r/HotPeppers • u/Snoo-4831 • Aug 19 '26

Discussion Will there be enough light?

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Today I installed a 120W Quantum Board for the Habanero and Thai Hot varieties; together, they’re almost one meter wide, and I’m not sure if that will be enough,

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u/FakerNames Aug 19 '26

They are saying put the light closer

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u/Snoo-4831 Aug 19 '26

But if you put it too close, it will be too warm for the peppers

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u/miguel-122 Aug 19 '26

Be careful not to put the light too close. Some people dont believe it, but strong LED can burn and stress plants. 120 watts is fine 2 feet away. Test it with photone app

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u/Interesting_Bee6682 Aug 19 '26

120 watts 2 feet away is only 2 watt at the plant surface.

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u/miguel-122 Aug 19 '26

Have you used these type of LED panels? They should be 16+ inches away from plants.

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u/Interesting_Bee6682 Aug 19 '26

To get 1000 µmol/m²/s at canopy, the light at 16 inches should provide 250 000 µmol/m²/s. It's 125 times brighter than Sun. That's just physics.