Too much light?

[Jcastleman11]

Is 2100 watts of LED lights too much for 9 plants in a 5X5 grow tent too much?

 

[JayGee]

Depends on the LED. With the most efficient LEDs, 30-50w/sq foot is a good target, which would be 750-1250w for a 5x5.

 

[Jcastleman11]

We have 1 1500W and 2 300W so it would be too much for the plants?

 

[JayGee]

What kind are they? There's a ton of variation in efficiency based on the type of LEDs.

 

[Mr.furley]

Jcastleman11 is that actual watts that are pulled from the wall or equivalent?

 

[gbauto]

I'd suspect that it's fairy watts. Probably closer to 5-600 watts with it all running. If the fixtures use old red/blue diodes, plan on at least 40w/ sq ft-that's 1000w watts of ACTUAL power consumption for a 5x5.

 

[Scarletwhitewidow]

Mary jane do need a good luminance but classified a long day plant.it needs long day hours over power of light to grow. So to much light over long day can diverse stunt it. What you think will happen.