First I want to say that this is my second year doing hydroponics so I'm definitely not an expert. I grew under a 400W flourescent growlight last year and now under TruLite
led 225W.
I had moderate but somewhat unimpressive success under the flourescent grow light.
The grow light is designed for a 3x3 grow area and after using it I'd say that's about what it does. I'm growing 3 Abe Lincoln tomato plants under it but really only one of them is actually under it. I'm just keeping the others alive till I can move them outside.
My plants are growing short and stalky with LOTS of blooms. I am getting fruit sites that neighbor other fruit sites but the plant is only about 10" tall. It has > 40 open flowers currently and I am having some
nutrient problems. I think I started my
seeds in cloning plugs in December but it might have been January. This plant just isn't getting any taller.
I'm going to do a water change this weekend and hopefully get my nutrient problems under control. I might be having a lockout issue involving my source water and my
nutrients. I'm switching to distilled water and probably adding a Ca Mg supplement (the deficiency most prevalent).
I see no reason why you can't grow a sizeable crop with this grow light. My stuff is just starting to polllenate so I don't know how that's going to go. I'll figure something out assuming the plant doesn't drop all its buds.
Edit:
I forgot to mention. This grow light doesn't have a veg mode and a fruit mode. It just sends the same spectrum all the time. that said, it works. I'm not even doing this right and it is working lol
Here is a picture from a few days ago (plant isn't any taller but 2 more fruit sites)
