I'm looking at getting either of these 2 leds. I can buy both of these panels from my local hydro store. Just has a brutal electric bill. I knew it was on the cards, but £1700 for 3 months. I run seven 3ftx3ft tents with a 400w hps in each, four 15w clip on fans in each, plus the extractor fans approx 50w on 24-0 - 24/7 almost with four tents 21hours on / 3 off.
I grew with led for the 1st 5 years of growing. I love the yield of hps, but am not keen on growing under hps anymore. My place sounds like a factory. I miss the silent extractor fans, also not fighting with high temps and plants that stretch up so far and dry out so fast. I've tried cmh, but had problems with lamps firing up after several power cuts. I've tried quantum boards too, they were ok but I like to spray my plants without the worry of watering and electricity combining. The gn telos panels are waterproof. No moving parts, so very quiet too. I'm not the diy type. Don't really want cobs as I use most of the sockets available for 4 fans for each tent, plus I just want 1 single light each tent. Led growing in a 3ft x 3ft area is a nice way to grow. I have 7 tents, so I don't have to worry about temperature with leds. They are split over 3 rooms.
I'm going to go back to growing solely under led. Interesting thing is I've been growing so long that I now know how I want to grow. I want to grow 1 autoflowering plant in each tent, in coco, in a 5 gallon pot. Feed it once per day. Easy street.
The telos leds are 180w 6 modules £320, 240w 8 modules £420, 300w 10 modules £520. I get 10% off, so will be a bit cheaper. If I cut my electric in half I will save a fuck load of £, so these within a year will easily pay for themselves with the savings made on electricity.
I had a look at the Sanlight q6w in the shop and they look really good, but not so sure they would be suitable for a 3ft x 3ft tent. Maybe 2 in a 4ft x 4ft tent would be better. If I were to have 2 in each tent it would cost too much. £ 450 each, with 10% off. They draw 220w each, so there would be no point using 2 of them in a 3ft x 3ft tent. It would draw the same as the 400w ballast anyway. I like the way the leds are spread out, but it just doesn't suit my tents size.
Please don't accuse me of selling the lights, I'm not. I just want to choose between these leds to get local warranty, so peace of mind. If it brakes, I take it to the shop and they deal with it. I currently spend £130 every 3 months on new lamps too. With my led growing background it's time to go down this road. I had success growing with blurple leds for 5 years, so why not?
Here are the specs of the leds.
https://www.groworks.co.uk/product/sanlight_q6w_led_grow_light
https://www.groworks.co.uk/product/gn_telos_0006_led_grow_light
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No doubt with the telos 10 I would do very well in a 3ft x 3ft tent, but could I use even less electric and use a smaller panel if I'm growing just 1 plant? How far can I push it and still get a decent yield.
It's really difficult for me to judge this even though I have grown for years under led. At the same time I went to 100% 400w hps lamps in each tent, I also went coco and perlite from soil. I'm dying to see what I could do with led and coco coir.
I must reduce the electricity use. I used to enjoy growing more, now it just feels like a full time job. Feeding plants once per day will be luxury.
I guess the question is, is you were rolling with seven 3 ft x 3ft tents, what would you do please?
I'm going to be looking at both of these panels, but currently think the gn telos 10 would be good. I'm so sick of high electric bills though and the fact that each led has to light up just 1 plant means I may opt for smaller panels for some of the tents.
I grew with led for the 1st 5 years of growing. I love the yield of hps, but am not keen on growing under hps anymore. My place sounds like a factory. I miss the silent extractor fans, also not fighting with high temps and plants that stretch up so far and dry out so fast. I've tried cmh, but had problems with lamps firing up after several power cuts. I've tried quantum boards too, they were ok but I like to spray my plants without the worry of watering and electricity combining. The gn telos panels are waterproof. No moving parts, so very quiet too. I'm not the diy type. Don't really want cobs as I use most of the sockets available for 4 fans for each tent, plus I just want 1 single light each tent. Led growing in a 3ft x 3ft area is a nice way to grow. I have 7 tents, so I don't have to worry about temperature with leds. They are split over 3 rooms.
I'm going to go back to growing solely under led. Interesting thing is I've been growing so long that I now know how I want to grow. I want to grow 1 autoflowering plant in each tent, in coco, in a 5 gallon pot. Feed it once per day. Easy street.
The telos leds are 180w 6 modules £320, 240w 8 modules £420, 300w 10 modules £520. I get 10% off, so will be a bit cheaper. If I cut my electric in half I will save a fuck load of £, so these within a year will easily pay for themselves with the savings made on electricity.
I had a look at the Sanlight q6w in the shop and they look really good, but not so sure they would be suitable for a 3ft x 3ft tent. Maybe 2 in a 4ft x 4ft tent would be better. If I were to have 2 in each tent it would cost too much. £ 450 each, with 10% off. They draw 220w each, so there would be no point using 2 of them in a 3ft x 3ft tent. It would draw the same as the 400w ballast anyway. I like the way the leds are spread out, but it just doesn't suit my tents size.
Please don't accuse me of selling the lights, I'm not. I just want to choose between these leds to get local warranty, so peace of mind. If it brakes, I take it to the shop and they deal with it. I currently spend £130 every 3 months on new lamps too. With my led growing background it's time to go down this road. I had success growing with blurple leds for 5 years, so why not?
Here are the specs of the leds.
https://www.groworks.co.uk/product/sanlight_q6w_led_grow_light
https://www.groworks.co.uk/product/gn_telos_0006_led_grow_light
GN Telos 0008 Led Grow Light | GroWorks
The Telos series is a range of full spectrum LED bio-systems designed and manufactured in the UK. The Telos 0008 has 8 30W modules, drawing 240W and providing a PPF output of 449.8μmol/s. TECHNOLOGY The design of the Telos LED Grow Lights are the culmination of many years of plant science r
GN Telos 0010 Led Grow Light | GroWorks
The Telos series is a range of full spectrum LED bio-systems designed and manufactured in the UK. The Telos 0010 has 10 30W modules, drawing 300W and providing a PPF output of 558.9μmol/s. THE TECHNOLOGY The design of the Telos LED Grow Lights are the culmination of many years of plant scie
No doubt with the telos 10 I would do very well in a 3ft x 3ft tent, but could I use even less electric and use a smaller panel if I'm growing just 1 plant? How far can I push it and still get a decent yield.
It's really difficult for me to judge this even though I have grown for years under led. At the same time I went to 100% 400w hps lamps in each tent, I also went coco and perlite from soil. I'm dying to see what I could do with led and coco coir.
I must reduce the electricity use. I used to enjoy growing more, now it just feels like a full time job. Feeding plants once per day will be luxury.
I guess the question is, is you were rolling with seven 3 ft x 3ft tents, what would you do please?
I'm going to be looking at both of these panels, but currently think the gn telos 10 would be good. I'm so sick of high electric bills though and the fact that each led has to light up just 1 plant means I may opt for smaller panels for some of the tents.
