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Giixer 1000W LED Grow Light, Dual Switch & Dual Chips Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Hydroponic Indoor Plants Veg and Flower-1000 watt ( 10W LEDs 100Pcs)?
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Here is a 1000w for $69.99.. They had a 300w one for $39.99 at one point, but I can't find it at the moment..
I got this recently and have been very happy so far. I'm growing veggies, not weed. https://www.amazon.com/Giixer-Double-Spectrum-Hydroponic-Flower/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=giixer+1000w+led+grow+light&qid=1603841959&sprefix=giixer&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyP...
> Upgrade Dual Chips Grow Light-- Constructed with100 pcs dual-chip (10W) LEDs
If you are talking about something like this it's 100 watts, and not very good watts at that.
IMO you will be disappointed.
Ha sorry for my confusion. First timer. I just looked and it says “comparable to a 1000w traditional light”, which I guess I skimmed over. Now I’m mixed up because it lists both 70 and 110. It’s a cheap Amazon light: Giixer 1000W LED Grow Light, Dual Switch & Dual Chips Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Hydroponic Indoor Plants Veg and Flower-1000 wattt ( 10W LEDs 100Pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_RM24P8A5DKMAJ8RPB2VR?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
4 of these are what I have. So far these work awesome. I have a fifth one too that I use for clones.
It has definitely worked well for the price but I would like to get a more powerful one.
Giixer 1000W LED Grow Light, Dual Switch & Dual Chips Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Hydroponic Indoor Plants Veg and Flower-1000 wattt ( 10W LEDs 100Pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_7YFX65KDXJHMZ7ZFV5MP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
If you’re on a budget you can get a blurple like this to start Giixer 1000W LED Grow Light, Dual Switch & Dual Chips Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Hydroponic Indoor Plants Veg and Flower-1000 wattt ( 10W LEDs 100Pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_HEC5FS2F9F2B524Q54PM
I'll probably get grief for this. .HERE
Giixer 1000W LED Grow Light, Dual Switch & Dual Chips Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Hydroponic Indoor Plants Veg and Flower-1000 wattt ( 10W LEDs 100Pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_WVMQNCF3X2ZGB7K20JAW
This works for the 8 I run at a time at it has a veg and bloom switch.
Would you mind terribly taking a look at this one, and letting me know if this is what I'm looking for? I'm doing a DIY bubble bucket, in a 2x2x4 tent, and I do not plan on doing more than 2 plants ever in this tent. https://www.amazon.com/Giixer-Double-Spectrum-Hydroponic-Flower/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=GT9NBKGEEC2D&keywords=giixer+1000w+led+grow+light&qid=1637454832&qsid=143-0023497-1764969&sprefix=gii%2Caps%2C759&sr=8-3&sres...
I had the bloom light turned off for the picture, but yeah the nodes are pretty spaced apart. I use this “1000W” light . I moved the light about 15inches above the top of the plant.
Giixer 1000W LED Grow Light, Dual Switch & Dual Chips Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Hydroponic Indoor Plants Veg and Flower-1000 wattt ( 10W LEDs 100Pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_7KASAAHC460PQX306Q2N?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
It’s this light on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_8Z2FR8T8H6XK0PV4VBVM?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 check this out on Amazon. The 1000w is what I'm using in a 2x2. It's been great, has a veg and bloom setting, doesn't run hot at all and my plants have loved it. No stretchy seedlings or light burn.
Depends on the light you bought, if you bought something like this, yeah if you look in the description it says it 110w
Comment to add more details. I bought this legged out beauty at Walmart in the clearance section. I brought her home and put her under the grow light ( thus one off amazon with both blue and red on, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_vpUvFbYPWA7VT ) and the top leaves have started to curl up as you can see. She has not yet been repoted because I cannot decide if i want to dead head her or not. She recieves water once a week when the soil is dry to the touch. Pleeeease help me make up my mind.
This is actually my first tomato plant indoors. It started flowering around a week ago. This is the light setup I use: https://www.amazon.com/Giixer-Double-Spectrum-Hydroponic-Flower/dp/B07HFC7HV5
I have Spyder Farms and Marshydro. And 2 Giixer's. I prefer them. 2 will get great cover in a 4X4 tent. Light is critical to big fat buds.
https://www.amazon.com/Giixer-Double-Spectrum-Hydroponic-Flower/dp/B07HFC7HV5
There quiet and they make about a 1/4 the heat of Mars and Spyder. Had for years no issue.
