Im looking for supplemental light for my 600w air cooled there is not much space in corners so need to be something like cfl, led ,uvb or...
Im not looking for more light coverage only for more wide spectrum or something.
Im running 600 w hps 2100k.
Many thanks to share pics bro. Good idea with this 4x 14w cfl. Save space also.ive been using 14 watt screw in led bulbs with lens covers pried off in indoor outdoor light strings with 1 to 4 socket adapters
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You could get(make) 4x 50W 3500K cob leds on passive heatsinks, dimmable.
Or some led strips in 150-200W range.
Hi Maimunji,
For me it all depends on your budget. If money wasn't an issue I would probably go LED but for much less cost I'd use CFL. Even fluorescent tubes can work suspended either side of the grow in pairs and Fluoro's run cool.
I think it's a good idea to mix up your light sources & frequencies and in flower, I'd add an hour or two of infra-red toward the end of each 12 hour lights-on period. All depends how much heat your growroom can manage.
Peace and happy growing,
Iffy
It sure is achievable. Lots of top notch growers currently hitting that mark and above. Anytime anyone needs some information about how to hit 2+ gpw check my thread out or feel free to pm me, no worries .
My old keeper Chemdog. I was hitting 2.5-3 pounds with 4 rounds per year under 500 watts in a 5' x '5 x 7' tent.
Now the led lights took me multiple purchases of Led panels to find a great company. MarsHydro Led panels are top notch and very cheap on the wallet. They use 5m chips which not a lot of Led companies use at the moment. I have switch completely over to Mars series for led lights. A Mars 300 cost $60 and will yield easily over 1 gpw. They last a very long time. I purchased 8 and none of them burned out in a year of straight use.
I would definitely recommend using them together. For instances in my 5 x 5 area I was using a normal 400 watt average MH/HPS set-up from ebay in the middle of the tent like normal. The Led lights I put one on each side. Where every light(used a light meter from ebay that was $20) was low I re-positioned that Led on that side of the tent to cover the area. Same for the other side.
Could get a couple mars hydro 300 (130 watt) led panels for ~$70 off ebay for side lighting, ive read good things about them.
Is there some useful thread with pics how to build something simular with my poor English.