LED 2'x6'x8' room 10-12 plants

right now i have a G8led 450watt dorm grow led, and a 90watt rr ufo red only for bloom.
my current space is 2x3x5. those lights are working amazing so far...

what should i add to that to be PLENTY of lighting for the bigger grow area of 2x6x8??
trying to save as much as possible otherwise id order another G8led 450watt bc i like the way that light is built and is working.

i figured either a mrs 2 700watt (300-380 draw) or a mars 2 900wat.(400-450 draw)..
i would ideally go with the 900 watt mars 2 but if i could save that money and the yield and wattage would be enough for my grow then ill go with the smaller one. UNLESS its worth the bigger one.

How soon from now will they be starting motherdom (flowering)?

AquariusPanta said:

How soon from now will they be starting motherdom (flowering)?

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my current grow in the 2x3x5 tent is 22 days along. just starting pre flower as they are auto NL's ...

i am looking to put a g8led450 watt dorm grow (300-360 watt draw) with a 90watt (82wat draw) ufo all red led... but i wanted to add either a 700 or 900 watt mars 2 before i finalize and start that as a grow room. i am leaning towards mars 2 700watt (300-380draw) being enough

if i went with the 700watt, g8450 and 90w ufo i would have 680-750 watts or so... room is approx 11sqft.

I'm an advocate of DIY lighting but you have no time for that in your scenario.

I'd go with whatever one outperforms the other (if cost isn't a factor).

AquariusPanta said:

I'm an advocate of DIY lighting but you have no time for that in your scenario.

I'd go with whatever one outperforms the other (if cost isn't a factor).

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i would LOOOOOOVE to do a DIY as i am into everything DIY but not a good electrician. i have been a carpenter for 12 years but plumber and electrical are OUTT haha.

multiple smaller LEDs work better than one large unit IME.
the large units seem to have too much core saturation and
can bleach the plants. my old grow partner recently got a
mars and has been running it less than a month and a diode
is already burned out.

here's a link to your other thread to make it easier for the other
members to see what you have going on already-
https://www.rollitup.org/t/5-nl-autos-they-looking-ok.850048/page-4#post-11067501

indianajones said:

multiple smaller LEDs work better than one large unit IME.
the large units seem to have too much core saturation and
can bleach the plants. my old grow partner recently got a
mars and has been running it less than a month and a diode
is already burned out.

here's a link to your other thread to make it easier for the other
members to see what you have going on already-
https://www.rollitup.org/t/5-nl-autos-they-looking-ok.850048/page-4#post-11067501

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I concur.

Spreading out the light to all reaches of the grow space beats having just one mega light in the middle.

I like the idea of multiple, small COBs spread around.

AquariusPanta said:

I like the idea of multiple, small COBs spread around.

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that's what makes the vero 18 so appealing IMO, driven at 30w
it is perfect for 1 light per square foot.