Lighting UNDER CANOPY LIGHTS

[BII]

Many or most of us likely have old sets of lights hanging around. Can/should these be used vs. something more current and maybe even designed for under canopy use?

For ex., I have AutoCOBs no longer being used. I presume these could be easily be used under the canopy (although they lack upscale features of under canopy lights such as being waterproof)?

 

[KingRatt]

Many or most of us likely have old sets of lights hanging around. Can/should these be used vs. something more current and maybe even designed for under canopy use?

For ex., I have AutoCOBs no longer being used. I presume these could be easily be used under the canopy (although they lack upscale features of under canopy lights such as being waterproof)?

Let me know when you wanna get rid of those cobs lol! I get it, there are tons of different lights and any will work to provide extra par lighting, but having something tailor made for the use in which it be occupied is always nice. i just think most people want to save as much money as possible and with the right setup can get results just as good from cheaper equipment. But like you said, having all the specs such as being waterproof is awesome, i just think the price needs to come down a bit to be more desirable to the average home grower. I mean you can set up a whole tent for the price of those lights! If money was no issue things would be different, but it is, so they arent. You are going to have one of the most advanced grow spaces ive seen in a long time!

 

[WildBill]

Many or most of us likely have old sets of lights hanging around. Can/should these be used vs. something more current and maybe even designed for under canopy use?

For ex., I have AutoCOBs no longer being used. I presume these could be easily be used under the canopy (although they lack upscale features of under canopy lights such as being waterproof)?

My biggest thing is safety! I don't have any outlets/sockets inside my tent.....period. I've got everything load tested in my grow room. I'm trying to do everything possible to make sure I don't have any electrical fires.

If you're not foliar feeding, I don't see why you couldn't use those other kinds of lighting under a canopy.

I do foliar feed though. All I'll do is take a micro fiber towel and wipe off the glass cover on my under canopy lighting.

 

[KingRatt]

Many or most of us likely have old sets of lights hanging around. Can/should these be used vs. something more current and maybe even designed for under canopy use?

For ex., I have AutoCOBs no longer being used. I presume these could be easily be used under the canopy (although they lack upscale features of under canopy lights such as being waterproof)?

@420autoflower uses regular old led panels for under canopy lighting, the cheaper the better if you ask him! Its all about wattage! Havemt seen him post anything about the waterproofness being an issue! I dont spray my plants inside the tent ever, only when i pull them out and never in flower, so in my experience waterproof wouldnt be necessary! I expect that to be the case with alot of growers. However there are specific designed lights for this application, they are expensive and until the price comes down to normal lights i cant justify the expense. Whatever you end up doing, keep us posted! If you check out the scrog thead from @420autoflower his latest harvest on the SOG 4 ILGM plants i think, the sides with the supplemental lighting look almost twice as big as the center that didnt have it! Pretty impressive!