0.8 x 1.2m lighting help
Phytoplankton
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I’m not sure how you’re going to get 4 plants in a sq meter, unless you’re using I or 2 gal pots. Best of luck. Also, that is waay too much light, I’d use one or the other, not both.
EH40veg
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True would probably be better with 2 looking at the space, but yeah that’s what I’m asking mate so would you go with the led or hps? Thanks
EH40veg
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Ok mate thanks, was looking at a 480w led would you just go with the one yeah
EH40veg
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Was looking to get one of these mate what you think?
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Phytoplankton
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I like LED’s, that one looks pretty good, not familiar with that brand, but I’m in the US.
for the price, i would go with a mars hydro sp 3000
and btw if you mix led and hps you GAIN the advantages of the two spectrums where they interlap
you dont loose nothing except money cooling down the room if you have to
i suggest 4 100 watt quantum boards or the sp
look at my cupboard its 60x90 and i got 320 watt leds in there , overkill
so forget the hps 600 and get led
i like the sp for your space better
and use 3 gallon pots for final transplant, trust me
bless
and btw if you mix led and hps you GAIN the advantages of the two spectrums where they interlap
you dont loose nothing except money cooling down the room if you have to
i suggest 4 100 watt quantum boards or the sp
look at my cupboard its 60x90 and i got 320 watt leds in there , overkill
so forget the hps 600 and get led
i like the sp for your space better
and use 3 gallon pots for final transplant, trust me
bless
EH40veg
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Hey mate I was looking at the sp3000 but it’s only 300w would prefer something a bit higher to try get a bigger yield, but cheers mate will just forget about the hps then
EH40veg
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Had a look at yours mate looks good, would I get away with running more watts if I chose led lighting in a small space like that or would it be over kill if I were to add more leds
Kola_Kreator
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300 watts is enough lighting to grow over a pound if you get everything else right. You won't fit much more than a pound in a 0.8 x 1.2 canopy space so anything over 300 is pointless unless the shape of the 400 light gives you better ppfd distribution and you run it dimmed at 75%.
If yield is your primary goal my advice would be to run coco DTW instead of soil. And use photo seeds over autos.
EH40veg
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Ok thank you will look for an led with 300-400 watts, and will most likely go with coco since yields a little more
coreywebster
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Don't go with a 480w light that has a square footprint.
Go with either 2 or 3 smaller lights unless you can find one specific for your oblong spade, which to my knowledge only migro do.
But I'll have a look and see what I can see
Go with either 2 or 3 smaller lights unless you can find one specific for your oblong spade, which to my knowledge only migro do.
But I'll have a look and see what I can see
coreywebster
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This would be my Go to for 60x120cm
But I'd prefer it to be 300w.
migrolight.com
However they do these for 2x2 (60x60cm)
migrolight.com
Now if you got 3 of these you've got yourself 375w which is a lot in your space.
And all for £357 ..
Now 1, that's going to be a better light both in build and efficiency and 2, you'll get far better customer support if you ever needed it.
3rd option..
migrolight.com
Two of these would fit really well and light that space up evenly..
But 500w is overkill, but you can dim them and you will most definitely have to in veg..
That £438..
Both options 2 and 3 would be cheaper and far better lights than the one you linked from London grow, which is just a chinese knockoff of a quantum board and they are making a huge mark up on that light .
But I'd prefer it to be 300w.
MIGRO ARAY 4 | 250W
The MIGRO ARAY 4 is the most efficient LED grow light on the market for 4ft x 2ft or 1.2m x 0.6m grow space. Delivering incredibly uniform PAR distribution with 4 LED bars, a remote mountable LED driver with dimmer control.
migrolight.com
However they do these for 2x2 (60x60cm)
MIGRO ARAY 2 | 125W
The MIGRO ARAY 2 is the most efficient LED grow light on the market for 2ft x 2ft or 0.6m x 0.6m grow space. Delivering incredibly uniform PAR distribution with 2 LED bars, a remote mountable LED driver with dimmer control.
migrolight.com
Now if you got 3 of these you've got yourself 375w which is a lot in your space.
And all for £357 ..
Now 1, that's going to be a better light both in build and efficiency and 2, you'll get far better customer support if you ever needed it.
3rd option..
MIGRO ARAY 3 | 250W
The MIGRO ARAY 3 is the most efficient LED grow light on the market for 3ft x 3ft or 0.9m x 0.9m grow space. Delivering incredibly uniform PAR distribution with 3 LED bars, a remote mountable LED driver with dimmer control.
migrolight.com
Two of these would fit really well and light that space up evenly..
But 500w is overkill, but you can dim them and you will most definitely have to in veg..
That £438..
Both options 2 and 3 would be cheaper and far better lights than the one you linked from London grow, which is just a chinese knockoff of a quantum board and they are making a huge mark up on that light .
coreywebster
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And if you don't know this guy/ company just search migro on YouTube..
He's been at this for a long time and has been testing every light worth talking about for years and happily shows which beat his and which don't and price comparisons.
He's probably the most transparent LED manufacturer there is and very competitive price wise.
He's been at this for a long time and has been testing every light worth talking about for years and happily shows which beat his and which don't and price comparisons.
He's probably the most transparent LED manufacturer there is and very competitive price wise.
EH40veg
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Thank you mate those look good I’d probs go with the 3rd option, but dim them down to 3-400 wattsThis would be my Go to for 60x120cm
But I'd prefer it to be 300w.
MIGRO ARAY 4 | 250W
The MIGRO ARAY 4 is the most efficient LED grow light on the market for 4ft x 2ft or 1.2m x 0.6m grow space. Delivering incredibly uniform PAR distribution with 4 LED bars, a remote mountable LED driver with dimmer control.
However they do these for 2x2 (60x60cm)
MIGRO ARAY 2 | 125W
The MIGRO ARAY 2 is the most efficient LED grow light on the market for 2ft x 2ft or 0.6m x 0.6m grow space. Delivering incredibly uniform PAR distribution with 2 LED bars, a remote mountable LED driver with dimmer control.
Now if you got 3 of these you've got yourself 375w which is a lot in your space.
And all for £357 ..
Now 1, that's going to be a better light both in build and efficiency and 2, you'll get far better customer support if you ever needed it.
3rd option..
MIGRO ARAY 3 | 250W
The MIGRO ARAY 3 is the most efficient LED grow light on the market for 3ft x 3ft or 0.9m x 0.9m grow space. Delivering incredibly uniform PAR distribution with 3 LED bars, a remote mountable LED driver with dimmer control.
Two of these would fit really well and light that space up evenly..
But 500w is overkill, but you can dim them and you will most definitely have to in veg..
That £438..
Both options 2 and 3 would be cheaper and far better lights than the one you linked from London grow, which is just a chinese knockoff of a quantum board and they are making a huge mark up on that light .
EH40veg
Active Member
Thank you much appreciated, going to order those 2 from the 3rd option. But yeah mate good prices as well cheers again
coreywebster
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Yeah I think though its a bit more money than option 2 the dimensions are far better suited to your space.
Number of LED Bars 3
Light Dimensions 26"" x 22"" or 65cm x 56cm
At 56cm wide youd hang them slightly apart and have really even coverage, where with option 2 you'd have to hang them the other way and the bars would be next to each other , if you catch my drift.
coreywebster
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No worries mate, it's what this sites for.
I don't own any migro lights, got lots of others, but one of the things I like about him is he's genuinely trying to cater for the specific common sizes we use, 2x2, 2x4, 4x4 (ft)ect
Not many light manufacturers catering for the oblong grow spaces.