Lighting question ?

[Lord-Xanthor]

Looks like I'll be shopping the Amazon again. Thanks for your input Nartak =) a Lot to take in, which anything new usually is. Those light panels look similar to mine. Wanted to thank you earlier, but trying to type using a smartphone, especially when I tend to type too much I sort of gave up on. Which I really don't have to worry here because of this awesome auto save feature. I lost count on how many times in the past I would be writing a lot using my phone, to get a call and next thing you know, the screen refreshes losing everything I typed. I'm going to look into different light panels for my shed setup. I'm starting to get the feeling once I finally get my shed, I'll be getting different type of panels from what I am seeing above and retiring the ones I have. I still have the feeling I might be using too many panels, but using one with all the growth in that one tent looks like it needs it anyway.

[Nartak]

Man really don't thank me,and don't get 2 1200 ones lol!!

I just provide what amazon says in it's descriptions..Most people have really big issues when scrolling down while reading on amazon (lmao just kidding)!

What i don't like about ur panels is that
A) they consume 1200w if i figured it out correctly? Whats their HID eq?
B) Does the owner of the company have a name or is it floating around somewhere in Tokyo?

And then the Vipar just have a better price watt-for-watt and better spectrum!

Now im going to say this and please do not take it badly....DON'T GO thinking that the more watts the panels = the better ur overall efficiency .

2x600w HID are far better than 1x1000w HID watt-for-watt (and cover more space sie by side)

Same as led panels,you dont stick them together,you put 2x900w (810 tru watts / 2x1000w HID equivalent) side by side at about the middle of their coverage...Otherwise you will get their coverage plus 55cm on each side (which is their width)

Trust me i know about saving and deleting posts mate,i have ISP issues for the last 10 days and can't upload anything from my pc,it has to be from external url..

And i really wouldn't put more than 1000w(HID or HID equivalent) in 4x4..I have 4.8x4.8 and i have 1x600w HPS/MH that really is at the edge of that tent but still does everything that can be done for 6 plants in there...

I really hope you like what you get,flinch got his 300w and seems really happy with it!

[Lord-Xanthor]

Nartak commented
Yesterday, 01:12 PM
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Man really don't thank me,and don't get 2 1200 ones lol!!

I just provide what amazon says in it's descriptions..Most people have really big issues when scrolling down while reading on amazon (lmao just kidding)!

What i don't like about ur panels is that
A) they consume 1200w if i figured it out correctly? Whats their HID eq?
B) Does the owner of the company have a name or is it floating around somewhere in Tokyo?

And then the Vipar just have a better price watt-for-watt and better spectrum!

Now im going to say this and please do not take it badly....DON'T GO thinking that the more watts the panels = the better ur overall efficiency .

2x600w HID are far better than 1x1000w HID watt-for-watt (and cover more space sie by side)

Same as led panels,you dont stick them together,you put 2x900w (810 tru watts / 2x1000w HID equivalent) side by side at about the middle of their coverage...Otherwise you will get their coverage plus 55cm on each side (which is their width)

Trust me i know about saving and deleting posts mate,i have ISP issues for the last 10 days and can't upload anything from my pc,it has to be from external url..

And i really wouldn't put more than 1000w(HID or HID equivalent) in 4x4..I have 4.8x4.8 and i have 1x600w HPS/MH that really is at the edge of that tent but still does everything that can be done for 6 plants in there...

I really hope you like what you get,flinch got his 300w and seems really happy with it!

I have no clue who actually makes mine except for the fact the seller deliberately opened all of them before shipping and removed the tags from the lights and all labels from the boxes to prevent people from finding where they came from. Being my tent is a 2x4, should I just remove one of the 2 panels and just place the one in the middle? Posting picture again.

I'm also debating on shutting off the main filter fan as so far the plants don't have any bad smell (yet) and when you look at the picture in the middle, that duct is actually connected to another lower powered fan bringing air in from the outside and have 2 fans circulating air inside.

[Nartak]

Ok let me settle in here and start...I will start the bottom-to-top way..

2 fans circulating is great if you take into consideration this :


so if you have the space that is sweet for ur plants!As long as there is no windburn(which is i think hard to achieve if you have oscillating fans).

The one exhaust fan will burn out the other if it is sucking from it more than the small one can input!I would connect the ducting from the small fan to a window to get cool air in and use other ducting and the small fan on a low spot ducting hole just to push air in the room,it will still give fresh air to the plants and it will get sucked out the scrubber/filter of the main exhaust! It will also provide a less "daisy-chain" in the tent thus one more spot to stand up straight in lol!

About the lights man you will really have to get lux/lumen meter to measure ur panels worth and if you are overdoing it!!Cannabs is in the top 10 of light-sucking plants,they love it but there is only so much they can use at a time!!One extra plant in the tent can help evade burns,as the light will be spreading in a wider surface..

http://www.growweedeasy.com/too-much-light :
Flowering: 55,000 - 85,000 lux

Only that number counts!If you get a stable number measuring all over your canopy (ofc it will be different in the center or at the edges of the panels coverage!) you can make it clear if you have more or less than you need

P.S Just because the panel says 15.000 Lux doesn't mean that is a fact for the light!Viparspectra provides different numbers for different measures taken under the light and that is how it should be provided to get the closest idea of what you got if you don't have a meter!