Zogrowsgreen
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Hello All i posted this in the lighting forum but decided this was a question that also might get frequently asked, I need help with figuring out my light spectrum for veg/bloom with my current light setup to make sure i am not doing more harm than good by mixing the led spectrum and T5. The plan is to keep the plants short and Run 4 Mars hydro Reflector 96 units (rectangular) around the 4 sides of the 8 Bulb T5 (rectangular) keeping all 5 lights 24" away in Veg and 12" above the canopy in bloom. The Light footprint of the T5 is 4x2 while each of the Mars reflector 96 units has a footprint of 3x2 in bloom. The actual wattage of the T5 = 8 54W bulbs = 432 Watts.
I'm not sure on the actual draw on the Mars lights, The website specifications says "Draw power:120V:207W±5%, 240V: 203W±5%" however on the back of the light when i received it reads "Power consumption: 190W±5%" so i'll go with each Mars Hydro pulls 190W --> 190 x4 = 760 . 432 + 760 = 1192 Watts. At 25 Square Feet thats 47.68 Watts/ sq ft. Recommended Wattage is 40-50 watts/sq ft for optimal results is what i have gathered from research but please correct me if im wrong. see photos below .
This diagram is as close as i could scale the layout according to manufacture specs and the correct dimensions of the light footprints of each fixture , the tent is 5"x5"
the t5 is 4"x2" each mars reflector 96 is measured at 2"x 0.9" ( the reflectors measure 23"x10" in real measurement) the T5 light footprint in diagram covers a 4.1" x 2.1" but i understand anything not directly under the light will suffer. Each Mars in the diagram has a footprint of exactly 3" x 2".
This plant was grown from seed under the T5 , this is the plants life before it was introduced to the mixed spectrum of T5s and LEDs
The very last photo above was taken on 10/21. on 10/25 i installed 2 of the lights
and By 10/27 (today) this is how my plant has reacted. The thing i really love about this spectrum is im able to take jaw dropping photos like this.
NO FILTER has been added to this photo, just manual on my Nikon DSLR . If you look closely enough you can see on the leaves where the colors are mixing/splitting, really cool in my opinion.
white balanced photo
Let me know if you would change anything to the current setup that could potentially increase my final yield.
I'm not sure on the actual draw on the Mars lights, The website specifications says "Draw power:120V:207W±5%, 240V: 203W±5%" however on the back of the light when i received it reads "Power consumption: 190W±5%" so i'll go with each Mars Hydro pulls 190W --> 190 x4 = 760 . 432 + 760 = 1192 Watts. At 25 Square Feet thats 47.68 Watts/ sq ft. Recommended Wattage is 40-50 watts/sq ft for optimal results is what i have gathered from research but please correct me if im wrong. see photos below .
This diagram is as close as i could scale the layout according to manufacture specs and the correct dimensions of the light footprints of each fixture , the tent is 5"x5"
the t5 is 4"x2" each mars reflector 96 is measured at 2"x 0.9" ( the reflectors measure 23"x10" in real measurement) the T5 light footprint in diagram covers a 4.1" x 2.1" but i understand anything not directly under the light will suffer. Each Mars in the diagram has a footprint of exactly 3" x 2".
This plant was grown from seed under the T5 , this is the plants life before it was introduced to the mixed spectrum of T5s and LEDs
The very last photo above was taken on 10/21. on 10/25 i installed 2 of the lights
and By 10/27 (today) this is how my plant has reacted. The thing i really love about this spectrum is im able to take jaw dropping photos like this.
NO FILTER has been added to this photo, just manual on my Nikon DSLR . If you look closely enough you can see on the leaves where the colors are mixing/splitting, really cool in my opinion.
white balanced photo
Let me know if you would change anything to the current setup that could potentially increase my final yield.
