LED Light for 3X3 Tent

GorillaSeedBank

GorillaSeedBank

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Due to some family things going on, I need to quickly switch from a 4X4 tent with a HPS (set to 600 or 1000 watts depending on what's going on - mostly 1000) with an air-cooled hood to a 3X3 tent running LED - the new area is more secure, but has less room.

I'm already vegging in a separate tent under LED, but it's an Amazon cheapo & not the way I'd want to go for bloom. I was using huge CFL's, but the LED is doing much better than I expected.

I don't have a lot of time for my normal OCD-like research before I pick something, so help me out with some suggestions.

What brands are good?
What about things like built-in infra-red & UVB?
What do I look for? US built, COB, Cree?
Who has fast, discreet packaging?

So far, I've looked at the Solar Storm 440/880's, G8 LED, Kind, TastyLED (based on a thread on this site),
 
morgwar said:
Oh here's one that's plug and play
http://timbergrowlights.com/400-watt-vero29-v7-square-framework/


Ok I leave you be
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I like that one - it's not all bright & shiny like what everyone else is selling, but it looks like a solid product.
It's definitely going on my short list.

Have you grown with LED's?
I see people do good things with them, but I also see people do good things with Auto's & they're not my thing.
Right now, I don't have much of a choice, so I guess I'll have to compensate by putting a little more work into dialing in my training & nutrient usage. I've gotten really lazy with both because I can push the yield & density pretty good with the 1000W HPS.
 
GorillaSeedBank said:
I like that one - it's not all bright & shiny like what everyone else is selling, but it looks like a solid product.
It's definitely going on my short list.

Have you grown with LED's?
I see people do good things with them, but I also see people do good things with Auto's & they're not my thing.
Right now, I don't have much of a choice, so I guess I'll have to compensate by putting a little more work into dialing in my training & nutrient usage. I've gotten really lazy with both because I can push the yield & density pretty good with the 1000W HPS.
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I'm growing with 6 vero 18's at 1200 ma each mines mid grade unit and I'm competing with my old hps 600 cool tube

The one I showed you will rock a 3x3 like a 1000 hps easy!
You'll save enough to pay for it after a couple grows with yeild and electricity
 
I think I might get it.
I don't have my 4X4 packed full, so I won't really lose out on any plants.

I'm doing a small perpetual & harvest one plant a week for 2 weeks, then skip a week, so if I can squeeze 6 in there at a time, I'm good.
I used to get 9 in pretty easy in the 4X4 when I was harvesting everything at once, but that's just way too much for me to trim all at once by myself.

It's even a little cheaper than some of the other ones I was looking at - so, tent, the light & maybe a new set of hangers & I'll be set.

Then, it's the hassle of taking down, setting up, packing away, cleaning up .....
 
Budzbuddha said:
Timber told me that since Framework is built by them , it takes about a week then shipped.
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Thanks for the info - I feel better knowing it's not a Chinese product too, not that the el-cheapo Chinese LED I have running in my veg tent isn't doing OK.
It's just not a big deal if that one fails.
 
GorillaSeedBank said:
Thanks for the info - I feel better knowing it's not a Chinese product too, not that the el-cheapo Chinese LED I have running in my veg tent isn't doing OK.
It's just not a big deal if that one fails.
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Not chinese ... California company . Cree / vero / citizen parts - meanwell drivers.
Ready to hang. Plus reflectors.

This was on my short list before i built with quantum boards.
 
Thanks guys - you've been very helpful.
If anyone else has another good product, please let me know if you have time.

Otherwise, I think I'll be ordering soon. It looks like the quality & price are right - plus I trust the members here to recommend something good.
 
If you are THE gorrila seed bank
I'll throw some business you're way
I'm looking at tga vortex and some bohdi kush's on my next run
 
I went the plug and play nice box looking LED. First was a vipar par600. Good veg light, not so much flower. Made it a veg only light.

Put platinum p4xml2 and have been pretty satisfied for my needs.

Making a additional flower tent now and got cobs from Timber.
 
462Juvat said:
I went the plug and play nice box looking LED. First was a vipar par600. Good veg light, not so much flower. Made it a veg only light.

Put platinum p4xml2 and have been pretty satisfied for my needs.

Making a additional flower tent now and got cobs from Timber.
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The platinum is another win win
Solid builds good quality
 
I just picked up the next light mega 6 weeks ago it's a inch more than your 3x3 it's 37x37 in I got it because I was sold on the 523 which I use for veg now and I love them

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