Quote Originally Posted by khyberkitsune
IMHO my friend you need to drop those LED lights closer. You are not getting much penetration from what looks like 18 inches away, considering my big panels are only as intense as the sun from 9-10 inches.
I definitely agree. I am struggling with this issue because it is hard and time consuming to raise and lower my lights. Unfortunately, because of the tight space, I found I needed the height so I can lean over and squeeze in there to manage the plants.

I think creating a new system to hang the lights would help. I have been considering PVC piping. Then I can support the lights from a PVC structure instead of from the ceiling.

I also saw some pulley cords made to hang lights. I have a friend that is using some from the hydro shop, and it was a simple and convenient design. It would possibly make raising and lowering lights daily an easier process...

Any recommendations to better automate raising and lowering a large number of lights?