Hi 420 members!!!
I was hoping some of you with a bit of knowledge on small grows could help me out.
I have literally done hundreds of hours of research and read so many grow journals so I am hoping the 2 ideas I have in my head arent too bad.
My mrs still hasnt said yes to me doing anything yet so it could be all hypothetical anyway but here are my 2 ideas.
1) 345w CFL. Air cooled hood 15x23w
So i was thinking of building a box 600mm x 430mm x 200mm but making the bottom out of acrylic. I would then mount all 15 cfls on single bayonet fittings evenly spaced to the roof of the box/hood. Id cut 2 holes out of each end to mount an 80mm computer fan to cool the lights and ducting on the other side to vent out of my cabinet.
I figured that 15 cfls would create a fair bit of heat and since its the middle of summer and is hot as F@#k here I would run into temp problems. Its currently 26c or 78.8f at 630pm so inside the cab with 15 cfls would be pretty dam hot.
The cost of the hood would be around $130 for everything.
So thats 345ish actual watts of cfls covering a scrog within 3 inchs of the bulbs. (let me know if you need any more info)
2) Cheap led panel
Now this is where all you awesome 420 members come in!!
Ive been doing a lot of research on the cheap led panels on ebay and it seems the Marshydro and topledseller leds are the best of cheapies.
What I would like to ask everyone here is what panel would be best suited to my grow space. The Mars300w with the switches for vege and bloom (old model) are about $200 free shipping. The ones without the switch are about $120 and the similar ones from topledseller are $125.
Does anyone know what the differences are between the 3 led's and if they will be suitable for my space?
I would really like to hear all your opinions on Cfls (the setup above) or the led's I have mentioned and which would be better for me or even if you guys have a better idea I would love to hear it!!
Thanks in advance!!!
I was hoping some of you with a bit of knowledge on small grows could help me out.
I have literally done hundreds of hours of research and read so many grow journals so I am hoping the 2 ideas I have in my head arent too bad.
My mrs still hasnt said yes to me doing anything yet so it could be all hypothetical anyway but here are my 2 ideas.
1) 345w CFL. Air cooled hood 15x23w
So i was thinking of building a box 600mm x 430mm x 200mm but making the bottom out of acrylic. I would then mount all 15 cfls on single bayonet fittings evenly spaced to the roof of the box/hood. Id cut 2 holes out of each end to mount an 80mm computer fan to cool the lights and ducting on the other side to vent out of my cabinet.
I figured that 15 cfls would create a fair bit of heat and since its the middle of summer and is hot as F@#k here I would run into temp problems. Its currently 26c or 78.8f at 630pm so inside the cab with 15 cfls would be pretty dam hot.
The cost of the hood would be around $130 for everything.
So thats 345ish actual watts of cfls covering a scrog within 3 inchs of the bulbs. (let me know if you need any more info)
2) Cheap led panel
Now this is where all you awesome 420 members come in!!
Ive been doing a lot of research on the cheap led panels on ebay and it seems the Marshydro and topledseller leds are the best of cheapies.
What I would like to ask everyone here is what panel would be best suited to my grow space. The Mars300w with the switches for vege and bloom (old model) are about $200 free shipping. The ones without the switch are about $120 and the similar ones from topledseller are $125.
Does anyone know what the differences are between the 3 led's and if they will be suitable for my space?
I would really like to hear all your opinions on Cfls (the setup above) or the led's I have mentioned and which would be better for me or even if you guys have a better idea I would love to hear it!!
Thanks in advance!!!