Lights
Can anyone tell me if my "poor man's" light system is sufficient. My 1st grow and my buds look great and smoke great but are "fluffy". I used a PAR30 Full Spectrum Plant Light Bulb with Optical Lens for High PPFD, 20W Grow Bulb 200W Equivalent, E26 Base, LED Grow Lights for Indoor Plants, 1 for each plant?
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My knee jerk is 3 lights per plant. There are a lot of variables with led’s and their quality of light spectrum. I shoot for 60w (actual draw) of high quality LED’s per plant and I feel like I’m a bit underpowered. -
Lots of factors in fluffy nugs. But...
Your 200w equivalent light. That is enough light but probably not actually what you are getting. Does the manufacturer have a recommended distance from canopy or footprint?
My beard tells me you are using a desktop/countertop type growing light that has pictures of herbs on the box or something for houseplants. Neither of those light types are appropriate for flowering weed.
Can you tell us more about your light or do you have a picture?αfansΩ
Coco/perlite
3x3x6Comment
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A picture of the manufacturers specification sticker or plate on the light and importantly the driver pleaseFlower Room: 11' x 7' x 7.5'H, 480w AC, 13gal/day dehumidifier, 1.5gal ultrasonic humidifier, 60gal (27gal usable) nute tank, 16" pedestal fan & 18" wall fan. Lighting and climate automated. Hand watering.
Veg Cupboards: Two 4x2x6H cupboards. SF2000 Evo in one SF7000 in other. Climate controlled and automated. Hand watering
Aeroponics Low Pressure Bucket: 20W LED. 5 clones & 20W LED 11 clones
Lights: Mars Hydro FC-E1200W, SF-7000, SF-2000 evo in flower room.
Medium: Coco/perlite, 7.2gal pots, no drains
Current Grow: 5 x Photos Franklin's Orange Zkittles x Sour Diesel in flower room, 3 Franklin's White Widow x Sour Diesel Clones, 13 x Orange ZkittleZ x Sour Diesel clones in Aeroponics buckets x 2.
Last Grow: A mixComment
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E26 is a screw in bulb, not enuf for what we grow. My LEDs pull 328 watts each from the wall claims 2000 watt equivalent each and covers 4 feet by 4 feet each light. You would need 16-20 of these E26 bulbs for each 4'x4' area IF they make full spectrum light. Good LEDs are not hat expensive.Comment
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4"-180w x 3, $100 on sale have worked for me.
8'x12' indoor/outdoor grow room
3'x5 dark room
2x12" exhaust fans
30"x36" intake filter
3x180w 4' led lights
std.potting soil w perlite added
Fox farm trio,cal/mag etc.Comment
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You need at least 750 PPFD, which is similar to PAR, in that tent for a decent grow of photoperiod plants.
To get that you'll need 22 lights of those lights in that tent. Not worth it.
Get yourself a 480W bar light. You could try the following
Mars Hydro Smart Dimmable FC-E4800
Mars Hydro FC 4800-EVO
Spider Farmer SE5000 EVO 480W
The above are budget lights designed for a 4x4. You can spend twice as much if you want and still get the same results with what you grow. They are all well built and last.
Plenty of discount codes available and they go on sale regularlyFlower Room: 11' x 7' x 7.5'H, 480w AC, 13gal/day dehumidifier, 1.5gal ultrasonic humidifier, 60gal (27gal usable) nute tank, 16" pedestal fan & 18" wall fan. Lighting and climate automated. Hand watering.
Veg Cupboards: Two 4x2x6H cupboards. SF2000 Evo in one SF7000 in other. Climate controlled and automated. Hand watering
Aeroponics Low Pressure Bucket: 20W LED. 5 clones & 20W LED 11 clones
Lights: Mars Hydro FC-E1200W, SF-7000, SF-2000 evo in flower room.
Medium: Coco/perlite, 7.2gal pots, no drains
Current Grow: 5 x Photos Franklin's Orange Zkittles x Sour Diesel in flower room, 3 Franklin's White Widow x Sour Diesel Clones, 13 x Orange ZkittleZ x Sour Diesel clones in Aeroponics buckets x 2.
Last Grow: A mixComment
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