Waveform Lighting, anyone?

[thefish1337]

Looks like its perfect for growing.

However, for the same price and form factor you could get an HLG-100 which is made with better diodes, and a better spectrum. In the spec sheet for the PhotonPanel they say you get 334 PPFD at 12" in contrast the HLG website shows you get an average of 480 PPFD at 12" across a 2'x2' square with a maximum of 640 PPFD at the center. You can get it in 3000k or 4000k.

Same price
13 less watts
38% more lumens per watt

HLG-100

I have the 3000k version and have it hung around 30" above the tops of the plants for medium to high light plants for 12-14 hours a day. Great light, I use it for growing tomato and pepper seedlings in the spring since I have a different lighting setup for my orchids now. In short, the HLG-100 is the same form factor but better in pretty much every way. If you don't need that much power (the HLG-100 covers a 3'x3' ish area) you can save $50 and 43 watts for nearly equivalent performance to the PhotonPanel with the HLG-65 (covers roughly a 2'x2' area for orchids).

HLG-65

[nzadro]

Originally Posted by thefish1337

Looks like its perfect for growing.

However, for the same price and form factor you could get an HLG-100 which is made with better diodes, and a better spectrum. In the spec sheet for the PhotonPanel they say you get 334 PPFD at 12" in contrast the HLG website shows you get an average of 480 PPFD at 12" across a 2'x2' square with a maximum of 640 PPFD at the center. You can get it in 3000k or 4000k.

Same price
13 less watts
38% more lumens per watt

HLG-100

I have the 3000k version and have it hung around 30" above the tops of the plants for medium to high light plants for 12-14 hours a day. Great light, I use it for growing tomato and pepper seedlings in the spring since I have a different lighting setup for my orchids now. In short, the HLG-100 is the same form factor but better in pretty much every way. If you don't need that much power (the HLG-100 covers a 3'x3' ish area) you can save $50 and 43 watts for nearly equivalent performance to the PhotonPanel with the HLG-65 (covers roughly a 2'x2' area for orchids).

HLG-65

Thanks Fish for the recommendation.
The HLG certainly is superior, but I do worry if in my case the lights will be too strong?

To give some perspective, I am converting a cabinet to a grow space - it is 36 inches wide, 55 inches high, and 16 inches deep. The first glass shelf is about 22 inches from the top of the cabinet with a peg board to hang minis.
The lower shelves will likely be for begonias, my other plant love. Much of this is glass, so light would not be so contained as in a reflective grow tent. (Below is an image- it is untraditional, but I can make it function well with a lot of work and adjustments).

The purpose of the cabinet is to explore higher light compact orchids (like catts, etc) and to grow miniatures on the pegboard. But I primarily grow bulbos, paph, and phal. Would such a strong light burn the leaves of these genera?

What I like about the Photopanel is that it will essentially cover to the top of cabinet, snugly, dispersing more light. But please correct me if this is not important, and a shorter albeit strong light will be sufficient. I am new to this!

Thanks again for your help.