I've seen some people do good flowering in solo cups.
A vipar will do decent in your cab.
I believe a vipar 450 is about 200 actual watts.
They can grow some nice plants.
No problem bro, it's what I like to do!Thats exactly what i was looking at.. or the horticultural lighting group has a few.. but when it cobs I have zero knowledge....I always imagined cobs being really expensive though. Appreciate the time and knowledge brother thank you hazed!!!
I veg in a 2ft by 2ft closet and flower in a 2ft by 6ft closet. I'm a PU MMJ growers and am able to produce enough to meet my needs and those of a cancer patient I'm helping out so my answer is "NO" they are not a waste of time. it is also a fun hobbyAre small square footage grows a waste of time? I.e. PC grow boxs, cabinet and closet grows?
Yep there was a contest on here like 6 or so years ago that I remember and it was pretty impressive
No problem bro, it's what I like to do!
This would do work in your space.
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/diy/products/260w-qb-led-kit
That'll be a beast mode cab lol.
I Figuered the vipar weren't top shelf but for the price this would be great for my small cab but as far as harm goes i.e. Bruing leaves and heat in general I don't know the min or max wattage for this size cab.
I've seen people get excellent results with them. The one im looking at getting is the viparspectra reflector series 600w only $179 so pretty cheap and still pulls an actual wattage of 276. I'm only gonna have a couple plants in a 3x3x5' tent. Figured it'll be a goodstart lol
You should have a gro log bro I would love to watch progress with that set up
if your considering building your own grow light and you have decided to use LEDs have you considered bridgelux EB strips?https://www.digikey.com/products/en?dc=64113 these are as efficient as the best COBs,can be run at 700ma with no heat sink, and provide more even light distribution so can be place closer to plants if vertical space is limited. a few years ago a couple of growers here were using standard strip lights in a cabinet grow and having some success general rule of thumb is to use between 25 and 50 watts per square foot. what size is your cabinet?I Figuered the vipar weren't top shelf but for the price this would be great for my small cab but as far as harm goes i.e. Bruing leaves and heat in general I don't know the min or max wattage for this size cab.
if your considering building your own grow light and you have decided to use LEDs have you considered bridgelux EB strips?https://www.digikey.com/products/en?dc=64113 these are as efficient as the best COBs,can be run at 700ma with no heat sink, and provide more even light distribution so can be place closer to plants if vertical space is limited. a few years ago a couple of growers here were using standard strip lights in a cabinet grow and having some success general rule of thumb is to use between 25 and 50 watts per square foot. what size is your cabinet?
I'm using a unit farm ufo80 in my 2x2. It has single diodes. White, blue and red. Cree and osram diodes.
It cost a little more. They are a spnoser here. They have a lite model out that's a little cheaper with bridgelux diodes.
I'm surprised at how well it grows. The veg switch is doing a better job than the 2 foot 6 bulb t5. Runs a lot cooler than the t5.
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The light model is in the 200 something range.Little more than I wanna spend on my first light... maybe when I start ballin like you![]()
if your considering building your own grow light and you have decided to use LEDs have you considered bridgelux EB strips?https://www.digikey.com/products/en?dc=64113 these are as efficient as the best COBs,can be run at 700ma with no heat sink, and provide more even light distribution so can be place closer to plants if vertical space is limited. a few years ago a couple of growers here were using standard strip lights in a cabinet grow and having some success general rule of thumb is to use between 25 and 50 watts per square foot. what size is your cabinet?