Hi all
I'm a lazy poster but have lurked for some time. Most questions have already been asked so never needed to ask anything myself!
I've been reading about UV light, and have set my mind on trying out supplementing my HPS with UVB.
It seems that 300nm LEDs would be the most practical solution for me, since I don't really want anything else. Maybe some other specific wavelengths my HPS is low on, like 440nm.
Reptile lamps seem to give very little UVB and a lot of ineffectual wavelenghts.
Mercury vapor lamps run too hot, and also give a lot of unusable light. I've got enough heat as it is.
The biggest question is how much UVB would be optimal, wouldn't want to overdo it. My space is 1m*1m which is ~11 square feet with 2x400W HPS / Sunmaster dual-spec bulbs. The panel I'm eyeing right now has 25*3W LEDs with 50W actual draw. If it's all UVB can that be too much? Probably still way less UVB than sunlight? I don't know the operating efficiency of the LEDs in question but the output can't be much more than 5-7W, right?
I'm ordering a custom panel and will get to choose the exact wavelengths.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If I get this done I might find the courage to post some pics.
I'm a lazy poster but have lurked for some time. Most questions have already been asked so never needed to ask anything myself!
I've been reading about UV light, and have set my mind on trying out supplementing my HPS with UVB.
It seems that 300nm LEDs would be the most practical solution for me, since I don't really want anything else. Maybe some other specific wavelengths my HPS is low on, like 440nm.
Reptile lamps seem to give very little UVB and a lot of ineffectual wavelenghts.
Mercury vapor lamps run too hot, and also give a lot of unusable light. I've got enough heat as it is.
The biggest question is how much UVB would be optimal, wouldn't want to overdo it. My space is 1m*1m which is ~11 square feet with 2x400W HPS / Sunmaster dual-spec bulbs. The panel I'm eyeing right now has 25*3W LEDs with 50W actual draw. If it's all UVB can that be too much? Probably still way less UVB than sunlight? I don't know the operating efficiency of the LEDs in question but the output can't be much more than 5-7W, right?
I'm ordering a custom panel and will get to choose the exact wavelengths.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If I get this done I might find the courage to post some pics.