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Jebbwardo
Jebbwardostarted grow question 5 years ago
What LED light should i purchase for 1.2m x 1.2m x 1.8m high lighthouse tent, cant be a square one because of the shape of the tent plus ive looked at the Skyline 600w MK2 but would like some experienced advice. Is light distance an issue.
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Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0eranswered grow question 5 years ago
I have not seen par test in this exact model, but I have seen a par test done on their 200w model (actual 96w) and it falls way below a lot of other lights at much lower costs. I would look into getting a quantum board kit, they are stupidly easy to wire up, if you can plug in a cable box to a tv you can wire the led rig. For a 1.2x1.2m I would look into a minimum of a true 480w setup, ideally 640w. You can find some great deals directly from china on Alibaba, search for "lm301b or lm301h" and then look for a 480 to 640w set up. You can also find them on Amazon for s little more $$$ vs Alibaba if you want to have Amazon as a level of protection from getting ripped off. I think the msr of the light you listed was £550, you can put together a killer quantum board setup for that price. I personally use qb288 boards on individual heatsinks so I can move them around as needed. I have one driver mounted outside the tent to help keep temps down as well. If you end up with a 480w to 640w setup, at full power, you will need 24" to 36" of space for flower and all the way up or dimmed for veg. These boards are intense.
DeadwebsiteBoringcommunity
DeadwebsiteBoringcommunityanswered grow question 5 years ago
Ecofarm seems to have the most options and some of the best selection. Just IMO
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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunity
DeadwebsiteBoringcommunityanswered grow question 5 years ago
https://www.ecofarm.ca/ Look at Cob Leds.. They are having a huge sale on as well.
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Jebbwardo
Jebbwardoanswered grow question 5 years ago
So the heights a problem if i want a LED that gets the same or better results than 600watt HPS?
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Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0eranswered grow question 5 years ago
If you do shop on alibaba, make sure you get a true meanwell driver and true samsung lm301b or lm301h chips. Some still list old samsung 561c chips (which are still great, just not as efficient as lm301b or lm301h).
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Jebbwardo
Jebbwardoanswered grow question 5 years ago
So keep to the 600watt hps?
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Inhomerhizome
Inhomerhizomeanswered grow question 5 years ago
Also that skyline led is not a good light, it's only 300w so you would need at least two for that tent. The efficiency of this light is would need to be like 3.6ppf!! to put out as much light as a 600w hps and the best lights out there struggle to break the 2.5ppf mark at the moment. The skyline costs between $550-$680 so even assuming it has top of the range performance it's the same price as other better known and proven brands when you consider the fact you will have to buy two of them!
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Inhomerhizome
Inhomerhizomeanswered grow question 5 years ago
There are some variables... What are you growing in? How tall are you planning on growing? because in a 1.8m tent with a carbon filter and fan in there above the light you probably won't be raising the light right up into the apex of the tent anyway. I'd concentrate on having a higher plant count which will decrease plant height and veg time to fill the same space with a SoG. That will keep the plants short enough that you can have ur pick of LED fixtures and if you went for a light like a fluence or chilLed or the thinkgrow model H, which have much closer hanging heights giving u more head room.
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