Reddit reviews Philips LED Non-Dimmable A19 Frosted Light Bulb: 1500-Lumen, 5000-Kelvin, 14-Watt (100-Watt Equivalent), E26 Medium Screw Base, Daylight, 4-Pack, 455717
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Energy efficient: Philips LED Non Dimmable use roughly 87 percent less energy than 100 Watt Incandescent Bulbs while maintaining the look and feel of a classic light bulbLong lasting: These Philips LED bulbs last 10x longer than incandescent and 4x longer than halogen bulbs; Each light bulb is expected to deliver a lifetime of at least 10 years (average usage rate of 3 hours per day), saving you the cost of frequent bulb replacementDaylight: Philips LED Non Dimmable A19 light bulbs offer warm and comfortable lighting with high CRI (color rendering index); At 5000 Kelvin the bulbs deliver bright, crisp color ideal for project and task lighting and to brighten larger spacesEco friendly: These non dimmable Philips LED light bulbs are mercury free and uses 87 percent less energy than 100 Watt Incandescent BulbsCompatibility: These Philips LED light bulbs fit in E26 medium screw bases; Not compatible with Philips HUE products; Philips LED Non Dimmable A19 light bulbs are for non connected use onlyComfortable light: Our products meet strict test criteria including flicker, strobe, glare and color rendition to ensure they meet EyeComfort requirements; Switch to Philips LED, light that’s designed for the comfort of your eyesDoes not ship to California
!00 watts per square foot is more appropriate for CFLs that radiate light in all directions, unlike LEDs that radiate in a single direction with these types of bulbs, and are not as electrically efficient as modern LED light bulbs.
These bulbs are pretty inefficient, though, at 85 lumens per watt so I would not use them. There are bulbs that give >110 or so lumens per watt.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YEMKJE2
32 gallon brute is 2.84 square feet.
These are 1200 lumen bulbs you linked to. Eight of them gives 9600 lumens. 9600 / 2.84 = 3380 lumens per square feet. That's close to where we want for LEDs that broadcast in a single direction to be but the distance from the light sources plays a bigger role in brute Space Buckets. That's why we want to use lux meters for verifying light levels at plant canopy level.
Eight 1600 lumen bulbs will give you about 4500 lumens per square foot which will perform better.
Removing the cover will give roughly a 10% greater efficiency if not more particularly over longer distances since the cover creates a wider beam angle. But you have to understand the safety of removing the cover which I am going to keep mentioning so we have no injured bucketeers:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceBuckets/comments/6fdmsn/dismantled_led_globes/dihxuha/
Here are some calculators that people should play with:
http://dev.edman007.com/~edman007/pub/par-dli-cal.html (this appears to be for a CRI of 100 looking at the code so may be about 20% low for a cri 80 light source found in common LED bulbs. The wavelength measurements for color LEDs appears dead on. BOOK MARK THIS PAGE!)
TL;DR use more efficient bulbs and read the safety disclaimer if removing the covers.
edit: and just get the UFO for a brute
1500 lumens, $6 each, 2700K, 14W power usage, 10+ year lifespan, no chemicals used in construction. What more can you possibly ask for?
And literally the first google result for "100W led bulb".
Don't use CFLs. They are obsolete for growing. The new LED bulbs outperform CFLs (even less watts used and more lumens).
Use 100 watt equivalent ones. They come in various spectrums, as well.
Example: 5000k 100 watt LED
https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Non-Dimmable-Frosted-Light-Bulb/dp/B00YEMKJE2
https://www.google.com/search?q=led+bulb+remove+diffuser+&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwih6oKikdvgAhVnqlQKHReVCFEQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=led+bulb+remove+diffuser+&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.3..33i10.7070.10085..10244...1.0..2.215.1471.3j1j5......0....1.........33i299j30i10.H8s-iGIvZyY&ei=3hl2XKGDNOfU0gKXqqKIBQ&bih=604&biw=412&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=sivn#imgrc=lF8jqQWFDPu_iM
Just get normal household bulbs (100w equivalent LEDs) and remove the plastic piece that diffuses the light. Philips is a good brand.
Maybe you can find a couple old reading lamps and screw in a few of those bulbs. If you don't let the plant grow too large before you change the light cycle to 12/12, you can flower a small plant with a few of those bulbs.
Damn I didn’t realize the 100w bulbs were that bright. Here’s a 1600 liken LED from Amazon.
Philips LED Non-Dimmable A19 Frosted Light Bulb: 1500-Lumen, 5000-Kelvin, 14-Watt (100-Watt Equivalent), E26 Base, Daylight, 4-Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YEMKJE2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_7m-OAbJEMQ95H
If you combine a magenta bulb with a "daylight" bulb like this (http://www.amazon.com/Philips-455717-Equivalent-Daylight-4-Pack/dp/B00YEMKJE2), it should look pretty normal. You can also skip the magenta entirely in place of daylight bulbs. LED is a little more power efficient, a little cooler, and handles power cycling better (the last being the greatest advantage IMO). However, power cycling isn't a huge deal for grow lights, so both fluorescent and LED work pretty well right now, and fluorescent does have a lower initial cost.
https://www.amazon.com/Philips-455717-Equivalent-Light-Daylight/dp/B00YEMKJE2
there's some philips LED bulbs at 5000k they're probably what you want. 100w might be too bright though.
So just regular LED light bulbs like this?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YEMKJE2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wMqFyb3VG5C7W
>Heh, that clone is the definition of the word “fried” when used in a cannabis plant context.
I once let a DWC bucket run dry. That was what I'd call "fried"; a plant that was literally coarse and crisp to the touch from a lack of moisture and heat, where the leaves crumble in your hand. This is a severely wilted plant.
>It happens as a result of too much light and no nutrients
In my case that must mean "any light at all". I used the same bulb I use for seedlings: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YEMKJE2 I'm not sure how dimmer I'm supposed to go than that. Is that really too bright?
To be honest I went in fully under the assumption that the plant would end up looking like this before rooting.
I feel like I'm being held to an impossible standard given the circumstances. The plant was mature; that was the real fuckup, but there's no mitigating the passage of time. But you're really saying is that if my light were dimmer, this would be a green plant right now?