Superpro deluxe digital atmosphere controller
A thermostat is also a useful tool for controlling temps. Use a thermometer to record temps/swings. Try to minimise the swing between night and day temperatures. Lighting your room will be more efficient with reflective walls. However, reflective materials on the walls reflect light, increasing growth and yield. We recommend changing globes every second crop.ĭo I need to use reflective materials in my room, eg. A light meter is a useful tool for measuring the loss of your globes. We have calculated a 10% loss between 3000-4000 hours and a 25% loss beyond 4000 hours. Avoid any purple coloured lights (Blurple) as they do not perform well at all! When purchasing LEDs we recommend panels with Samsung LM301H (or 301B) chips and a MeanWell Driver.įor best results, change your globes every 3000 hours. We highly recommend LEDs but suggest you exercise caution when purchasing. The 600w digital ballast produced an average of 0.5 grams per watt vs the ARCEYE 450W which smashed it out of the ballpark at a whopping 1.5 grams per watt! We have performed comparison tests using an ARCEYE LED 450w board vs a 600w/400V top of the range digital ballast. The new generation of LED panels blow every other lighting system out of the water! LEDs put off much less heat and use a third less power. LED technology has progressed significantly in the last few years. For best results use an MH for growth and an HPS for the flower phase. In contrast, the MH performs slightly better during the growth phase. We have also found that HPS gives a marginally better yield when used for the bloom phase.
In our trials, we have found that HPS (versus MH), when used for an entire crop cycle, measurably out-performed MH. High Pressure Sodium (HPS) vs Metal Halide (MH) Please note, when using cool tubes or LED lights then lights can be run much closer! Placing a fan gently blowing between the plant and globe will reduce the chance of overheating. The distance between light and plant should be approx. How much distance should there be between light and plant?