New beginners advice on LED lighting plus

[Snail1976]

I posted this first on a existing thread without any replies so I thought I would start a new one.
So, I’m a dummy on LED lights but need to use them because of power supply in the bedroom I chose for my tent. I bought a 2’ x 2’ tent setup. I’m only growing autos in it. There’s enough room for 3 plants. They vegged our perfectly but flowering wasn’t happening like it should so I started looking at the light that came with the setup (300 watt) and discovered that it was for seedlings & veg ONLY! I ordered this light to start over. I know I’m not going to win any “big bud” awards but surely I can get good enough bud for my personal use. Did I fuck up again with this new light? Opinions please.
Other advice will be asked here also.

 

[Cubes15128]

That light would be a decent start for veg!
You should look into cobs

 

[Snail1976]

That light would be a decent start for veg!
You should look into cobs

I know but I’m on a budget right now. This light says for flower/bloom also. That’s where I messed up with my 1st led. It wasn’t for flower/bloom.

 

[Cubes15128]

I got 2 50w cxb3590s built with a frame and everything for $250 from timber. It's a beautiful top quality build from them. But yea I gotcha on the budget part lol I f'd myself on my first light haha I got an advanced platinum p300 for $405
It's great for veg tho lol

 

[Snail1976]

I know there’s options out there for different lights but, like I said, limited electric. I have one outlet to run everything off of. That includes a ceramic heater for the room because of cold weather. Y’all keep saying good for veg. Surely, this light will go all the way. Maybe the yield will suffer but still produce the final stage? I know some experts go all the way with expensive LED’s and have big yields. I’m not looking to win any prizes on buds. It does have the flowering stage lights.
PS: I had plants starting to flower with the light that was for veg only.

 

[Snail1976]

I got 2 50w cxb3590s built with a frame and everything for $250 from timber. It's a beautiful top quality build from them. But yea I gotcha on the budget part lol I f'd myself on my first light haha I got an advanced platinum p300 for $405
It's great for veg tho lol

Did you not get the bud stage with that LED? Nothing?

 

[Cubes15128]

Yikes lol why just one outlet? And yes some people do use blurple all the way through with good results. But the cheaper ones like you got tend to produce light airy buds I hear/see.

 

[Snail1976]

Yikes lol why just one outlet? And yes some people do use blurple all the way through with good results. But the cheaper ones like you got tend to produce light airy buds I hear/see.

lol old house. I don’t care if it’s light and airy buds. That’s why I’m going with auto flower. Short and fast. My veg light put out enough heat that I didn’t need a heater and I’m sure this new one will also.

 

[Cubes15128]

Did you not get the bud stage with that LED? Nothing?

Nope not yet. I got my cobs before I flowered and switched em out. I've seen nice grows with the p300 that's why I got it. Just haven't tried it in flower yet lol here's one of the colas under 100w of cobs. Week 6

 

[Cubes15128]

lol old house. I don’t care if it’s light and airy buds. That’s why I’m going with auto flower. Short and fast. My veg light put out enough heat that I didn’t need a heater and I’m sure this new one will also.

Well you sound pretty set then lol and yea it's gonna put off even more heat probably

 

[Cubes15128]

@Snail1976 do you grow mushies?? Or just a random profile pic? Lol

 

[auto1dwc]

I posted this first on a existing thread without any replies so I thought I would start a new one.
So, I’m a dummy on LED lights but need to use them because of power supply in the bedroom I chose for my tent. I bought a 2’ x 2’ tent setup. I’m only growing autos in it. There’s enough room for 3 plants. They vegged our perfectly but flowering wasn’t happening like it should so I started looking at the light that came with the setup (300 watt) and discovered that it was for seedlings & veg ONLY! I ordered this light to start over. I know I’m not going to win any “big bud” awards but surely I can get good enough bud for my personal use. Did I fuck up again with this new light? Opinions please.
Other advice will be asked here also.

I used a 300w--total output 114w and I got 113g dried weight from 1 plant. Auto pounder strain.
That's basically a gram per watt.
My light cost me £70.
Don't listen to these punks about LEDs, it just goes to show they haven't used them and there guessing.
A lot of people on here don't understand the meaning off budget.

 

[Snail1976]

I used a 300w--total output 114w and I got 113g dried weight from 1 plant. Auto pounder strain.
That's basically a gram per watt.
My light cost me £70.
Don't listen to these punks about LEDs, it just goes to show they haven't used them and there guessing.
A lot of people on here don't understand the meaning off budget.

That looks good!

