Required Lighting

Fred4

Member
Hi, How much led lighting would I need for one plant. Right now I have gro bulbs hanging down everywhere. Want to get rid of that and just have the one good led. Right now the canopy is approx 3'x3' in the fourth week of flower, the flowers also look small so I dont think my lighting is cutting it. Any advice on what I need and the lights that you would recommend would be appreciated. Thanks
 

Pudding Pops

Active Member
From what I understand, 30-45 watts draw per square foot is a decent range to base a purchase off of. Thats actual watts at the wall, not the advertised "equivalence". What kind of led lights were you looking to get in to?
 

Fred4

Member
From what I understand, 30-45 watts draw per square foot is a decent range to base a purchase off of. Thats actual watts at the wall, not the advertised "equivalence". What kind of led lights were you looking to get in to?
So my plant now is approx 3'x3' so I would need at least 270 watts at the wall, is that correct?
 

Fred4

Member
Better than the last, but built with low quality parts (driver and diodes), so is a poor investment.
As you can tell I'm new at this so I really dont know whats good or bad , I just read the reviews and go by that. Could u steer me in the right direction?
 

PJ Diaz

Well-Known Member
As you can tell I'm new at this so I really dont know whats good or bad , I just read the reviews and go by that. Could u steer me in the right direction?
You need to answer my previous question, in order to be properly steered.
 

PJ Diaz

Well-Known Member
As you can tell I'm new at this so I really dont know whats good or bad , I just read the reviews and go by that. Could u steer me in the right direction?
Look for lights with Meanwell drivers and LM301B or LM301H diodes.
 

GBAUTO

Well-Known Member
Most of the plants I grow occupy a 2x2 footprint.
Using top-tier diodes like the lm301h.you'll need a MINIMUM of 30 watts/sqft of canopy for best results.
I started with economy Amazon blurples 5 years ago, every one of them is sitting in the closet.
Will they grow weed???
Of course, they will, but I almost doubled my yields by using a better light source.
I ended up diy'ing my fixtures for my main room, but the Meiju QB550 clone fixture I run in my pheno tent has been flawless.
 
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