Hello all, so first off in growing ILGM WW Auto seeds planted one on March 1st so I’m about a week or two into veg. I’m growing in a vivosun tent 48x24x60 with FFOF soil nothing added. I have only that one plant started and have 1 seed currently germinating, I want to get between 3 and 4 growing at a time on a cycle. Currently I’m using a vivosun 600w LED. For what I am trying to grow(4 plants) what would be an optimal light… not to worried about price at this time so any suggestions are welcome! TIA
One HLG QB260 rspec would be perfect.
The problem with your current LED is the footprint is so small that you have to raise pretty high to get full coverage. Not really possible in a 5 foot high tent. Also, at most I’d have two plants in that space. If wanting to do multiples, a larger and taller tent might be in order.
DIY HLG 2x288 QB.
You can get the HLG light for about the same amount and is a better light.
Check out Growerslights dot com and Horticulture Lighting Group dot com
If you are handy you can buy the light diy with some minor assembly and save a few $$.
OP is working in a 2 X 4 tent so that light would be inadequate at 150 watts to properly flower out a plant. It also has a square footprint, unlike the light I listed.
I’ve seen these and hope they are good lights but I’m already suspicious when they pull the same damned game with ‘grows like a 1,000 watt HPS yet consumes only 150 watts’.
HLG is pretty much on top of the lighting world right now: the only way to get a better light than this is to build one from scratch.
They use ELG drivers apposed to HLG drivers. I believe the ELG drivers have a lower power draw or something. @dbrn32 can help me out here. Those spider farmer lights are a waste. If some is gonna spend that much money they might as well go with the tried and true
In the 2x4 I would definitely go with a QB 260 kit from Horticulture Lighting Group. You wont find a better light unless you wanted to build your own.
Elg driver derates output current to 75% of nameplate on 120v circuit. So, if you’re using standard US receptacle the hlg-240h-c2100 only has output current of less than 1600ma. Makes it more like a 200 watt driver than a 250 watt driver like the similar hlg series.
That light wouldnt cover a rectangular space like your 2x4. Lemme grab a screenshot of what you should get
Thank you!
Thanks, SK: I believe that fits his footprint well.
Yall are amazing! Thank you
I have 3 hlg 260 in my 5x5x80. An hlg 260 xl would be nice in his 2x4x5. One board for each plant I wouldn’t put more than 2 plants in a 2x4. JMO. Bottom line I love my HLG’s