SoG vs ScrOG?

Trippyness said:

How bigs your room? how many LED you got going? I am planning on running a 450 watt in a 78"x56"x84.5""

Should I go up to 750 watts of actuial LED?

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yes, I would use 4 RW 150 for your area. U really need around 6-7 hunred watts from wall for your grow. with the 4 panels you can put the light where u want it. or 8 RW 75 or a mix . hope it helps out

LurchLurkin said:

I have heard black dog are just rebranded marshydro, but they actually recommend (BD), something like 40-60 watts per sqft, which is similar to hps, so you could potentially get good yield/space if you follow the recommendation. Most LED growers I've seen top out at 35watts per sqft. I don't think that's enough light

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Hmmm, so what does that mean in laymen? Or are you saying, actual draw, (e.g. KIND XL 1000), 650 watts?
Thats enough for 13 plants? I’m testing the Kind, mike look into a few newer ones, one has a buyback program LUMITEK, BUT THE SOL 9 and Solistek 1000 not out is at $2899 and if people use the KIND, in a room like gorilla tent, would you replace with the orca material?

Thanks!

ComposerX said:

Hmmm, so what does that mean in laymen? Or are you saying, actual draw, (e.g. KIND XL 1000), 650 watts?
Thats enough for 13 plants? I’m testing the Kind, mike look into a few newer ones, one has a buyback program LUMITEK, BUT THE SOL 9 and Solistek 1000 not out is at $2899 and if people use the KIND, in a room like gorilla tent, would you replace with the orca material?

Thanks!

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I'm saying actual draw, LED grow lights might be 10-15% (offhand from memory) more efficient than HID in power output and they don't have the same penetration strength.

Plant count is irrelevant - depends on how long you veg, you'd ideally just want a full and even canopy.

Never grew weed, just interested in the technology - so I'm not sure what orca material is. From a cost/benefit analysis you'd have to compare the initial cost of the LEDs vs the initial cost of HID + bulbs over the same lifespan. Then you'd have to account for same 10-15% in increased cooling costs or decreased yield. At that point you can decide if it's worth it. Other factors may be limited headroom where you don't have enough space for HID.