Lighting suggestions?

ImNewToAllThis

ImNewToAllThis

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Im new to growing and I want an opinion from you guys that know a lot more than me.

I want an LED light no more than $110 I currently got a vivosun 300w but Im wanting something more for flowering 1-2 plants mainly one. The Vivosun can veg out a plant but i don’t know about flowering out a plant and getting good quality bud.

it’s a 2x2 closet btw. Thanks for the suggestion!
 
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1212ham

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For flowering, you want 30-35 watts per square foot with efficient white LED, or around 50w/foot with blurple, like the vivosun.
Your Vivosun is actually 135W±3%, so you aren't very far off from 150w. Adding some extra light could be all you need. Got an extra 19.5V or higher laptop power supply?
https://www.rollitup.org/t/cheap-strip-light-and-cabinet.997299/

If you don't mind some simple DIY, use these for 150w of high quality dimmable light.

8 Bridgleux EB Gen-2 strips, $4.82 each. Move fast if you want these, they are discontinued and nearly half the price of the new Gen-3.
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/bridgelux/BXEB-L0560Z-35E2000-C-B3/976-1734-ND/7907663

One Meanwell HLG-150H-42, $49.17. This is the driver, or power supply.
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/MEAN-WELL/HLG-150H-20B?qs=/ha2pyFaduiagz3CQfBjkHMqZ4KTcAJ8O%2ByKB6hz6aN7h79MCRnqlw==
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mean-Well-HLG-150H-42B-/183180327300

http://ledgardener.com/diy-led-strip-build-designs-samsung-bridgelux/
 
ImNewToAllThis

ImNewToAllThis

Member
1212ham said:
For flowering, you want 30-35 watts per square foot with efficient white LED, or around 50w/foot with blurple, like the vivosun.
Your Vivosun is actually 135W±3%, so you aren't very far off from 150w. Adding some extra light could be all you need. Got an extra 19.5V or higher laptop power supply?
https://www.rollitup.org/t/cheap-strip-light-and-cabinet.997299/

If you don't mind some simple DIY, use these for 150w of high quality dimmable light.

8 Bridgleux EB Gen-2 strips, $4.82 each. Move fast if you want these, they are discontinued and nearly half the price of the new Gen-3.
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/bridgelux/BXEB-L0560Z-35E2000-C-B3/976-1734-ND/7907663

One Meanwell HLG-150H-42, $49.17. This is the driver, or power supply.
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/MEAN-WELL/HLG-150H-20B?qs=/ha2pyFaduiagz3CQfBjkHMqZ4KTcAJ8O%2ByKB6hz6aN7h79MCRnqlw==
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mean-Well-HLG-150H-42B-/183180327300

http://ledgardener.com/diy-led-strip-build-designs-samsung-bridgelux/
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You have any prebuilt boards that you can suggest ? I don’t want to mess with that DIY stuff :cry:, don’t want to end up messing the whole thing up ,knowing my luck lol
 
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1212ham

Well-Known Member
You could look at these. You could also add 2-4 strips to you existing light and power with a laptop supply. It's really not difficult.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PLY1WKK?aaxitk=34xc22Ln8XYxHHG.8OoGIA&pd_rd_i=B07PLY1WKK&pf_rd_p=44fc3e0f-4b9e-4ed8-b33b-363a7257163d&hsa_cr_id=2591279360601&sb-ci-n=asinImage&sb-ci-v=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41krKMA8GhL.jpg&sb-ci-a=B07PLY1WKK

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/SF-1000W-LED-Grow-Light-Full-Spectrum-Samsung-LM301B-Diodes-For-Indoor-VEG-Bloom/233308839129?hash=item36524a5cd9:g:h-MAAOSwW4ddSoUD
 
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