Dantes Monkey
New Member
Hello All,
Been lurking around for a while and finally decided to jump in and ask a question. I am currently in the process of setting up a new indoor medical garden. Not my first grow, but I'm trying to make it my first grow done RIGHT!!! I am planning on Three 3x3' Tents with a 4 plant, 5gal Ebb & Gro Scrog in each for a perpetual harvest. I will be keeping the plants in their individual tents from clone to harvest.
After hearing all the positive feedback on the Top LED brand on this forum, you guys have really talked me into them for their value and reliability. However, I'm not sure which ones to buy. I have narrowed my options down to these three choices:
a) 3x Reflector 192x3w. $970. I love the idea of using the same light fixture all the way through the life cycle of the plants. This way, when its time to bloom, I just change the light cycle and hit the "bloom" switch. This definitely feels like the easiest way to go, but its a little more expensive and I'm afraid it might be slightly overkill for the space. I also have read that 3w leds are more efficient than 5w.
b) 3x Mars II LED Grow Light 400w (2x Bloom spectrum, 1x Veg spectrum). $857. This saves a little money, but would involve me moving lights from one tent to another once in a while. While this is little more than a minor inconvenience, it does limit my ability to have 2 tents in veg at one time or all 3 in bloom.
c) 3x Mars II LED Grow Light 700w (all standard spectrum). $911 This option would allow me to use the same fixture throughout the grow cycle, and increase light output to compensate for the lack of selectable spectrum.
My main priority is plant health and of course yield. I would love to hear from anyone who is running any of these lighting rigs. If you wanted to maximize your yield of a 3x3 scrog, which option would you choose and why?
I'm really hoping Icemud and CO Finest will chime in here....
Please and Thank You and Happy to be here!
Been lurking around for a while and finally decided to jump in and ask a question. I am currently in the process of setting up a new indoor medical garden. Not my first grow, but I'm trying to make it my first grow done RIGHT!!! I am planning on Three 3x3' Tents with a 4 plant, 5gal Ebb & Gro Scrog in each for a perpetual harvest. I will be keeping the plants in their individual tents from clone to harvest.
After hearing all the positive feedback on the Top LED brand on this forum, you guys have really talked me into them for their value and reliability. However, I'm not sure which ones to buy. I have narrowed my options down to these three choices:
a) 3x Reflector 192x3w. $970. I love the idea of using the same light fixture all the way through the life cycle of the plants. This way, when its time to bloom, I just change the light cycle and hit the "bloom" switch. This definitely feels like the easiest way to go, but its a little more expensive and I'm afraid it might be slightly overkill for the space. I also have read that 3w leds are more efficient than 5w.
b) 3x Mars II LED Grow Light 400w (2x Bloom spectrum, 1x Veg spectrum). $857. This saves a little money, but would involve me moving lights from one tent to another once in a while. While this is little more than a minor inconvenience, it does limit my ability to have 2 tents in veg at one time or all 3 in bloom.
c) 3x Mars II LED Grow Light 700w (all standard spectrum). $911 This option would allow me to use the same fixture throughout the grow cycle, and increase light output to compensate for the lack of selectable spectrum.
My main priority is plant health and of course yield. I would love to hear from anyone who is running any of these lighting rigs. If you wanted to maximize your yield of a 3x3 scrog, which option would you choose and why?
I'm really hoping Icemud and CO Finest will chime in here....
Please and Thank You and Happy to be here!
