Under canopy lighting

[Indy]

Only ever had 3 infestations of gnats. Two in DWC and just recently in a coco mix. Been fortunate to deal with them effectively on all three ocassions with method i mentioned previously. Initial hit with mosquito bits, followed up with a hydrogen peroxide for a couple weeks.

You guys might be right. The dunks/bits might be shit and it's actually the peroxide taking them out.

 

[Slash]

Buds chunking up right to the bottom of plants using side and under lighting

 

[benn0]

MOAR!
I'm interested in this under canopy lighting stuff.
Thinking I might try some LED battens from Bunnings, not a great deal of lumens but worth a shot if I've got enough and the combined wattage wouldn't add a great deal overall.

 

[VinDeezle]

MOAR!
I'm interested in this under canopy lighting stuff.
Thinking I might try some LED battens from Bunnings, not a great deal of lumens but worth a shot if I've got enough and the combined wattage wouldn't add a great deal overall.

I got a ton of these mini chinesium bars I was Gunna eventually set up as as under canopy lighting when I decide to grow a real set of plants but lately I've been at 60-80cm max so penetration hasn't been much of an issue.

Would be nice if they came in 3000k with reds not 5000k with reds though. Got two 4 packs for like $75 a while back.

 

[Slash]

MOAR!
I'm interested in this under canopy lighting stuff.
Thinking I might try some LED battens from Bunnings, not a great deal of lumens but worth a shot if I've got enough and the combined wattage wouldn't add a great deal overall.

Any extra light you can provide underneath will equate to extra yield and more bud density where that light reaches. Having a suitable spectrum will contribute to the results and having light in a warm spectrum is more suitable than a cool spectrum when looking at non specific grow lights

 

[Slash]

I got a ton of these mini chinesium bars I was Gunna eventually set up as as under canopy lighting when I decide to grow a real set of plants but lately I've been at 60-80cm max so penetration hasn't been much of an issue.
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Would be nice if they came in 3000k with reds not 5000k with reds though. Got two 4 packs for like $75 a while back.

Yeah3000k would be better, but the 5000k will still help to fill out the flowers

 

[Slash]

If you are looking for under lighting on a budget, check out AliExpress, they have a lot of bargain grow light options

 

[Brosef.Stalin]

Jumping in here because I was thinking about this just now. I was looking at the AC Infinity Ionbeam S11 kit. It isn't cheap for only 30W power. For my setup I think it could be useful and 30w would be sufficient. Will investigate Aliexpress given the above suggestions. Main thing is I don't want to buy crappy diodes which are inefficient.

 

[Goonie Goat]

Jumping in here because I was thinking about this just now. I was looking at the AC Infinity Ionbeam S11 kit. It isn't cheap for only 30W power. For my setup I think it could be useful and 30w would be sufficient. Will investigate Aliexpress given the above suggestions. Main thing is I don't want to buy crappy diodes which are inefficient.

Ive got some genuine Samsung strips from digikey, $65 or so each for 60cm, Evo diodes with added 660 reds.

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[Brosef.Stalin]

Ive got some genuine Samsung strips from digikey, $65 or so each for 60cm, Evo diodes with added 660 reds.

SI-B8T502560WW | DigiKey Electronics

Order today, ships today. SI-B8T502560WW – LED Lighting COBs Engines Modules LED Module Horticulture L2 Gen2 Red, White - Warm Linear Light Strip from Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.. Pricing and Availability on millions of electronic components from Digi-Key Electronics.

www.digikey.com.au

These look nice. Probably overkill for my tiny setup. I did decided to throw $30 on a set of two lights similar to what @Slash posted. 50w across two bars. Shitty diodes but might be OK. Will be good over winter for a bit of extra heat from below at the least.