need help with LED purchase

purplegrower02

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I have a 3x2 tent that was my mother room, but I'm making it into another flower room.

I have a 400w hps in there and want a led on each side of it maybe on a 45 degree degree angle in the upper corner of the cab. Obviously it would be a small 50-90w led.

I could build two using a single 60w cob for each but is there any good performing small leds out there?

Obviously I could go with cfls one in each corner and one hanging directly in the middle of the tent for 125 actual watts of light... any suggestions?
 

goggalor

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I usually check on Amazon. I like being able to read the comments and peoples reviews (I always take it with a grain of salt though). I have an Apollo brand LED which I love, and I do believe they have the UFO style LEDs
 

az2000

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Obviously I could go with cfls one in each corner and one hanging directly in the middle of the tent for 125 actual watts of light... any suggestions?
I don't see any reason to use CFLs with the availability of LED screw-in bulbs. CFLs are only 60-70 lumens per watt. By comparison, Cree A19 LED bulbs are ~92 lm/w with gummy protective film removed from the glass diffusion bulb. SMD 5730 "corncob" lights available on AliExpress (in clear globes) are ~105 lm/w. Add a reflector for directional light and all those lm/w numbers go down. But, that should be proportional for each. As omnidirectional, as an apples/apples comparison, I don't seen CFLs being useful unless you need to heat your space in cold climates.

For what you're describing, Cree's 18w LED PAR38 spot or flood ($24 at Home Depot) is 83 lm/w. 10-year warranty.

@GrowErr recently recommended this 100w flood. (<<link) 90 lm/w. That seller has lower wattage versions of the same light. Not sure what LED chip they use. Without GrowErr's vouching for it, I'd be skeptical.
 
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