Lighting Upgrade for small box

[Odissey]

Hi everyone,

I have been growing in a micro tent with 40x40x80cm (1.31x1.31x2.62 feet) and with a 55w 3500k cree COB. Now I am building a box with 40x60x100 cm (1.32x2x3.3 feet) and I am wondering whether it is worth upgrading to a 100 w quantum board or not.

My considerations are, the cob does not veg very well, or at least that is my experience in the super small tent. So having a quantum board like a Spider Farmer SF1000 with extra blue light chips might help in the early stages. On the other hand, I am afraid it is overkill for such a small space and that I might be waisting money and electricity, as well as "burn" the plants.

Other question: since I have spent some money on the box and seeds, if I do decide to upgrade, I would like to keep the costs down. Thus, I am considering either a spiderfarmer or one of these qbs from alibaba with added UV. Anyone has experience with these?

Thanks for the help!

Best,

Odissey

 

[Bigg Al]

Yes, I have the spider farmer SF-1000 in my closet and it's a very good light. The light is dimmable. Just unscrew the driver turn over, theres a screw to turn up and down.

 

[Odissey]

Thanks for the reply! Do you think it is a worthy upgrade over my current 55w cob for the dimensions I mentioned though (1.3x2x3.3 feet)?

Yes, I have the spider farmer SF-1000 in my closet and it's a very good light. The light is dimmable. Just unscrew the driver turn over, theres a screw to turn up and down.

 

[Bigg Al]

Turn the driver over here.

 

[Odissey]

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Turn the driver over here.


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Epic! Thanks! Did you order from spiderfarmer or alibaba? I have seen sellers on alibaba supposedly selling the SF for nearly half the price of what is listed on the SF website.

 

[Odissey]

Like this

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m.alibaba.com

 

[Bigg Al]

Epic! Thanks! Did you order from spiderfarmer or alibaba? I have seen sellers on alibaba supposedly selling the SF for nearly half the price of what is listed on the SF website.

No, they sponsor my grow, I bought the light and they paid for it. I got a thread somewhere.

 

[Odissey]

Ah I see. That is nice. So would you say this cheaper product on alibaba is actually a SF knockoff or does it mean you are buying directly from the source? Because 50% difference is quite substantial

No, they sponsor my grow, I bought the light and they paid for it. I got a thread somewhere.

 

[Bigg Al]

Ah I see. That is nice. So would you say this cheaper product on alibaba is actually a SF knockoff or does it mean you are buying directly from the source? Because 50% difference is quite substantial

I bought it from Amazon and they put the money into my PayPal account.