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01-19-2014, 08:27 PM #1Senior Member
new guy wth LED/tent ?
"light is lost or wasted in filling the whole space, true?"
Yes, and no.
Most led emitters have a "lambertian" pattern.
For practical purposes, call it 180°.
(Gas discharge lamps are app. 360°)
In a 4 X 4 room, with a 4 X 4 lamp, servicing the plants is a chore.
And the lamp footprint is calculated for open space.
In a 5 X 5 cabinet, with reflective walls, a 4 X 4 lamp is ideal for the plants, and the grower.
If you try to stuff a 5 X 5 room to the max. it becomes a serious chore as they get bigger anyway.
Just not enough elbow room, or coverage.
I think that "Solar Flare" lamp is lensed to 60°.
Have to go back and look again, but the point is 60° lensing would be tight for those dimensions.
90° would be mo' betta for that area.
Ideal, for me, would be 2. 4x4 arrays in a 5x10 space.
Alas, not an option here.
But, if you are defining your own space . . .
This:
Attachment 297819Attachment 297820
is how I tested for reflectivity and space usage within an enclosed space.
Start with a stable source and distance, then try different reflective surfaces.
(The reflectix won, followed closely by Titanium oxide white paint.)
Aloha,
Weeze
Weezard Reviewed by Weezard on . new guy wth LED/tent ? Hello. New guy here. Any LED folks here? Just ordered a G8-900w led light. Also gotta 5x5 tent coming. The 900 watter is rated to be sufficient lighting coverage for 25 sq ft. And the equivalent to 1400/1600 HPS. Seem reasonable? I want to determine if I should exchange the 5x5 for a 4x4 if that is a more effective grow space for the 900 watt LED. thanks for any expertise here Rating: 5Everyt\'ing: http://cannabis.com/growing/index.html:thumbsup:
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