Grow lights vs High bay lights

[Jkando]

I’m trying an experiment with lights. I have plenty of LED grow lights but trying something. I have put 4 300w high bay lights in 5x5 in flower room. 2 of the lights set on 3k and 2 on 5k set caddy corner to each other. Plants don’t see an average k it’s seeing the red and blues in the 3 k. Gonna see if one outdo the other. I think like I said the plants getting both Ks from bleed over so don’t think I will see any difference under each light. I have monthly harvest so after few harvest will see what’s happening. I’m doing this to see if Grow attached to lights bunch BULL. Right away have found they run a whole lot cooler than Grow lights. Price is less than a third of grow lights. I have used expensive grow lights for 8 years so I got a clue as to how they grow things. I bet most think I’m crazy but we see.

[Jkando]

So I have 400 dollars invested in 4 lights 300W with adjustable 3k,4K and 5k. Most of my LED grow light experience is with FGI grow lights and Blackdog which to get 1200w power cost a whole lot money. I know if we talking Veg. Room I would move up to 6500k or even above but this is just in flower room.

[Jkando]

The only difference I see in the 3k and the 5k is with the back of my hand I can tell the 3K warmer but I can’t see with eyes.

[Bluey]

I ran a grow using 150w highbays on dimmers mixed with 80w floods and 150w of reds in flower.

I measured the overall K output, without the reds, at around 4850k, they claimed 5000k.

Yields were up there, plants were strong but I had a problem and lost most to mould, not because of the lights.

I got rid of them. Grow lights are better re efficiency so less heat. Better lights all round the grow lights.

[Jkando]

So far would disagree for sure on the heat of Grow light to high bay BUT it is Jan. Outside and colder than a Well Diggers Ass and I was one so I know. LOL. I will have to grow through a summer to really know. Winter season easy 100 100 temp and humidity outside make indoor grow tough in summer. A/C blaring.

[Bluey]

Quality grow lights are manufactured with the latest most efficient LEDs and are made so the spectrum meets a plants needs, no wasted photons.

Hi-bays are not.

My floods were hopeless in regards to efficiency. The hi-bays were a bit better but no match for the grow lights.

[Jkando]

Can buy 2 400w 6500k 41000L stadium lights for a hundred dollars that’s A poor man’s dream!!!

[SoOrbudgal]

Good go get em and grow with them bye