question about lighting for autoflowers

texastiger707 · Sep 25, 2013

Hey everyone. I am thinking of growing 3 autos in a small closet grow. I was curious what would be the better light coverage? I seen a 150watt HPS. I seen a 135watt UFO led. I seen a T5 light. I could just use cheap cfl light bulbs. So what would be best to use for 3 autoflower plants?

bass1014 · Sep 25, 2013

hps give more red spectrum rays and will give you a better yield imho..

Adjorr · Sep 25, 2013

get a 240w LED panel that's my advice

texastiger707 · Sep 25, 2013

bass1014 said:
hps give more red spectrum rays and will give you a better yield imho..

ok thank you. so would a 150 watt be enough coverage for 3 autos or should it be atleast 250 watt?

texastiger707 · Sep 25, 2013

Adjorr said:
get a 240w LED panel that's my advice

Thank you for the reply. so I have seen led lights, Do they work? would a 240w Led cover 3 autos?

texastiger707 · Sep 25, 2013

Adjorr said:
get a 240w LED panel that's my advice

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Adjorr · Sep 25, 2013

yeah a 240w would grow 3 auto flowers just fine. LED are really great for small spaces because they dotn give off nearly as much heat as HPS. Just make sure you get a good quality unit, just because tis expensive dosent make it good, look for units with 3w bulbs or better and a 6 or more band spectrum for flower/veg. The 240w I got from china im very pleased with and it was only 160 bucks, u can check my thread if u want

Adjorr · Sep 25, 2013

texastiger707 said:
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yeah that looks like a solid unit to me

texastiger707 · Sep 25, 2013

Adjorr said:
yeah that looks like a solid unit to me

ok thanks. so that light would be enough coverage for 3 autos?

texastiger707 · Sep 25, 2013

Adjorr said:
yeah a 240w would grow 3 auto flowers just fine. LED are really great for small spaces because they dotn give off nearly as much heat as HPS. Just make sure you get a good quality unit, just because tis expensive dosent make it good, look for units with 3w bulbs or better and a 6 or more band spectrum for flower/veg. The 240w I got from china im very pleased with and it was only 160 bucks, u can check my thread if u want

so this led would be better? It has 6 bands?
[h=3]NEW 240W LED Grow Light 6 spectrum LEDs Hydroponic Plant Pro LED Grow Lamp Panel[/h]

Adjorr · Sep 25, 2013

in my opinion it could handle 4 autos in 3 gallon pots, so yeah should be fine for 3

240 is the minimum id say to use, if u want really good results id go with a 300w unit or supplement with a few CFLS on the sides of the plants during flower

texastiger707 · Sep 25, 2013

Adjorr said:
in my opinion it could handle 4 autos in 3 gallon pots, so yeah should be fine for 3 240 is the minimum id say to use, if u want really good results id go with a 300w unit or supplement with a few CFLS on the sides of the plants during flower

ok thanks for the reply again. I found this light on ebay. what do you think of this light?
[h=3]240W LED Grow Light Panel 80x 3w Hydro Full Spectrum 9band IR Flower Growth Lamp[/h]

Adjorr · Sep 25, 2013

all the lights you've linked look good to me, like I said as long as its 3w bulbs or better and has at least 6 bands in its spectrum then I approve of it. This is the 240w I have, id buy it again if I needed another one http://www.ebay.ca/itm/161089283496?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

texastiger707 · Sep 25, 2013

Adjorr said:
all the lights you've linked look good to me, like I said as long as its 3w bulbs or better and has at least 6 bands in its spectrum then I approve of it. This is the 240w I have, id buy it again if I needed another one http://www.ebay.ca/itm/161089283496?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

ok thank you. I seen you grew autos before. Did you let them grow straight up or did you lst them at all? I am planning on just letting my 3 grow straight out with no Lsting.

Adjorr · Sep 25, 2013

I don't use training techniques on autos, some people do. Since autos start flowering when they are mature training techniques can actually result in smaller plants and yields as the plant does not have the extra time in veg photoperiod plants get to adapt to there training

texastiger707 · Sep 25, 2013

Adjorr said:
I don't use training techniques on autos, some people do. Since autos start flowering when they are mature training techniques can actually result in smaller plants and yields as the plant does not have the extra time in veg photoperiod plants get to adapt to there training

ok thank you. I will let you know how everything turns out. I am plan on growing 3 red poison autos.

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