[agoutihead]

I just bought a Turbo Kloner T48 and want to add an LED unit above it for the clones.

What size unit do I need? 200W or maybe 300W? Or is 300W over kill for clones? I will be purchasing a unit with TRUE 3W diodes, so keep that in mind.

And I would want the blue spectrum of LEDs used for veg vs the red used for flowering correct?

Thanks.

[S-V-K]

Originally Posted by JohnnyScience

I just bought a Turbo Kloner T48 and want to add an LED unit above it for the clones.

What size unit do I need? 200W or maybe 300W? Or is 300W over kill for clones? I will be purchasing a unit with TRUE 3W diodes, so keep that in mind.

And I would want the blue spectrum of LEDs used for veg vs the red used for flowering correct?

Thanks.

Black star has a dedicated veging led light.
Have a look on it.

[agoutihead]

I took a look at their lineup, they have a 90w, 180w & 300w listed for clones.

I was pretty close in my picks, but unsure if 300w might be overkill for over a T48?

What do you guys think? Should I go with a 300w unit or go a bit safer with a 200w unt? I don't want to burn the clones out, but at the same time want to get the best for the situation.

[1toke]

other than the Size and Number of LEDS used, the specs look the same for their flower and veg lights. I think they may have just copied and pasted the body across to the different models, but what are the differences and or specs?

[agoutihead]

The company I am going to do business with (not blackstar) has 3 models that are around what I would need:

55, 3w diodes - actual power draw 95w
80, 3w diodes - Actual power draw 132w
100, 3w diodes - Actual power draw 165w

All units are the same size in footprint, 16x8x2

They offer units with more LED's, but I think one of these three will be plenty for over a T48 kloner.

I want to get the most efficient unit possible for the situation possible, so I would prefer the 55x3w unit if it would work. But if the clones need more light & the 100x3w unit is needed, then I will go with that one.

Or maybe the one in the middle with 80x3 is just right?

Thoughts?

[agoutihead]

After some more research, someone has suggested even the 55x3 would be overkill. The company has a 45x3 but it is the round, ufo version & I think the rectangle would give better coverage over the turbo klone T48.

I think I'm leaning towards the 55x3 and will just raise it up a bit higher than normal. This way I get the LED's over my clones like I want and get the best coverage with the rectangle foot print.

[S-V-K]

Originally Posted by JohnnyScience

After some more research, someone has suggested even the 55x3 would be overkill. The company has a 45x3 but it is the round, ufo version & I think the rectangle would give better coverage over the turbo klone T48.

I think I'm leaning towards the 55x3 and will just raise it up a bit higher than normal. This way I get the LED's over my clones like I want and get the best coverage with the rectangle foot print.

You really need only couple of LEDs for clones.
40W CFL is plenty and will cost you couple £.