Grow Room An ideal LED for a micro grow?

[SHRED]

I'm trying to help a couple of friends who would like to grow but have very limited space.
I was looking at the Spectrum 100W LED.

Any other ideas?

 

[G.Leave]

I'm trying to help a couple of friends who would like to grow but have very limited space.
I was looking at the Spectrum 100W LED.

Any other ideas?

I get away with 100X3W GalaxyHydro/Populargrow with 34" from the top of the pots to the lights surface. Choosing squat strains to keep 'em low. Ive had plants get within 4" of the lights with no ill effect.

 

[Mr.Sparkle]

THe ideal LED guess really comes down to the space, most micro growers either make their own light setups or depending on there grow space gets ones that fit the bill.

What size spaces are they looking to grow in ?

 

[Mr.Sparkle]

I'm trying to help a couple of friends who would like to grow but have very limited space.
I was looking at the Spectrum 100W LED.

Any other ideas?

I get away with 100X3W GalaxyHydro/Populargrow with 34" from the top of the pots to the lights surface. Choosing squat strains to keep 'em low. Ive had plants get within 4" of the lights with no ill effect.

Shred, GreenSkell suggestion could work but there isn't really an ideal light for there space with out knowing the size of it, i could say a 1000hps could work just fine, but you kinda know that would be incorrect, what i can say is any decent made LED light that will be roughly in 30-50watts (actual) per sq/ft range will grow nice plants plants for them, and also what fits their budget, as you can do screw in led light bulbs if you wanted too, and they work great.

 

[G.Leave]

Shred, GreenSkell suggestion could work but there isn't really an ideal light for there space with out knowing the size of it, i could say a 1000hps could work just fine, but you kinda know that would be incorrect, what i can say is any decent made LED light that will be roughly in 30-50watts (actual) per sq/ft range will grow nice plants plants for them, and also what fits their budget, as you can do screw in led light bulbs if you wanted too, and they work great.

You are absolutely correct. I was just pointing out that company spec limitations are not quite accurate. If you go by recommended proximity to the plants from galaxy these lights shouldn't even be used in this cramped space. Looking back on it now if I wasn't set on a prefab unit, I would go with custom diy led's. But I am happy with the production of the galaxy cheap leds.

 

[G.Leave]

@SHRED - If you are talking really low space, make sure you check out mr sparkles microgrow. His output vs wattage is insane vs epistar prefab leds. I figure once dialed in 1gpw, maybe 1.25 can be done(potentially) with the espistar leds.

 

[dankle]

I would build a cob fixture with two 048-1212 leds, a HLG-120-48 driver, and two arctic alipine 11 passive cpu heatsinks, which can easily handle the heat, there's a larger passive heatsink too.

This would come up to around $80-100+ for 120W of cob depending how simple or complex you make it

Low heat, small size, much light

 

[ClockworkOrange]

@SHRED get @BigSm0 he got the cob thing going. He even sells 150w fixtures wich looked solid to me. Other than that CFLs are always managable. There is a LED fixture i was looking at for my upcoming micro setup its a 70w full spec panel i'll lazy link it for all you stoners --> http://hanspanel.com/index.php/micro-70-watt he does offer 100w fixtures 2

 

[BigSm0]

@SHRED get @BigSm0 he got the cob thing going. He even sells 150w fixtures wich looked solid to me. Other than that CFLs are always managable. There is a LED fixture i was looking at for my upcoming micro setup its a 70w full spec panel i'll lazy link it for all you stoners --> http://hanspanel.com/index.php/micro-70-watt he does offer 100w fixtures 2

Thanks CWO. Yes we have a 55w single cob version available. Equivalent to 100+watts of hps. Top of the line parts, passively cooled and extremely efficient light source. Easily expandable and affordable. @Son of Hobbes

 

[ClockworkOrange]

@BigSm0 ohh got it mixed up a little..does it go for 150$? trying to figure where that number came from