The cups have the bottoms cut out and weren't transplanted. I just centered them in 5 gallon pots. I germed my seeds in water/wet paper towel and then planted them once. I read somewhere that incase the roots spread out too much in the cup a 5gl pot it encourages more downward growth.
Used this for soil - [link](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Kellogg-Garden-Organics-40-Qt-All-Natural-Premium-Outdoor-Potting-Mix-6830/307415467) .
Apparently people have had fine results with it. Kind of wish I waited and planned the soil situation out a bit better but I'm just starting out so I'm constantly learning.
This is my light - [link](https://www.amazon.com/Giixer-Double-Spectrum-Hydroponic-Flower/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3EVM22EXH3W56&keywords=giixer+1000w+led+grow+light&qid=1655918174&sprefix=giixer%2Caps%2C2290&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE4WDFNSktNRU1MODQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAzOTExMDMyTkJGVFlDSklKVUpWJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAwMzMwMDMxS1kzWEpHMUhINVQ1JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==)
My intentions was to get a low-powered LED that doesn't overheat and get the job done. I'm on a budget but am willing to look into a new light fixture.
Also as for fans, on the left I have a swivel stick fan blowing the air from left to right. On the right side of the tent there's an intake fan blowing air upwards.
I've grown in a 2x2. I had three autos in there. 218w of blurple. I used two lights similar to this
worked well for me. the tricky part is keeping it cool inside the tent.
Hm, from what I've ended up gathering, the red/blue type of grow lights aren't as effective as the white/full spectrum lights.
The first lights I used were the 5x T12 bulbs.
The tomato seedlings I'm growing now under the newest light's are maybe like 2-3" tall and are starting to grow their true leaves already. Granted most of them are heirloom varieties.
I also have some basil growing under the same lights that are <strong>super</strong> short and already producing their true leaves (back left cells), which makes me think that the lights are more than sufficient. (last year, the same basil was quite leggy.)
Giixer 1000W LED Grow Light, Dual Switch & Dual Chips Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Hydroponic Indoor Plants Veg and Flower-1000 wattt ( 10W LEDs 100Pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_WVMQNCF3X2ZGB7K20JAW
When you're growing under lights, the actual wattage should be at least 40 Watts/sq foot. Light manufacturers for LED lights often lie about the wattage. They'll say something like 1000w equivalent, when they're actually not 1000w. Here's a good example: Light advertised as 1000w. If you read the advert more closely you'll see that the light is actually 110w. So that light would illuminate a grow area of about 2.5 square feet, which isn't very much space. You won't harvest much with that light no matter how well you do anything else.
Light is the most important part of your grow, much more so than for instance, fertilizer and type of soil. If you have a budget of $1000 for your grow, spend $750 on a light. The next important consideration is what strain you're purchasing. I would suggest going with an indica heavy strain as sativa strains are more difficult to grow indoors.
www.growweedeasy.com has several good articles about growing and it's beginner friendly.
Kratky is certainly a viable method and just as productive as any when done properly. Hydroponic methods differ mainly in how they provide air to the roots. The most common method is Deep Water Culture, a fancy term that just means roots are submerged in nutrient solution, and the solution aerated, with an air pump and air stone as in an aquarium or with a venturi injector, whose virtue for indoors is that it is silent. But read some of the recent posts, and there will be a reference to a very quiet air pump.
DWC requires you to keep any eye on the nutrient solution level and age and keep it fresh. The obvious conservative way is to change it every two weeks.
Kratky method was developed to be totally off-grid, no pumps. The nutrient solution is allowed to drop slowly as it is consumed and evaporated, and the roots, as they grow longer, are left in the free air above the nutrient. The roots get their air from the atmosphere, instead of an aerated solution. The nutrient solution can drop very low and is usually not changed until it gets so low it's a tired nutrient soup. Then it's dumped out ant restarted. It is at this point that the most common error is made, filling the reservoir back up too high and drowning the roots. It should not be refilled to more than somewhere between one-third and one-half the depth.
