[Hash Patty]

What is the effective light range for the es 330 for the flowering stage ? I have a 40" x 40" hydrohut and wondered if 1 es330 is optimal for that space ? And if so what should my distance from the canopy be ?

[Granger2]

I have no experience with LED's, I've been reading and researching them for a few months. I talked to a guy at Lumigrow who told me that for a 3x3, 4-90's would be best for even light distribution. I advise you to call them. Let us know what you find out. Good luck. -granger

[Hash Patty]

Well I already own the lumigrow and so far so good... It has been going for almost 2 months now. I started with 9 Mental Floss seedlings and 7 ak 48 seedlings. Two of each are female and were transplanted into 5 gallon dirt bags... The 4 of them and 3 papaya clones in 1 gallon air pots will all be going into day 1 of 12/12 in a couple days ! Just been playing with the light at different heights to see what happens... Gonna try to keep light 12 - 18 inches away. I am very excited to work with the lumigrow

[medmaker420]

got any pics? would love to see another led setup.

The easiest way to see what works best is by growing it out and see what your coverage is like with the plants you run. Too many variables just like with a 1k hps for example, some run it in an 8x8 and others run 1k's in 3x3's so what works best for one doesn't work best for all.

I do think that the width of the grow area is dependent on the lens angle and the height of your plants though. If you have some wider lenses ( unsure on what degree lens those run ) then you would be able to have a larger light footprint however you need to adjust the height of your plants accordingly.

[Hash Patty]

No pics as of yet... The ladies are in for 36 hours of darkness before the flip. I can get a few shots of them and the setup when they wake up... I can't wait to see what LEDs can do! Hopefully the stretch isn't to bad with these strains I'm working from seed... The papaya will be my measuring stick as I have done sog with her several times... Lets see what happens !

[rives]

I have an ES330, and usually keep it around 12"-14" above the tops of the plants. I think that you are going to have trouble covering that much area on the sides of the tent exposed to the narrow sides of the fixture, if that makes sense. Two of them would probably be a great choice - after I got mine and had run it for a while, I was really intrigued by the idea of using four of the ES165's. I think that would give you the ideal light distribution. I have used a pair of PL-L lamps in addition to the ES330, with one on either side of the Lumigrow, and it worked well. They are very nice fixtures.

[Hash Patty]

Thanks rives... I would really like to add a second ES330 and have also considered the ES 165 for other reasons too. If anyone is thinking about the ES165 they better pull the trigger cause they will not be around for much longer. With the addition of their pro greenhouse series they are stopping production of the 165... They don't even offer them on their website anymore

[rives]

Yes, I knew that they were obsoleting the 165's. I really like the equipment, but sometimes I have to question Lumigrow's marketing decisions. Like the Lumibar - if you studied the market for more than about 15 minutes, why would you build a 48" long fixture when the most common tents (120's) are 47" square?

[FunkBomb]

Agreed. I would never buy one of the lumibar lights, but definitely an ES165 or ES330.

-Funk

[oneshot]

After using the 330 ES now for a month, I kind of wish I went with 2-3 165s instead. Running a 3x3' footprint but I want to light this tent up lol.