Weezard! Youā??re a God sendā?¦ I too have been to numerous forums that pertains to our passion for DIY. Honestly thoā?¦.I am out of my intelligence perimeter when it comes to LEDā??s. The funny thing is i grew up in the walls of radio shack literally and I still canā??t grasp the Lingo. Anyhow, I like a couple other members have been talking to China Mainland through Alibaba.com/ I have found a Reputable Company who will build anything that There Technology will allow. Last time I spoke with them I was using outdated NASA specā??s for wavelengths and my own ignorance. Now, from this Forum that I humbly respect, I seem to be able to ascertain some true and accurate current info. I will leave the terminology to the engineers so if you could simplify the terms to my level I will appreciate very much so. So with this in mind this is my projected unitā??s specs. For a room thatā??s 4ftx4ftx7ft
1) I am not sure what my total wattage should be? 200w?
2) I should be able to mimic sunrise and sunset with a dimmer and switches to control the lines which in return should control the intensity, right?
3) What type of bulbs and are 5w bulbs the way to go? What type should I request to use? Bridge lux,Edison,epstar,cree,etc.
4) what degree should the lenses for the LEDā??s be?
5) Could you tell me what the beneficiary of using 5w bulbs instead 1wx5 is? From what I have read and researched which we both know is lack of information on my part, but it seems 1wx5 would give more lumens than 1x5w.
6) Red, 660 nm and Blue 460nm are the only wavelengths you need for optimal growing?
Wezzard, Thank you so much for your interest. I told myself I would not use another UFO again and Iā??m just about ready to start a new grow, so could you also tell me what the best approach using LEDā??S seedlings is. I noticed I has some serious stretching that occurred when using the 90w ufo same spec has my current 120w Ufo tri-band red, 660nm,blue 455nm and orange 630nm with 7.1.1 ratio.
Overall Iā??m content with my results but I know there is a lot more to uncover using Digital lighting. Thank you for your attention in this matter of mine