Led grow light question

mauricem00

mauricem00

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420growerr said:
The light is around 35w. I wanted to know if I could grow with it. I only have a few plants. This is also my first grow. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and have a great day!
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you need atleast 25 watts per sq ft to flower plants. that appears to be an aquarium light that would have a lot of blue and very little red. without knowing your budget it would be hard to advise you but stay away from cheap chinese LEDs on e-bay and amazon.if your budget is limited you may do better with an MH/HPS light the wattage would depend on your growing area.the more time you spend on research the less you will waste on things that do not work.
 
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420growerr

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Hmm okay. Thanks for the tips. I didnt buy that light, just had it laying around and was wondering if it would work. My plan is to buy this. What do you think?Screenshot_20181027-195139_Chrome.jpg
 
Kipn

Kipn

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420growerr said:
Blurple? What a cob and quantum board? I dont want to spend to much.
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if you have never grown before them sort of grow light will do if you can get one for super cheap as in under $60 but they are a crap light and you wont get allot of bud no one in their right mind would suggest to buy them lights. but everyone needs to start somewhere. save up $300 and buy a good 135w quantum board u could maybe even get them cheaper
 
QuikWay

QuikWay

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420growerr said:
So something like this? I have $300. I'm just not trying to spend that much haha. I want good bud but not if it's going to cost a fortune.View attachment 4222955
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you want good bud but not if its going to cost a fortune.......
what...........???????
if you are anything like me... BUYING THE SHIT DOES COST A FORTUNE...
300 for me alone. 600 including my gf. 1100 a MONTH including the rest of the family...
WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN...

if you buy one light that is good. and you grow one plant... that gets 75g... thats 2 and a half ounces....
around here that is 750$................. what the fuck do you mean.. "if it cost a fortune"

Do you math?

I'm about to save my family 1200$ a month... and you think getting a legit light is not "worth it".... fucking what...
spend all of that 300$ on lights. you WILL make it back. AND THEN SOME.....

and no... i do not sell.... i grow simply so i don't have to buy it. in fact.. i started growing because i did a little bit of math and lost my fucking mind with anger.
 
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Kipn

Kipn

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420growerr said:
So something like this? I have $300. I'm just not trying to spend that much haha. I want good bud but not if it's going to cost a fortune.View attachment 4222955
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for that price heck yeah id defiantly buy that over any red/blue led you will be allot more happier in the long run. u might want the 4000k so you can veg and flower with the one light but i could be wrong on the spectrum. its less watts then the other light so you'll save on your power bill plus it will probably last 3 times as long before it need to be replaced
 
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420growerr

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Okay maybe I chose the wrong word lol. I am 21, work full time, and also pay bills. So I know that $300 isn't a fortune. I'm just new to this and to spend $300 on a light is kinda expensive for me. But you have made some good points so maybe it is worth it. I am pretty dedicated to doing this so I'll do what I need to do.
 
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420growerr

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Kipn said:
for that price heck yeah id defiantly buy that over any red/blue led you will be allot more happier in the long run. u might want the 4000k so you can veg and flower with the one light but i could be wrong on the spectrum. its less watts then the other light so you'll save on your power bill plus it will probably last 3 times as long before it need to be replaced
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What do you mean you could be wrong on the spectrum?
 
QuikWay

QuikWay

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420growerr said:
Okay maybe I chose the wrong word lol. I am 21, work full time, and also pay bills. So I know that $300 isn't a fortune. I'm just new to this and to spend $300 on a light is kinda expensive for me. But you have made some good points so maybe it is worth it. I am pretty dedicated to doing this so I'll do what I need to do.
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im sorry i freaked out, i'm a little drunk, no excuse.. but the amount of anger i had when i found out just how much i was spending made me do exactly what i just did.
i too was 21 when i could actually kind of started growing.. im only 27 now.... so i haven't made it that far, and i only have 2 "real" grows, everything before that was trash because of the lighting. clfs, fluorescent, then i moved to the sun system 150 HPS on amazon for 75$( i bought for more of these before i found out about leds a few years later).. my dad did tell me he would be a millionaire if he had the money he spent on weed... and now i see what he means.. just 50 a month in an IRA for the next 40 years(at my age) is 270k... just think if you were putting more in and had other business or job opportunities or just a good job, happening too? you would be a millionaire or pretty close, easy!
once again, i apologize. i just highly suggest investing what you can, if you spend what i have to... and don't let money upset you like it does me.
https://theju1cebox.com/ if you want dabs but like me you don't have the space or the money for a press and the flat iron trick just isn't that great.....
https://www.rapidled.com/2-x-2/
This is where i got my lights because the a few of breeders i buy from has at one point suggested this place(yes there were a couple other sites) but i personally liked this one the most.
anyways. i hoped this helped. i'm sorry lol.
 
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