2 Quick Wattage ?

mangojuice

Active Member
Hey all, so i dunno if the 600 watts recommended for a 4 x 4 x7 grow tent is actual watts for LED or even actual for flower. My 5 plants are in soil (7.0 ph), 5 gallon containers (getting a little cramped in there) and now two weeks in flower. They have 540 stated not actual LED watts overhead (one 7 band 240 watt and one full spectrum 300 watt) plus 100 watt plasma (in 2, 50 watt lights) suspended in two corners plus 208 watts bloom T5 H.O (in 4 bulbs) for side lighting. Total = 748 watts They have started to bud now. Nice, all over, small, biggest being about 1.25 inches. I'm happy with the grow so far, Sorry I still can't post pics. (Can i post a pic if i take with cell phone but from laptop without it giving away my location?)

So questions
1) is 600 watts the recommended wattage for flowering for LED and is that actual watts used or the stated watts? And
2) do I now have enough for a good outcome? Or will it be mediocre? Thanks :)
 
Hmmmm I didn't actually realize plants used watts to grow...very cool thanks for that... so now I wonder how many watts the sun puts out so I can emulate...I mean our beloved plant did evolve to take bright sunlight.....I wonder if possibly their is a better measurement than watts though?

I mean the unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion or transfer...... perhaps a measure of the total "amount" of visible light emitted by a source would be a better representation....perhaps lumens??

The sun averages 7k lumens per sqft ,most plants have adapted to be able to handle the sun ... Over 10k or about 110,000lux if your a weirdo will bleach your plants. That's the sun at its strongest...when this bleaching occurs the plant is not being able to keep up chlorophyll production at rates necessary, plants can't handle 10k consistently..you aim for 7..likewise 2100 lumens are required to maintain photosynthesis..lights are rated at 1 foot...(I like to bleach some of my heavier sativas, but I wouldn't suggest that till you know how the strain reacts) Do the math!
 
whatever plants use to grow, call it light, or what have you, these are just measurements for the sake of communication. i can't find the lumens rating for the led lights. i did however find the suggestion of 40 to 50 watts per sq, ft. for led lights, which would mean, i'm still under at 37 watts per sq. foot of actual wattage usage. thank you for encouraging me to do the math. grateful for your help.
 
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