Clumpyoyster
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Right now I’m only using the 800w(red one) for 8 clones and two seedlings
Dude I totally getb what your saying so near future will bring unto me a good quality LED. There's waaaay better out there and before they go into flower I will have another tent and a high quality led for flower .Here’s the thing. In my experience (albeit not that much. maybe 20 grows), the amazon special LEDs are GREAT for vegging plants. You have MORE than enough power to veg say 8 clones just fine until the day you flip.
Get a smaller tent for your clones (maybe a 2x2) and run the less powerful light in there for vegging your clones. Sell or scrap the other light. Get a real light for the 5x5...
When you flip is when you’ll notice that you don’t have NEARLY enough light for 8 plants in a 5x5... They will probably stretch like crazy and you’ll have to lollipop all the way to the top 1/3 of the plant if you want dense, mature nugs. Chances are your buds will still be all fluffy.
I’m sure you realize you’re probably only pulling 450-500 watts at the wall with both of those lights. Add to it the fact that the spectrum on those lights suck ass for flowering. Not trying to be a jerk, just relaying what I’ve learned...
Do yourself a favor and get 2 HLG 320 xl quantum boards MINIMUM if you are insisting on LEDS... Or maybe a Timber cob set up. Or hell, diy a light with boards and strips. But forget about flowering in a 5x5 with those lights. Build some yourself to save a few bucks. It’s easy. If not, just go for a 1000w Gavita HPS and a really good ventilation set up and you’ll be more than happy with the results. Gotta pay to play.
Or, waste more money and get like 3 more of the “1500 watt” ones. But I’ll tell you this. Those bitches will raise the temps in your tent to like 90-95 degrees. Again, come harvest time, you’ll be wondering what went wrong.
A 5x5 tent, in my opinion, is somewhat of a bigger tent and if you don’t already know all of the above, you should have started with a smaller tent/grow... I say all of this because at the beginning of the LED boom, I made the same damn mistakes... LEDS rock in my opinion. But typically, they aren’t what they’re advertised to be. Start small and go from there