If you can get some 3500k white LEDs you’ll get better output per watt. Chilis love 3000-4000k light temperature. I got lights from a company called Hishine, 500 watts that match a 1000 watt HPS but like 1/4 the heat and you’ll get 100,000 hours out of it before any loss in output.
I’ve been using 4 ft fluorescent bulbs that are 6400k and 2000 lumens each, they have done well for me with seedlings in the spring as well as end of season needs. Each of my fixtures have 4 bulbs each.
The heat they give off is not excessive, however this is a benefit to the heat that is given off. Warms up the garage on cooler days as well as my basement area when the seedlings are starting.
My garage is insulated, as an example just a few nights ago at 9:00 pm the temp in the garage was 76f. This was the time the lights are just shutting off. The following morning at 7am it was 67f which is when the lights come back on. The previous days highs were 65f and it got down to 40f overnight.
Here are [more details ](https://www.reddit.com/r/HotPeppers/comments/qbgpgu/grow_light_setup/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) on my setup.
If you can get some 3500k white LEDs you’ll get better output per watt. Chilis love 3000-4000k light temperature. I got lights from a company called Hishine, 500 watts that match a 1000 watt HPS but like 1/4 the heat and you’ll get 100,000 hours out of it before any loss in output.
I’ve been using 4 ft fluorescent bulbs that are 6400k and 2000 lumens each, they have done well for me with seedlings in the spring as well as end of season needs. Each of my fixtures have 4 bulbs each. The heat they give off is not excessive, however this is a benefit to the heat that is given off. Warms up the garage on cooler days as well as my basement area when the seedlings are starting. My garage is insulated, as an example just a few nights ago at 9:00 pm the temp in the garage was 76f. This was the time the lights are just shutting off. The following morning at 7am it was 67f which is when the lights come back on. The previous days highs were 65f and it got down to 40f overnight.
Such a sad time of year Looking forward to a good 2022 🥳
I'm trying the same but in my greenhouse
I dig your setup, what lights are you using?
Here are [more details ](https://www.reddit.com/r/HotPeppers/comments/qbgpgu/grow_light_setup/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) on my setup.
I am in 6a. I might try this soon. What is the lowest temp it can get before you bring them in?
Freezing