If so, I can adjust the output. And how far from plants should the height of my lights be? Hi Anthony, You should try to get umol at the plant canopy. We would suggest you contact the manufacturer of your lights to get specific recommendations Best, Klaus. Thanks a lot for this information. As far as I can fathom you are one of the few people who actually talk about what really matters. Reading other comments as well, most producers are focusing on wattage — which as you rightly pointed out — is a consumption unit.
And at least in my researches most producers do not publish micromoles data but focus on wattage. Gaga, You are welcome! Thank you for the feedback. We have been fighting the idea that is takes watts to grow since we started LED Habitats.
We recently shipped an order to Dubai, our customer used Aramax as a freight forwarding service. Hi Scott, Depending on plant size, we recommend one light for every plants. You can also grow up to seedlings with just one of our w Root Max lights. Klaus you have some great info here! They are aglex w and have leds with spectrums for both veg and flowering. However they recomend to run both sets of leds when flowering why is this? Wouldnt the flowering plants not gain a lot from the veg spectrum?
Hi Jesse, typically veg lights lean more into the blue spectrum and flower lights are more in the red spectrum. Flowering plants can also benefit from a higher micrromole output. LED Habitats gives plants the best spectrum and all the light energy plants need for flowering with the Ditto Max Light, all with only one on and off button.
Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Do you need W to grow indoors? Where the myth that you need W to grow hemp comes from The idea that we need watts to grow hemp comes from the days when it was common to use High Pressure Sodium HPS lights to grow anything indoors.
How much wattage do you need to grow indoors? Can you use too much light to grow indoors? Perfect amount of light. Too much light. What lights should I use to grow indoors instead? This is an excellent option for vegetative or green plants. So, a watt HPS grow light can potentially translate to grams or 14 oz of dried, usable cannabis. Likewise, a grow room with watts of light can yield 1. How many plants and how big LED's? Number of Plants 1 sq ft for each plant 4 sq ft for each plant 2 watts watts 4 watts watts 6 watts watts 8 watts watts.
Your Lights are Too Close! Recommended wattage assuming 1. Although too much light can impede plant growth, it's also a fairly easy problem to fix. There are a couple of common methods for remediating a too -bright greenhouse. Plant burn often comes about when plants are growing too close to the main source of light and heat. Go the Distance HPS lights should not be placed inches from the plants , as you would place fluorescent lights ; you should set HPS lamps higher, generally between 5 and 8 feet from the plants.
Whether you have a reflector with your HPS light makes a difference for how close you can keep it from the plants. Grow Light Placement Tips As a rough guide, incandescent grow light bulbs should be at least 24 inches over your plants.
Fluorescent and LED lights have a lower heat signature, so they can be placed 12 and 6 inches over plants respectively. Sixteen plants that are grown under a - watt HPS lamp could produce about Under perfect, outdoor conditions, you can expect yields to extend to grams or The cost to run a on average will be around 25 bucks a month. This article covers how to determine how many fluorescent bulbs you need. I doubt that would be enough for 3 plants, but maybe for one.
I would go with two lights that cover 4 by 4 feet each 1. At an absolute minimum, go with 4 of the Phlizon s link in the comment above , but larger lights would obviously give you better yields. If budget is not an issue, go with 4 SFs. I have a 4 x 4 area have currently acquired a mars hydro ts what do you think of my light coverage. Do you think I have too much light for my space to flower at a height of 12 inches.
Will I be in danger of light burn. Have you seen or heard of any results using this light. Hi steven im a big fan of your site Im now using hps lamps watt 5 x 5 feet the yields are great but the electricity is expensive and want to change to LED I want a led for growth and flowering but one with the best harvest yielding results which led lamp can covers 5 x 5 feet with the result about the same as a watt hps lamp?
Thanks you. I have asked for some info before I wanted to make purchases and I was told that I will not achieve the same harvest as hps watts with the spider farmer sf i have read it is the same like hid now im doubting is the spider Farmer isf good enough to harvest at least grams?? Just a idea. Hi Ricardo thank you mate I almost lost dollars Because it was recommanded to me Like it is the same it is a Shame you never can make that comparison. Yes it is sad, the thing is when someone is used to hid lighting and the weight they can achieve switching to led can be misleading, they recommend around All I can say is led lighting is abit more efficient, abit cooler to run!!
Ricardo can you tel me now I know the spider farmer is only cheap in the Bills Wich led is good to compare with hps led minimum watt Not in the spectrum only But in the result.
So if you are looking to save on power costs have you thought about a dimmable ballast for your hps?? Optic 6 optic 8 or optic 8 plus!!! Check the specs especially the power draw I think the optic 6 pulls around watts which is nice!! The problem with led is the more they pull from the wall the more the light costs?? If money is no problem for you just keep looking untill you find one with a power draw close to what you need.
Thank you Ricardo Im pulling now between 0,8 and 1. I have a 15 x 15 grow room. How do you recommend I setup my room? How many lights? How many plants? I just need one for succulents. I have a 2ft by 5 ft a 3ft display that I need proper lighting for.
How many watts do you recommend? Installed 8 watt equivalent led bulbs 5oook lumens daylight with 4 20w k lum. Well …. I have 1 gdpurple I just started almost hst. Be honest please ps. Hi can you help please ive got a 8x4x6 tent running 2 ups whatt bulbs with 8 plants but want to change to led set up what do you suggest not worried about cost of set up thanks. I just want to make sure..
Do u use the output watts of an led to calculate the space you can light up, or do you use the usage watts of the led? Is this good? It is what I have growing my 2 plants, they seem very healthy but are small imo.
I live in a dark apartment and I want a Bird or Paradise to bloom. I have palm tree that is under watt Full spectrum grow light and over the course of the winter the plant out out three fronds. I was wondering would the same bulb be good for a Bird of Paradise? The W LED grow light actual power is watt.
More effective coverage area than any reflector series lights. Perfect fit for a 3x3ft growing area at I have five plants in veg,1wk and doing well. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
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