Small space LED lighting question

hello, just looking for a bit of help regarding LED Lighting...

I have setup a small space of h=81cm w=59cm and d=54cm covered in mylar. Light space takes 11cm off the height so 70cm below the light.

Due to the space i have opted for 2 x LED Strips and 2 x bulbs.

The LED Strips are 24w Dual Spec x2
The Bulbs are Sansi Grow Bulbs 36w Dual Spec x2 - https://www.sansiled.com/36w-led-grow-light-bulb-full-cycle.html

Anyways the coverage I am not conerned about, I am wondering if I am going to provide enough light for 1 small plant which is going to be done in a 3L pot to restrict size.

The light is EXTREMELY bright within the area - I read that they go by watts - mine will have a total of 120 actual watts (not sure about replacement watts)

I could put a LED Panel in however with experience they tend to get hot, whereas these strips and bulbs barely make any heat.

Thanks

In short, your plant will grow and flower. How well it will grow and flower is the mystery. I have no experience with those lights but wouldn’t expect much.

120 watts in a small space like that might be a little excessive - especially if you have lined it with mylar. RQS has an article on micro-grows that might help:


Hope that helps ...

Thanks for the advice, did a search on here an someone looks to of used one and looked very well, im concerned now i have over power, especially my size space. https://www.rollitup.org/t/fishing-bag-grow-when-do-i-harvest.1044830/

1 of the bulbs is equivelent to 200w - if thats the case im looking at 448w ?

mr_unknown20191 said:

... 1 of the bulbs is equivelent to 200w - if thats the case im looking at 448w ? ...

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No ... equivalent wattage is only for marketing purposes. Plants use real watts. You are at 120 real watts.

We have similar size setups. I have the Homebox Evolution R80S (80Wx50Dx70H). I'm running about 185w of LEDs. I think you should look at strips and bars instead of bulbs, the bulbs take up more space.

the bulbs are sunk into the above , so there not taking much room. How’s your outcome at 185w?

I’ve read somewhere that LED no longer go on the old method of watts to estimate yield. My old viparspectra 600w LED panel was ok , but was more or less on par with the actual wattage which was the old style blurple. The sansi bulbs are bright white full spec and probably covering a broader spec and probably new technology.

I’m thinking because my space is so bright and so compact it will be ok, also not expecting a huge yeilds, happy to get 1z

Just out of interest @Psyphish - have you seen the above link someone using the sansi bulb? Looks really well with just the one haha

mr_unknown20191 said:

... My old viparspectra 600w LED panel was ok , but was more or less on par with the actual wattage which was the old style blurple ...

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Not sure what you mean. I agree that the Viparspectra 600W worked quite well. But more or less on par with the actual wattage? They were only 260 true watt lights and were marketed as a 600 watt light.

I know that your environment is not able to handle one - but if it could, I'd still recommend your Viparspectra 600 with both VEG and BLOOM switches turned on putting out 260 watts. A 2' x 2' area with proper conditions will yield about 6 oz. with that very light. Been there ... done that ... many times.

mr_unknown20191 said:

the bulbs are sunk into the above , so there not taking much room. How’s your outcome at 185w?

I’ve read somewhere that LED no longer go on the old method of watts to estimate yield. My old viparspectra 600w LED panel was ok , but was more or less on par with the actual wattage which was the old style blurple. The sansi bulbs are bright white full spec and probably covering a broader spec and probably new technology.

I’m thinking because my space is so bright and so compact it will be ok, also not expecting a huge yeilds, happy to get 1z

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This is the first round in this tent, my previous tent was a Secret Jardin DP90 (90Wx60Dx100H), I got 300+g dry from two autoflowering plants. I'm thinking 250 is doable after a few rounds of getting used to the space.

@StareCase - I meant I also achieved the actual wattage amount (grams per watt) using the vipar spectra ... just over many times...

I’m curious however the new LED technology seems to be advancing from blurple to daylight or sunlight spec where the bulbs cover the spectrum not just red and blue.

I have 20w cfl bulbs that are 2700k that produce 1350lumens

But I also have a 13w led bulb that is 2700k but produces 1570lumens ...

my question is, are LEDs now going beyond the old “wattage / gram” method? As in there less watts but do actually work better ...