Mars 1600 led full spectrum

coreywebster said:

170cm is plenty for HPS. With the right plant training.
If your plants are struggling under your low wattage LED then they need condensing. But with that LED you will be lucky to cover 1/4 of your 4x4 properly. Probably cover about 2.5x2 ft max in flower.
This is one of the main reasons those types of LED have a bad rep.

Just stay clear of blurple lights and stick to white light with good efficiency. You want 30-35w per square foot with the right LEDs. 50w per square foot with crap ones.

Did you say you were about half way through flower? Do you have a thread of journal or some pics?

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coreywebster said:

170cm is plenty for HPS. With the right plant training.
If your plants are struggling under your low wattage LED then they need condensing. But with that LED you will be lucky to cover 1/4 of your 4x4 properly. Probably cover about 2.5x2 ft max in flower.
This is one of the main reasons those types of LED have a bad rep.

Just stay clear of blurple lights and stick to white light with good efficiency. You want 30-35w per square foot with the right LEDs. 50w per square foot with crap ones.

Did you say you were about half way through flower? Do you have a thread of journal or some pics?

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BaROne123 said:

Thanks


Many thanks for the message and information.
I don't have a journal perse. But I did start a thread under newbie central...headed
First timer needing "checking on"

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BaROne123 said:

I am unable to condense as I am using a wilmer 4 pot drip system. In my next grow I will def be looking at stronger wattage and maybe learning how to keep short and compact. Maybe some side lighting. But i need to research more.

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