Which Lighting for that small tent.
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Herb & Suds
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No led
Psyphish
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I use Sun Board strips in my 80x60x70cm Homebox Ambient. Something similar would work in the DP60. The heatsinks are 45cm long. I bought everything from GrowDaddyLeds, but you can probably find the strips from elsewhere too. You could have the boards lengthwise. Or just any "quantum board" style LED board, two HLG 65 boards for example.
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Herb & Suds
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Not with such a low ceiling
Psyphish
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60cm is high enough. Even 50cm is doable. My current tent is 70cm. Fluorescents are garbage, they get hot and output very little light while consuming more electricity than LEDs, besides, that T5 kit is a lot thicker than LED boards, so you'd lose even more headroom.
Herb & Suds
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Well it worked for decades for a lot of nursery’s
But I guess if you want to put an led in a two foot tall space you can just dim down all that fine led technology you paid for
I said it was my preference not an absolute
cobshopgrow
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led strips dont need to be more expensive then cfl either these days.
I found one locally here can you watch it its only 26 Watt but it's in the right size compared to the small tent but maybe 2 of them nesassary?
https://www.grow-shop24.de/Secret-Jardin-TLED-Zusatzbeleuchtung-26W-Wachstum
Moflow
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DIY
2 or 3 of these strips
SI-B8T521560WW Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | Optoelektronik | DigiKey
Heute bestellt, heute ausgeliefert. SI-B8T521560WW – LED-Beleuchtung - COB Generatoren Module LED-Modul series Weiß, neutral Lineare Lichtleiste von Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.. Preisgestaltung und Verfügbarkeit für Millionen von elektronischen Komponenten von Digi-Key Electronics.
cobshopgrow
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i cant find any ppfd per watt infos there on the quick, but looks like it should work.
problematic is that the fixture is may a bit to small to give a good spread as you have hardly any hanging height.
that would be a reason for 2 bars at least, but not for the wattage.
hard to say, you may could away with one of these wattage wise, depending on what you want to do.
of course you need enough light so your germinating seeds dont get spindly stems, but thats not hard to achive by simply going closer when needed.
otherwise, clones dont need really much to have some at standby for the flower tent, small mothers neither.
problematic is that the fixture is may a bit to small to give a good spread as you have hardly any hanging height.
that would be a reason for 2 bars at least, but not for the wattage.
hard to say, you may could away with one of these wattage wise, depending on what you want to do.
of course you need enough light so your germinating seeds dont get spindly stems, but thats not hard to achive by simply going closer when needed.
otherwise, clones dont need really much to have some at standby for the flower tent, small mothers neither.
DIY
2 or 3 of these strips
I x driver, dimmableSI-B8T521560WW Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | Optoelektronik | DigiKey
Heute bestellt, heute ausgeliefert. SI-B8T521560WW – LED-Beleuchtung - COB Generatoren Module LED-Modul series Weiß, neutral Lineare Lichtleiste von Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.. Preisgestaltung und Verfügbarkeit für Millionen von elektronischen Komponenten von Digi-Key Electronics.www.digikey.de
What Dye meaning? I am not a electro Guy
is this led strip ready build and only needing is the driver and ready for plug and Play.Markshomegrown
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I would use 6 x 12w daylight light bulbs, good light spread, you only need to light up 2/3 of the tent above the mother plant, cutting doesn't need much light, as the cutting root turn the other two bulbs on.
my plants in veg under this light.
my plants in veg under this light.
cobshopgrow
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i would also diy such a thing.
btw. am using 20w older cob style leds in a 50x70x50cm box for small mothers and else.
2 cob light sources arent optimal in there, i would prefer many strips on the roof instead for a better spread.
its clear to see what the light spots are causing, i rotate the plants on a regular base to avoid it as best i can.
btw. am using 20w older cob style leds in a 50x70x50cm box for small mothers and else.
2 cob light sources arent optimal in there, i would prefer many strips on the roof instead for a better spread.
its clear to see what the light spots are causing, i rotate the plants on a regular base to avoid it as best i can.
CatHedral
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DIY is short for do it yourself.What Dye meaning? I am not a electro Guy
Looks great
This light strips are great for this vertical space but I am not know how to DIY this strips nerve do it no knowlage about that
cobshopgrow
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this is my bit neglected "mother" area, similar size then your tent.
well, not really spectactular, theyre just there to give me some cuts when needed.
running at 19W and theyre way too close to the cobs allready, need to be cut down.
i need to cut them down often, leading to very bushy mothers with time which have to be renewed then.... really time to take some gelato cuts.
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well, not really spectactular, theyre just there to give me some cuts when needed.
running at 19W and theyre way too close to the cobs allready, need to be cut down.
i need to cut them down often, leading to very bushy mothers with time which have to be renewed then.... really time to take some gelato cuts.
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yeah cutting back is nesassary
cobshopgrow
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easily happens when time is passing and theyre constantly growing.
DIY is quite easy, but if you never did then i dont know.
problem with the amazon offerings is to know which diodes they really use.
if you dont want to diy, there is may some small growlight with good diodes and driver plus a dimmer, so you can underdrive it for your purpose.
DIY is quite easy, but if you never did then i dont know.
problem with the amazon offerings is to know which diodes they really use.
if you dont want to diy, there is may some small growlight with good diodes and driver plus a dimmer, so you can underdrive it for your purpose.