My setup

[Red Eye Hero]

sorry just over 400 in nutes my bad, the point im trying to get across is you are spending money on stuff that in the end won't be the difference makers in yeild or quality. The additives can be argued in an absolute perfect growing enviorment could boost plant growth, but we haven't even got 1 crop yet. the guardian, could of spent 100 bucks on pen which in the end would do the same thing. ( I would love to have a guardian, but is isn't necvessary) they aren't gonna fix lack of light issues in ya plants.

Trust me mate we all want you to succeed in this adventure, although we are coming across as stand offish we are all trying to help you. I think everyone who has posted in this thread has harvested multiple crops in doors, gazza has done aero plants, arguably much harder than RDWC, he knows his shit.

I know everyones trying to help sorry if I come across as a know it all I don’t mean to the more comments and different opinions the better

 

[frankreynolds]

Don't downsize your tent, you just will have areas in that 5x5 tent with that light that will not be covered, or barely covered in light.

Look at the ppfd map that is supplied on the mars hydro website, look at ideal ppfd levels for cannabis at certain points in its life, ie. veg, stretch, pre flower, flower. Come up with your own conclusion.

Again i'm jsut trying to highlight unnecessary expensive purchases won't increase your yeild or success in that tent. Lighting will be the thing holding you back

 

[Red Eye Hero]

What led you you suggest for a 5 x 5 tent that is full spectrum and will produce the best buds?

 

[Billygoat]

you got some good shit.. why is LED so important to you?

 

[Red Eye Hero]

Cheap on power

 

[Billygoat]

yeah, nah.

You still need the same watt for watt to be successful, regardless of the type of light..

And hence everyone is encouraging you to invest in MORE light for that space.

 

[Red Eye Hero]

Can anyone suggest a really good light for that space I’ll probably get it on the next grow if the Mars hydro performs like a piece of shit

 

[Billygoat]

630W CMH.

something like this:

https://hyalite.com.au/lucius-recom-630w-cmh-focal-kit-w-4-2k-lamp-hylaite.html

 

[Red Eye Hero]

630W CMH.

something like this:

https://hyalite.com.au/lucius-recom-630w-cmh-focal-kit-w-4-2k-lamp-hylaite.html

Same price as the Mars pretty much does it come with everything included to run it

 

[Billygoat]

yeah mate.

I cannot believe the MARS is the same price.

The CMH is like a fucken Ferrari compared to your Kia.

 

[Billygoat]

and can cover around 2.2mx1.2m from memory (could very well be a little out on that figure)...

 

[Red Eye Hero]

Just checked it’s an $80 price difference

 

[Billygoat]

crazy..

live and learn mate. Is it too late to return the MARS?

 

[Red Eye Hero]

crazy..

live and learn mate. Is it too late to return the MARS?

I’ll keep it I’ll try this other light out next run

 

[frankreynolds]

Watt for watt led's will output more light. LEDs have a much larger initial investment, that you need to account for that will be made up over time.

The environment you are pulling air in from might dictate which light is better, with HID systems putting out much more radiant heat from the bulbs onto the plants. If you need heat for long periods of the year HID might be the go, whereas LED can reduce the demand on cooling needed

 

[Red Eye Hero]

Watt for watt led's will output more light. LEDs have a much larger initial investment, that you need to account for that will be made up over time.

The environment you are pulling air in from might dictate which light is better, with HID systems putting out much more radiant heat from the bulbs onto the plants. If you need heat for long periods of the year HID might be the go, whereas LED can reduce the demand on cooling needed

That’s one of the reasons I went led save money over time on bulbs and electricity I put the Meanwell drivers in the tent to warm it up other wise it’s too cold

 

[Sedge]

1000 w HPS ,,will cover that size ,,,and boost your yield without forking out too much Dollars,,,,,next crop for summer get LED that will handle your footprint..then you got good powerful winter light And led for the summer..

 

[Red Eye Hero]

This

Mars Hydro FC 6500 Samsung LM301B Osram Vertical Farm LED Grow Light

Applied as large multi-strip LED grow lights for large-scale commercial cultivation and high-quality home cultivation. FC6500 employs Samsung LM301B chips and a full spectrum light that is rich in red and blue and adopts a uniform photon distribution to maintain an even PPID and optimal PPF...

www.mars-hydro.com

Or this

Pro Grow EVO LED 630W Model S - New Model

The new Pro Grow EVO Model S 630W just released. With 630 W and 1760 µmol/s incl. Samsung EVO Chips Find the Pro Grow EVO 630W Spec sheet here The new PRO GROW 630 W EVO LED increases output over the previous Model S to 1760 µmol/s PPF and 2.8 µmol/J. At its core is the addition of the new...

www.quickbloomlights.com.au

 

[frankreynolds]

Edit* jsut stick with what you got maybe upgrade to a hid to complement it in the future. Get some grows in then go full bore.

 

[Red Eye Hero]

Start with the Mars hydro ts3000 then upgrade to one of the above