 

[Snail1976]

@Snail1976 do you grow mushies?? Or just a random profile pic? Lol

No, I don’t grow mushrooms but I do hunt for them. Probably not the kind you’re thinking of but, those do grow all over my cow pasture. When I was younger, I’d pluck them up but, no more.

 

[Snail1976]

I used a 300w--total output 114w and I got 113g dried weight from 1 plant. Auto pounder strain.
That's basically a gram per watt.
My light cost me £70.
Don't listen to these punks about LEDs, it just goes to show they haven't used them and there guessing.
A lot of people on here don't understand the meaning off budget.

I can live with 1 gram per watt! I’m going to use organic soil this next time. When i feed my cows hay in the winter there’s alway big spots that’s nothing but dirt, left over hay, and cow manure that composts into rich soil over the summer. I collected a big pile of it. I’m going to mix that at 70% soil and 30% perlite. I’m thinking I might not even have to use any type of fertilizer/food for most of the grow. It’s already nitrogen rich with the manure. The only thing I might have to worry about is maybe fly eggs but those type flies are small and not veg. eaters. I’ll prepare for those with sticky traps. Do you know if I should use any type of non-nitrogen food before flower? I’m sure it’s full of good micro organisms so I think using molasses in watering/food would be a good idea to feed those. If it goes good I might just start bagging that soil up to sell
It should be super soil. Here’s a picture of my first plants that grew under the veg only light I had to start with. They even started stretching and pre flowering. I’m hoping this new light will finish them off. I started with 3 plants but one grew balls and I snatched it up. Still 2 are female.
PS: Should I use the light in different modes or keep it on veg and flower start to finish???

 

[coreywebster]

I know there’s options out there for different lights but, like I said, limited electric. I have one outlet to run everything off of. That includes a ceramic heater for the room because of cold weather. Y’all keep saying good for veg. Surely, this light will go all the way. Maybe the yield will suffer but still produce the final stage? I know some experts go all the way with expensive LED’s and have big yields. I’m not looking to win any prizes on buds. It does have the flowering stage lights.
PS: I had plants starting to flower with the light that was for veg only.

Plants will flower even with "veg spectrum" its just the fact there isn't enough light that screws up flowering stage.
Your light will flower fine. Problem with cheaper LEDs is they come with tags like "450w grow light" so people think they can light up a bigger area, not realising the light is really only 200w.
You might not pull the densest buds but you will be fine.

For what its worth, which isn't much since you have already spent your money, you could of bought this
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/products/135w-led-board-kit

and grown better buds with less electricity and heat. Like I say, you've spent your money, but if for some reason you end up having to buy a new light for your space at least you know for future reference.

 

[Snail1976]

Plants will flower even with "veg spectrum" its just the fact there isn't enough light that screws up flowering stage.
Your light will flower fine. Problem with cheaper LEDs is they come with tags like "450w grow light" so people think they can light up a bigger area, not realising the light is really only 200w.
You might not pull the densest buds but you will be fine.

For what its worth, which isn't much since you have already spent your money, you could of bought this
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/products/135w-led-board-kit

and grown better buds with less electricity and heat. Like I say, you've spent your money, but if for some reason you end up having to buy a new light for your space at least you know for future reference.

Thank you! I’ll definitely save that link.

 

[Snail1976]

Plants will flower even with "veg spectrum" its just the fact there isn't enough light that screws up flowering stage.
Your light will flower fine. Problem with cheaper LEDs is they come with tags like "450w grow light" so people think they can light up a bigger area, not realising the light is really only 200w.
You might not pull the densest buds but you will be fine.

For what its worth, which isn't much since you have already spent your money, you could of bought this
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/products/135w-led-board-kit

and grown better buds with less electricity and heat. Like I say, you've spent your money, but if for some reason you end up having to buy a new light for your space at least you know for future reference.

Also, I knew it was only a true 200 or 250 watt but it should cover 4 square feet.

 

[auto1dwc]

Thank you! I’ll definitely save that link.

Yes pal ur right and they do the job.
Like I said my
300w -- total output 114w.
600w -- total output 356w.
I use both these lights now and results are looking nice. Around 220g dried I'd say.
But if you look the ratio isn't as good in comparison, but even if I had a 1000w led or even hid, there's no saying I would get a thousand gram.

 

[Snail1976]

Yes pal ur right and they do the job.
Like I said my
300w -- total output 114w.
600w -- total output 356w.
I use both these lights now and results are looking nice. Around 220g dried I'd say.
But if you look the ratio isn't as good in comparison, but even if I had a 1000w led or even hid, there's no saying I would get a thousand gram.

Right on brother! I dig those numbers.