Good afternoon DGC, I have a lighting question. I currently use 2 marshydro tsw2000w led lights in my 4×8 tent. I will be converting the entire 10×10 room into grow room. I am looking at lights as I have everything else currently to expand the room size. I have heard amazing reviews on the hlg550 v2/hlg650 and the spider farmer sf4000. Besides the fact you have to buy the uv bar separate for the hlg and it doesn’t offer as much far red above 700. What really separates these lights in terms of quality and efficiency? I’m trying not to buy more then needed but still get the absolute best quality I can as far as lighting goes.
If this matters the room is temp/humidity controlled with a 6000 btu ac and 250 sq ft humidifier. I have an autopilot c02 monitor with a 20 lb tank and regulator. Media is a organic super soil recipe of ff o&f soil as base, 20% organic work casting, 20% organic superchar, 20% lg hydrocorn, two cups neem seed meal, 2 cups kelp meal, 1/4 c/gallon 15-1-1 pure protein fish hudroxylate, 1 tbs/gal rainbow mix pro grow/bloom, 1 tbs/gal boogie brix, and now 1 tsp/gal Recharge. I also feed with boogie brew compost tea with 1 tsp Recharge and 1 tbs pure protein 15-1-1 fish hydroxylate weekly. Any help and advice for lighting that will fit my needs would be greatly appreciated.
be blessed,
diamond
to keep it simple, I’d say one 650 for each 5×5 area.
You are rocking with Co2 so you should have your lighting down pact before you dive into that.
Don’t stress the far reds, just go full spectrum from a reputable brand like rapid, hlg etc… i personally have use growers choice roi-e680. I have 2 in a 15×8 room which has a flowering foot print of 12×6 and I keep my lights at 80% or they burn the ladies.
Don’t over think it, look at cost, spectrum and efficacy (aim for 2.4 and up) all those mentioned are at 2.4 or higher. any will do the trick perfectly in both veg and bloom without skipping a beat.
very impressive list of nutes my friend. I spent a fortune on some similar stuff, including the boogie brew because I love the guys behind it and used it on my vegetable garden mostly. Anyways, I am trying a new method by Bill Ward from Youtube where you just water Pro-Mix HP everyday with Maxibloom and calmag only. It is love so far… no more red stem stunted mutant ass chewed up organic runts lol.. Well except for the round I’m finishing up in living soil, that shit is difficult as hell and may exist mostly to sell products. Anyways I wont give up on oganic but me and my wallet need a rest lol