Grow light recommendations ?

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Cammcdan

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I’m starting my 4 plants inside. Anyone got a good affordable grow light recommendation? Thanks ! I’ll be moving them outside early May but want to make sure my light is strong enough to get them going!
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Cammcdan said:
I’m starting my 4 plants inside. Anyone got a good affordable grow light recommendation? Thanks ! I’ll be moving them outside early May but want to make sure my light is strong enough to get them going!
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What's your budget, and are you going to start them in a tent?
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Cammcdan said:
I can spend 150 on a light. And probably a smaller light that is strong enough. I’m vegging then I door until mid May. Prolly a light 2ft length
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This is about $115, after coupon code "RIU10". Maybe use the rest for a small 2x2 tent.
horticulturelightinggroup.com

135W QB V1 LED Kit

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 has 288pcs Samsung 561C for 5000K or Lumileds 2835HE for 3000K
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xtsho

xtsho

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If you're just going to be vegging until they go outside a 600 watt HID is cheap and effective. LED's are fine as well but you can get more bang for your buck up front with an HID. You can grow 4 shrubs with a 600 watt and then put them out to flower outside. They use a little more electricity than LED's but they are proven to work.
 
TreeFarmerCharlie

TreeFarmerCharlie

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I recommend THIS LIGHT to people who are looking for a budget light all the time. It pulls 300W from the wall and I've been running two in my 4x4 tent for the last 2 years. IMO, this light is damn good for it's price and it's been good enough to cause me to not rush into replacing them with a quantum board setup. One of them was plenty for veg and flower in the 32" x 32" tent I started out with, too. I'm going to eventually upgrade to quantum boards, because I know I can get more out of my plants, but I've really been happy with these for the time being.
 
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iobloop

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I recommend diy.
BXRC-35E10K0-C-7x-SE
Test results; 855mA 66.2V 56.6W 11056lm 195 lm/W,
1710mA 69.4V 118.7W 19463lm 164 lm/W
Unit price; 18 -28 €, digikey; 23,33 €.
 
70's natureboy

70's natureboy

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TreeFarmerCharlie said:
I recommend THIS LIGHT to people who are looking for a budget light all the time. It pulls 300W from the wall and I've been running two in my 4x4 tent for the last 2 years. IMO, this light is damn good for it's price and it's been good enough to cause me to not rush into replacing them with a quantum board setup. One of them was plenty for veg and flower in the 32" x 32" tent I started out with, too. I'm going to eventually upgrade to quantum boards, because I know I can get more out of my plants, but I've really been happy with these for the time being.
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At least the price is reasonable enough to take a gamble on it.
 
TreeFarmerCharlie

TreeFarmerCharlie

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70's natureboy said:
At least the price is reasonable enough to take a gamble on it.
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It's the only inexpensive Amazon light I recommend... and I wouldn't recommend it if I hadn't had great results with the two I purchased. When I first bought them I figured they were cheap enough that I wouldn't care if they only lasted me a year but they've been humming along for 2 years with no issues. But I also take care of them. I wipe them down and blow the vents out before each grow.
 
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