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Originally Posted by Snarkie
I already had the bulbs, so I dropped $60 on the transformer, $5 for the two headlight harnesses, and another $20 for the bowls.
There are a lot of the full spectrum lights out there, but most are in the 1,500-5,000 lumen range. This light will outperform those for less money, but again, I already had the LEDs. This was also a bit of a project just to it, LOL. This way, I could design it to do what I needed for my specific situation. Thanks for the compliment, BTW!  |
Yea i hear ya.. sometimes just making something yourself is worth the project! If you decide you need another light though, check out the one I linked in the other thread.. its rated at 50k lumens, have used it for 2 years with great results! Heres a current photo of my garage.. excuse the disaster! In the foreground you will see a large bordelon (thanks Cincinanna!) actively growing, to the right of the bordelon my hibiscus which is flowering.. these two are probably 10 feet from the light itself. Directly under the light is my AEAE, a dwarf red pup and above and to the left of those is my Trinidad Scorpion pepper plant, which is fruiting actively. Garage temp is 64 degrees.
So Snarky, if your light is 30k lumens, just know you can grow things at a pretty good distance from the light itself. My old weak grown lights had to be sitting on top of the darn plants to keep them happy!