20w Floodlight. Can I use it in my box?

TrappinInNature

TrappinInNature

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Hey guys I've been looking at cheap floodlights, and they are very appealing to me right now as i have a tight budget. The grow box I'm planning is about 16" in height.

Now i have read about light bleaching, but I only really see it happening with powerful grow lights. The 20w LED light i'm looking at produces 1600 Lumens. I know this isn't much, but my space is small.

So can i have it right above my plant like 1-2" away? Or will that light bleach the plants? And what about low power LED grow lights?
 
TrappinInNature

TrappinInNature

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Too big. I've been looking CFLs too, but those aren't as convenient. So would the LEDs be too intense at that distance even though they are relatively weak?
 
ChefKimbo

ChefKimbo

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20171130_213433.jpg I would go with the 9 watt Cree A19 bulbs or the higher wattage Par38 floodlights. I'm using 2 floodlights, 4 A19s in a 4 square ft space. Could be better but it's working well.
 
TrappinInNature

TrappinInNature

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Hmm think I'm going to try my luck with the LED's. I looked at some pc grows using LED's and it seems that 20Ws of LED should be fine with some LST.

I just want them because they will save me a lot of time and money. And I need to keep it super stealth so I can't get too DIY because it will end up either obvious or expensive and I can't have either right now.
 
Kerovan

Kerovan

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TrappinInNature said:
Too big. I've been looking CFLs too, but those aren't as convenient. So would the LEDs be too intense at that distance even though they are relatively weak?
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You can get t5's in all sorts of sizes, so they aren't too big. Don't waste any money on cfl's.
 
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