Thank you all for the guidance so far in my first grow (four WW feminized photos). I think so far so good (images attached of tent and one plant outside the tent) at 6 weeks in vegetative stage though feel like I have made a few non fatal mistakes but that is part of learning I suppose. I think I am going to flip to 12/12 lighting in a week or two and my question relates to supplemental lighting for the Viparspectra V1200 during the flowering/bloom stage. I have a 4x4x8 tent, and most everything I have read suggests that the V1200 may be lacking in light power for the flowering stage for my set up and that it does not have enough of the red spectrum in general. I am considering adding eight 23 watt (actual), 2700K CFLs OR four 90 watt (13 watt actual), 3000K LED flood lights in the corners of the tent, keeps my cost to ~$30, have all the wiring and sockets. Has anyone used supplemental CFL lights or LED flood lights during the flowering stage for similar LED lighting that I have. Below is a snippet from an article from Dan from The Green Sunshine Company about using LED flood lights for supplemental lighting and a link to the full article is attached. Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts and experiences.
"All Purple LED Light Owners
We’re trying to do two things with grow lights that have mostly red and blue in their spectrum…
My recommendation is to add a 50W Warm White LED Flood Light to your garden. It’s about $35 with CREE LEDs, so you cannot go wrong. Above all, it will snap most blue-heavy or red/blue spectrums into balance. These flood lights are great to have around and I use them myself! They are fantastic to use on their own for young seedlings and can easily be positioned into tight areas of your grow space.
Plus, the more light sources you have in your grow space, the better light penetration and spread you will have. This means a bigger usable grow area and more growth deeper in your canopy. What’s more, you can experiment with positioning these lights to the side and getting more angles of light sent towards your plant that will create bushier growth… Talk about an upgrade!
To start, find out how much your grow light pulls from the wall, not the advertised wattage. For example, the Viparspectra 300W, while advertised at 300W actually pulls 136 Watts from the wall. Be sure to find the right number. You’ll have to search for it!
You’ll want to take Total Watts / 2 and shoot for that in your supplemental lighting. So if Total Watts is 136, half that is about 70W. We want about 70W of supplementary light.
If you have a ViparSpectra 300W, we’d want 1 or 2 50W Warm White LED Flood Lights for our light supplementation project.
What are you waiting for? At such a low price to get started with just one, you can’t go wrong."
"All Purple LED Light Owners
We’re trying to do two things with grow lights that have mostly red and blue in their spectrum…
- Blue Light Correction – This is the most important step to fix if your grow light has primarily blue light. If you own a “ViparSpectra” this is definitely a step to take for you (this light is really meant for aquariums). Try to find the manufacturer’s web page. You’re looking for a spectrum graph. You can also count the number of red and blue LEDs to get an idea. If there is an equal or higher amount of BLUE than RED, you’re going to want to fix that for all stages of growth. We want blue light to be UNDER 30% and OVER 10% of the total spectrum.
- Full Spectrum Correction – Our goal here is to nourish plants with some full spectrum light (green/yellow) to help them thrive with more light information. In addition, that should help your eyes out! Adding white light will assist you in caring for your plants so you can see them in natural color. A win-win!
My recommendation is to add a 50W Warm White LED Flood Light to your garden. It’s about $35 with CREE LEDs, so you cannot go wrong. Above all, it will snap most blue-heavy or red/blue spectrums into balance. These flood lights are great to have around and I use them myself! They are fantastic to use on their own for young seedlings and can easily be positioned into tight areas of your grow space.
Plus, the more light sources you have in your grow space, the better light penetration and spread you will have. This means a bigger usable grow area and more growth deeper in your canopy. What’s more, you can experiment with positioning these lights to the side and getting more angles of light sent towards your plant that will create bushier growth… Talk about an upgrade!
To start, find out how much your grow light pulls from the wall, not the advertised wattage. For example, the Viparspectra 300W, while advertised at 300W actually pulls 136 Watts from the wall. Be sure to find the right number. You’ll have to search for it!
You’ll want to take Total Watts / 2 and shoot for that in your supplemental lighting. So if Total Watts is 136, half that is about 70W. We want about 70W of supplementary light.
If you have a ViparSpectra 300W, we’d want 1 or 2 50W Warm White LED Flood Lights for our light supplementation project.
What are you waiting for? At such a low price to get started with just one, you can’t go wrong."
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