Best LED light for flowering 5x5 area

Can't go wrong with quantum boards. As to which specific that isn't for me to say because I have no idea. They say their the best out there and around $1/watt you can really do er to er

 

One option I would consider is nine qb 96 elite v2's on three hlg-320h-54a's. It would give you a little over 1000 watts for ~$870 plus shipping, wires, hangers and frame. A little over budget but you'd have 40w/sqft of high quality lighting. You could also get away with using smaller drivers, like the 240h, to save a bit of money, as you probably won't need the full 1000w anyways.

You might be able to build a strip light for cheaper, but you'd probably have to use older strips such as the samsung f-series or bridgelux eb gen 2's. LEDGardener is a good resource for strip builds.

 

For a 5x5 I think you would do better with two lights (even if less wattage), to give you a better light spread.

 

This is really good advice. qb96 are some of the best lights you can get and they are at a very good price too. Nine in a 5x5 running on three 320 meanwell drivers would be perfect.

 

What kinda head room do ya have?The spread is ok but the 650r would be better. She can get warm too. If you don’t have a lot of headroom and heat is an issue I recommend a bar style light like an optic 600hd, growcraft , photontek ect ect


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I've been looking into these for a while now for a 4x4x7ft room, kinda torn between the Gavita 1700e Pro or a Diablo 650r both would be over budget for you but the way I see it I'm better off spending it once then 3x over. I'll most likely get a 650r due to the pull from box and hang, its complete from them. The Gavita requires controllers and such.