after seeing how much better the plants are doing under the blackdog im thinking of shifting the phototron light to
flower tent as an augment or as seedling starter. it has a pretty limited spectrum, maybe three red/orange and one blue as far as i can tell.
i dont think it has enough blue leds to be really effective as a veg light but may be better for flowering due to the amount of red.
since im still way under budget i think i may grab another blackdog for a couple reasons. one it rocks, two when its on it puts out enough heat that its warmer than the tent with heater in it. three it uses less power than the heater
so i would only have to run the heat when the lights are off and it will only be for 6 hours as opposed to 24.
the tent with the blackdog stays at 82 when the lights are on and drops to 72 until it comes back on the heater is circulated to both the tents so it never gets colder than 72 in either of them.
summer will be interesting for temps but far more manageable than if i was using hid. the max temp i have gotten off either of my lights was 98 on the phototron and 101 on the blackdog. and both of those came from the air being exhausted from the heat sinks. the highest temp in the tent with black dog was at the ceiling and that was 88. the phototron light doesnt put out enough heat to make a difference.