Looking for a quick answer on LED light

[Barristan Whitebeard]

Cool! I'll start off with 1xUVA supplement light, and probably get another down the road...

HLG 30 UVA SUPPLEMENT

Waterproof 30 watt UVA LED BAR designed for 12 hr. cycle in a 4' x 4' or 5' x 5' space. Passive cooled, 24 inches in length with built in power supply. Bolt on installation for any HLG 550, HLG 600 Rspec®, HLG 650R, Scorpion® Rspec®, and Scorpion® Diablo.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

I'm not seeing the small IR strips though. Do you have a link?

Thanks!

He's talking about the QB3. 3 far red diodes per strip.

 

[JSB99]

He's talking about the QB3. 3 far red diodes per strip.

Are they primarily used to speed up the flower transition, or are there other times where they are useful?

 

[Barristan Whitebeard]

Are they primarily used to speed up the flower transition, or are there other times where they are useful?

You can use them for flowering initiator by themselves after main lights off for 3-10 minutes. They also can be used in conjunction with deep red diodes(660nm-680nm) for the Emerson Effect.

 

[JSB99]

Is this a good setup? I'll have two of these over my 4x4 (no longer tent growing, using the open room)...

ELITE 360 LED Kit

Horticulture Lighting Group ELITE 360 LED Kit.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

 

[JSB99]

Is this a good setup? I'll have two of these over my 4x4 (no longer tent growing, using the open room)...

ELITE 360 LED Kit

Horticulture Lighting Group ELITE 360 LED Kit.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

Along with those, I'll have two UVA lights...

HLG 30 UVA SUPPLEMENT

Waterproof 30 watt UVA LED BAR designed for 12 hr. cycle in a 4' x 4' or 5' x 5' space. Passive cooled, 24 inches in length with built in power supply. Bolt on installation for any HLG 550, HLG 600 Rspec®, HLG 650R, Scorpion® Rspec®, and Scorpion® Diablo.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

 

[PissingNutes]

Is this a good setup? I'll have two of these over my 4x4 (no longer tent growing, using the open room)...

ELITE 360 LED Kit
Horticulture Lighting Group ELITE 360 LED Kit.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

Along with those, I'll have two UVA lights...

HLG 30 UVA SUPPLEMENT

Waterproof 30 watt UVA LED BAR designed for 12 hr. cycle in a 4' x 4' or 5' x 5' space. Passive cooled, 24 inches in length with built in power supply. Bolt on installation for any HLG 550, HLG 600 Rspec®, HLG 650R, Scorpion® Rspec®, and Scorpion® Diablo.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

Decent veg room

 

[JSB99]

Decent veg room

They'll be used for flowering as well. Two of these should be good for that footprint, from everything I've been seeing.

When I say two of these, I mean that there will be four QBs in total.

 

[PissingNutes]

They'll be used for flowering as well. Two of these should be good for that footprint, from everything I've been seeing.

When I say two of these, I mean that there will be four QBs in total.

Just a thought but what about the far red spectrum?

 

[2com]

Is this a good setup? I'll have two of these over my 4x4 (no longer tent growing, using the open room)...

ELITE 360 LED Kit

Horticulture Lighting Group ELITE 360 LED Kit.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

Absolutely.

 

[2com]

New Quantum board qb96 V2's are out from HLG. Cob replacement fixture-Replacement Thread **BS here**

Just in case..,@Tbone Shuffle, @Soil2Coco , @Hunter2348 @67vdub and anyone else that can stay on-topic....mostly,,,, Link to the original one: New...

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Link for the "no bs" thread is in the first post (par maps, done by Or_Gro).

Maybe you've seen this.

 

[JSB99]

Just a thought but what about the far red spectrum?

I was going to get me a few of these, once they're back in stock...

QB 3 FAR RED

Specifications Forward Voltage Vf = 6.7 VDC -7.0 VDC @ 1000mA 220 mm x 30mm Peak Wavelength 730nm Max Recommended Current 1000mA Recommended Installation: Screw, Double side adhesive tape. Recommended Far Red LED Modules for even coverage Space in ft x ft QB 3 Modules 2x2, 2x2.5, 3x3 1 or...

horticulturelightinggroup.com

 

[Chip Green]

Decent veg room

As in, you'll need a decent VEG room to grow plants big enough to handle the insane output of the QB 96 boards.

 

[ounevinsmoke]

This thread is a good read for anyone looking to upgrade to LED at the current moment. As far as the knock off's go, I have yet to receive another power source that allows my Samsung cell phone to Fast charge(and I have bought many) amazon and Alibaba.

 

[Tosche Station]

It's been a few years since I was looking at LED lights. I'm ready to make the move, but there's too much info out there, and too many to choose from.

I'm looking for a 1000w hps equivalent to cover a 5x5 footprint.

What average priced light would you recommend?

What high-end light would you recommend?

I know it's a broad topic, but I'm looking for a place to start looking based on experience

Thanks

I started using LEDs about 5 years ago - I went cheap at the time for a cheap light, then kept at the same price point for subsequent lights. Needless to say, I am running a bunch of MARS 300W equivalents that are pretty inexpensive and a couple of 1000W equivalents that are the same price. All seem to work, but LEDs do degrade, so I tend to stick with a $500 upper limit per tent, and replace every 2.5 years (or after 6-8 cycles). The old ones go into veg tents, and the really old ones go into a clone room. My hydro meter is still spinning much slower than it did with a 600/1000W HPS set-up and the temperature is way down.

 

[PJ Diaz]

I started using LEDs about 5 years ago - I went cheap at the time for a cheap light, then kept at the same price point for subsequent lights. Needless to say, I am running a bunch of MARS 300W equivalents that are pretty inexpensive and a couple of 1000W equivalents that are the same price. All seem to work, but LEDs do degrade, so I tend to stick with a $500 upper limit per tent, and replace every 2.5 years (or after 6-8 cycles). The old ones go into veg tents, and the really old ones go into a clone room. My hydro meter is still spinning much slower than it did with a 600/1000W HPS set-up and the temperature is way down.

If you were to go QB kit style you'd just have to replace your boards every so often, instead of buying a completely new light.

 

[Tosche Station]

If you were to go QB kit style you'd just have to replace your boards every so often, instead of buying a completely new light.

True, however this lets me use the lights for other purposes. I grow more than tomatoes after all.The older ones are great for side lighting, or veg growth and training.

 

[MarsHydrofactory]

It's been a few years since I was looking at LED lights. I'm ready to make the move, but there's too much info out there, and too many to choose from.

I'm looking for a 1000w hps equivalent to cover a 5x5 footprint.

What average priced light would you recommend?

What high-end light would you recommend?

I know it's a broad topic, but I'm looking for a place to start looking based on experience

Thanks

Mars Hydro TS 3000 would be perfectly for your grow area

 

[nmibud]

Keep your slug diodes and junk drivers,you haven't changed a bit.

 

[2com]

What exactly is a slug diode?

 

[nmibud]

Outdated,lower quality diodes.They are still using same brand as always only in white,epistar diodes are older less efficient than Samsung.