Growmol light question

Dankestsmell

Dankestsmell

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Hello, I have a couple questions. I just bought a growmol gm300, I'm in the vegitation stage, the plants are a couple weeks old. There is a dimmer in the light that goes from 0 - 100 % It says 100% is okay for vegitation but I turned it down. Was reading people saying you gotta get the plants used to the light, I had turned it down to about 30 and slowly work it up too 100. Thanks
 
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1212ham

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Oh no, here we go again. It's not good news, return it if you can, run at 100% if you can't. Blurple lights are old, inefficient tech. Those 300 watts are their imaginary equivalency to 300 watts.
 
Dankestsmell

Dankestsmell

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Well I built a tent out of pvc, 31" wide 2 feet deep, about 4 feet tall. I'm very new St growing just a new hobby
 
wearealldumb

wearealldumb

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If you cant return it open it up and check out what type of driver it has. You may be able to use the guts with a qb.
 
OneHitDone

OneHitDone

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1212ham said:
Lot's of reading. ;) I'm no expert, but 30-40 watts per square foot of efficient led is common. An HLG Quantum Board is good for many beginners. https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/kits

The people here can give great recommendations, but need some info.
Growing experience?
Size of grow area?
Budget?
Interested in DIY? You can build a top notch light at lower cost.
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Are there any other led options besides Quantum Boards that would work?
 
wearealldumb

wearealldumb

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I'm going to guess your light has one or more drivers inside of it powering the lights. Along with a few fans and power supplies to power them. In most cases you can match the drivers to cobs or quantum boards. I took one apart that had 4 130v 630mA drivers which would make for a few options. The HLG Quantum boards that have 288 of the Samsung diodes are pretty common but hard to get but that board can consume between 47.7 - 54.54v . If your led has a similar driver then you could snag two of them and they would work. If your unfamiliar with electrical then i would suggest you get a better understanding before wiring up a light. Its not too difficult to learn. Perhaps check out growmau5 on YouTube.
 
Randomblame

Randomblame

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A QB260-kit would be awesome for your space. These kits are complete, no need to destroy the other light for drivers!
Sell it on e3ay and get a few F-strips if you want some side light or use it to veg plants in another tent. Later you can convert it into a white COB light by interchanging only the LED's.
There are a good few vids about that on youtube:

 
Dankestsmell

Dankestsmell

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I guess I should have done more research, without knowing what I'm really jumping into. I just want a light that's gonna give me 100%. With the first response it kinda bummed me out
 
grinonmygrill420

grinonmygrill420

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This is what the first thing i read says... i would return it and invest in a custom setup. Do you have anything sprouting or growing currently?
 
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