Hello! First grow here ! I have a 6.5x6.5x 7 room trying to grow ten plants ! I've been using 3 400w apollo Mh lights spread evenly in my room . And 400 w hps for flowing . I got ok veg growth but the more I read the more I realized maybe it wasn't the greatest as some people can get up to 3 inches on a good day of growth and i got nothing like that . When i flowered I got loose airy buds and not even close to .5g per w. Overall big waste of time and money . I had tempsture problems, bugs even with intake and outtake fans and multiple fans just circulating air because it was so hot upwards to 90 degrees sometimes . So i got rid of it all and decided to try LED out . I got 3 800 w king led double chipped , and wondering should this provide better lighting for my next grow or if lighting was even a problem from the start ? for ten plants in the same room ? I know my heat problem will be gone at least but the actual power w is 180 w being used , so does that mean I just got 3 lights that are basically as powerful as one 400 Mh?
Do I have enough lighting for my room and plants ??
mahiluana
Well-Known Member
Hi brother - you should buy a power meterand make shure to drive out a min. of 1200-1500 real watt for your space(6,5 x 6,5)
~75% of your "real" power will be transformed into heat.
Watercooled led light is the most efficient way to manage heat production.
I can take hot showers every day with the heat of my grow light.
