Auto. I would recommend trying to surround it with something bright white reflective to maximize what you can get out of the light, just make sure to keep good air flow. I would add the second light once it starts budding if you can keep the heat down.

My guess is it will perform about like a 250W HPS. Depending on the shape of the plant you might blast the burple on the side and rotate the plant 90 degrees per day. If you trained/topped and are going for a flat canopy this might not work.
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Well the way I have it set up, it has an open top. I just closed it off to about 5 feet high and didnt top it. So hot air can go up and out of my space. Then I have a fan that I made a contraption for so the air goes in thru a 4" hose where there is a Y joint n I have one hose blowing at the plants and another at the light. And i lined the entire inner sections with that reflective bubble wrap to reflect light. That was my set up on my first 2 grows n it did pretty good, and I was using a 600w HPS which runs WAY hotter than what I have now.

Can u explain why it wouldn't work on a flat canopy? I figured it'd be better since the light hits the entire plant and buds. Cuz im still ify if im gonna train or just let em be. I have 5-Gelato, 5-Skittlez, and 5-Wedding Cake auto seeds. Cant decide which to try first.
 
hillbill

hillbill

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TS1000 is really just a model number and it would be fine in a 2x2 on my hill. Would think it would be near equivalent to a 250 watt hps.
 
Dank Bongula

Dank Bongula

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That TS1000 is more than sufficient for growing one decent plant. You have nothing to worry about. Keep it about 14-16in during flowering and it'll make you happy. The blurple will definitely help as supplemental lighting and you can use that as well as long as you can control temps in there with both lights on...just hang it along side the TS.
 
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Stickyicky1979 said:
Well the way I have it set up, it has an open top. I just closed it off to about 5 feet high and didnt top it. So hot air can go up and out of my space. Then I have a fan that I made a contraption for so the air goes in thru a 4" hose where there is a Y joint n I have one hose blowing at the plants and another at the light. And i lined the entire inner sections with that reflective bubble wrap to reflect light. That was my set up on my first 2 grows n it did pretty good, and I was using a 600w HPS which runs WAY hotter than what I have now.

Can u explain why it wouldn't work on a flat canopy? I figured it'd be better since the light hits the entire plant and buds. Cuz im still ify if im gonna train or just let em be. I have 5-Gelato, 5-Skittlez, and 5-Wedding Cake auto seeds. Cant decide which to try first.
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That was in regards to using the burple for side lighting. If you have a flat canopy put both lights on top, if not flat you can hit from the side.
 
GBAUTO

GBAUTO

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I don't see any useful specs on ppf output, but based on power consumption it should be able to generate sufficient light levels to flower a 2x2 footprint.
It should be fine.
 
Psyphish

Psyphish

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It's possible to get at least 200g with that light, maybe not on your first try and with one autoflower though.
 
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