Led Grow Light Set Up

Growth stage after your seedlings are a few weeks old you can lower the led lights to 18 24 over the top of your plants.

Led grow light set up.

The light uniformity of this grow light setup is the most ideal of the three because light is able to reach lower areas of the plants that typically may not get any. In this video i ll make it easy by sharing my 3 favorite quick and simple indoor grow light set up. Led is preferable because they use less power and generate less heat. Hence the need for a grow tent and of course some basic tips in setting up the perfect tent to house your plants.

You absolutely need to ensure that you have an idea of the amount of space you want to cover with your led. When selecting your lights consider the light source. Use two of the 24 watt bars or the larger 42 watt 4 foot bars to cover twice the space instead of one or use 125 watt to 250 watt fluorescent bulbs. Your grow light usually comes with a set of rope ratchets but it s a great idea to get an extra set to hang the carbon filter 10.

This will be important as the higher quality lights. Choose a grow light approximately the same width as the shelving unit. Grow light set ups are confusing for many home gardeners. Hang led bars or fluorescent bulbs between the plants as before but bump up the power.

Sprouts young seedlings for sprouts and seedlings you ll want the tops of your plants to be 24 28 overhead. Spacing your lights 4 apart will usually be a good benchmark to shoot for but variances in wattage size and footprint will dictate what works best for you. Growing plants under led bulbs is a little more complicated. As a rule of thumb begin at a mid distance in the recommended distance range and watch your plants closely for a few days.

The light itself is a 1600 watt marsii led grow light the strongest on the market without going to professional grow lights for industrial growhouses and too hot and heavy for my little tent. For our system we used led grow lights. There are a couple of things you absolutely need to consider before choosing the best led grow light. Tubes such as the t5 t8 and t12 use 75 less energy and last 10 times longer than traditional bulbs.