Kratky works best in large reservoirs, because the large volume means the effects of consumption and evaporation on the nutrient solution is proportionally less than with a smaller volume.
Neither method offers any advantages, other then that one of the other may fit better into your space and lifestyle. Tomatoes are classed as large plants, and an ideal reservoir for a tomato plant is a 20 to 60 gallon plastic storage bin.
In DWC, a tomato plant can be done in a five-gallon bucket, but you will devote more time and attention to maintenance.
Here is an excellent coverage of Kratky that also briefs you on all the hydro methods.
You can germinate in rock wool, but I abandoned it, finding it difficult to keep it from wicking so efficiently that it stays too wet. With rock wool to germinate seeds, let only the barest bottom face of the cube sit in water. Read up on germination methods. You may find another you like as well.
For light for a tomato, remember that you will have to keep moving it upward as the plant grows. And with relatively low power, you will be making important compromises, because when the plant is tall, there will be a large difference from the top to the lower foliage.
You have to beware when shopping lights. Grow light sellers are almost but not quite so shifty as olive oil sellers. The names of lights and even the descriptions very often badly misrepresent the power of the device by using some equivalent in some other lighting technology. Look at this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Giixer-Double-Spectrum-Hydroponic-Flower/dp/B07HFC7HV5
Both the title and the description imply it is a 1000-watt light. It is nothing even close. The tip-off, other than that the price is absurdly low for 1000 watts, is in the description where is says, "consuming only 110 watts." It is indeed a 110-watt light. Other sellers don't reveal the true power anywhere.
When you're new, it is best to come back here to vet any prospective light purchase.
That said, the light in question or others similar will serve probably four square feet of growing space when mounted three feet above. This is not an endorsement of this one, just an example. Stay away from those light sticks on goosenecks.
There are not any huge bargains on lights. You will spend more than $50 on this project, but going with Kratky will eliminate some equipment purchases. But don't fret too much over trying to get cheap lights. LED's last for several years of service, and you will eventually spend more running them than they cost.
The good news is that tomatoes aren't particularly difficult or tricky to grow. Most nutrient makers have recommended dilutions for blooming and fruiting plants, which are much heavier feeders than lettuce and such. You will also have to choose a nutrient set. Since you are beginning and planning a small operation, I suggest you look to the Flora series nutrients from General Hydroponics (available on Amazon). The company has feeding charts, and there are a great many users here to help with any questions.
If you plan and start new seeds before the current plant is done, you can keep a growing cycle going all the time. Romas are determinate, which is what you want for canning, since they will produce one crop in a short time after maturing in about 75 days.
You should use only nutrients made specifically for hydro. Soil fertilizers feed the soil and its microbes that break them down. Hydro nutrients feed the plants directly and are in the forms plants can take up. All nutrient sets made for hydro work about equally well. But you can get confused about multiple parts and such. Come back and ask if you need to. For best results with tomatoes, you probably want to use all three parts of the Flora series as recommended. See the GH web site.
Just ordered this one. Thanks for the advice!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HFC7HV5/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o00\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Looking at this light for a small closet grow with 2 plants Not sure if its over kill or good enough https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HFC7HV5/ref=ox\_sc\_act\_image\_7?smid=AZBNJHZAYD42&th=1
I sent the link, maybe it’s a defective light?
Giixer 1000W LED Grow Light, Dual Switch & Dual Chips Full Spectrum LED Grow Light Hydroponic Indoor Plants Veg and Flower-1000 wattt ( 10W LEDs 100Pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_gSiNFbAH9PFBA
Can’t find the info on the box, but this is the light I have.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_TSwHFbXE2PEJG
When i can afford it, i think i'm gonna buy this...
This is the link to it on Amazon, it says 1000W but I'm not exactly sure what else is important https://www.amazon.com/Giixer-Double-Spectrum-Hydroponic-Flower/dp/B07HFC7HV5?th=1
I grew a grand daddy purp auto, and a photo sensitive Alien OG. I also Have 3 of these bad boys going. In my tent. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFC7HV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_b8syDbG7A6T59
Nope. Don't cheap out on your lights. I have something similar to this 1000W LED Grow Light, Dual Switch & Dual Chips Full Spectrum LED Grow Light.
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