Any Optic 8 LED user here to help me set and dim for a 80cm x 80cm grow space?

greenops

Well-Known Member
Hey fellow growers

I been out of the game for a while. This winter I'm returning with a small borrowed Homebox 80x80cm (30in x 30in) tent.

I'm going to grow 5 plants in 6.5l coco pots, DTW.

I recently bought the Optic8+ LED which is equivalent to a 1150w HPS. I was planning to use this light next year for a bigger tent. But since the grow light I borrowed along with the tent is rather weak (165w LED) I decided to use the Optic 8+ instead and try to get the most out of this grow tent.
Obviously letting this go at full power would be overkill.
Is anyone here familiar with the Optic 8? I only used to grow with HPS before so LED is new to me.

At what level should I dim this LED to get the most out of my grow space? There are 3 controls (Veg, Bloom, Bloom Enhancer) that can be set from 0 to 100% and COBs that I can turn and off. I'd appreciate it if someone can help me set this up...



Thanks in advance!
 

F32

Member
I'm somewhat familiar with these lights. Last year I ran 16 of them for a little over 9 months. I found it best to veg with around 200 umls (approximately 5 feet canopy distance). The lighting control will vary depending on how far away your lights are. After the 2 week of veg can turn it up to 250 umls and at the end of veg you should be around 400ish umls. Again the settings will differe with the distance. GL
 
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