GBAUTO
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I'd be ashamed to show you some of the kit I've cobbled together when I started growing. just sayin
So, I made this light...
Chip Green
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Actually, what he should do is build a 24'x24' sealed building with full climate control. Then get 702 pcs of 560mm 3500k BXEB Gen2 strips, with 78 pcs of the HLG-185H-C1050B drivers, wire them in series in groups of 9. Do a 20'x20' SCROG with 72 plants, and yield like fuckin 50 elbows.
Frank Nitty
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Go hard or go home!!!
Frank Nitty
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This dude has nothing but time and money to do whatever he wants, and this is what he chooses to do with both... If he was worried about his shit burning down he wouldn't be doing what he's doing .. Appreciate a great mind at work... I applaud the man for what hes doing. Period...
Big Perm
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Thanks for your input. I totally agree with you. I just don't have the time right now or soon. Really. I mean right now I can see on camera they are drooping bigtime. They should have been fed yesterday and watered the day before that. I have to now, but the soonest I can get back in there is in 5 hours. I hate to even say it, but when I get home the last thing I want to do is mix up nutes, I mean I have to talk myself into a shower, lol I'm ready for bed.
I agree with most everyone that posted. I know that you guys hate to be asked the same thing over and over from noobs. But guys, I keep telling myself that I'll lay in bed and research the lighting. I haven't been able to do it even once yet. The question is what should I run? My grow dimensions are going to be two scrog rooms, a veg and a flower, probably low profile hydro 3x3.5'x4h each.Temp isn't a problem, I mean I'm running this thing currently, so anything will be a stress relief on a box doing the job just fine now.
growingforfun
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A 600 watt hps will crush what you have, be cheap, and easy to set up. Get a ducted hood, maybe a cool tube so you can place it at the very top and the plants can grow straight up around it, and a 6 inch inline fan. It will be so easy you will wonder why you spent the hours building this thing.
InTheValley
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Bro, If price isnt an issue, Id get 2x HLG 550V2's and call it Done with,
lol..
$2,100
Research done,
Order, smoke, except, smoke, hang, smoke, done, Smoke, Smile, Smoke, Sleep,
lol..
$2,100
Research done,
Order, smoke, except, smoke, hang, smoke, done, Smoke, Smile, Smoke, Sleep,
Big Perm
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I swapped out some bulbs for flower and had to throw away some males so I'm running about half a canopy right now. I'm running 30x 17.5w 1600lm 3000k with no diffusers. The box maintains 81f, that surprised me. I also made an 8 bulb veg light because I knew you guys would love it.
The plants in the pics are 14 days into flower.
I put some pictures of just the plants so you can see how it's performing.
The plants in the pics are 14 days into flower.
I put some pictures of just the plants so you can see how it's performing.
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Frank Nitty
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Do your thing sir!!!
InTheValley
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now THAT looks better Big Perm, lookin great man,
Frank Nitty
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That's dope!!! Full grow with that?pulling up a chair, built something very similar to your flowering light when i first started..heck maybe i got a pic,
ohh found one:
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11 14.5w bulbs, 160w from the wall on full blast, 9 - 2700k, 2 - 5000k
Dreddd
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yup, set it a bit too close at the beginning and saw major light stress
Frank Nitty
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Damn! How many plants under that?yup, set it a bit too close at the beginning and saw major light stress
Dreddd
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4 plants in a 2x2, was really cramped..
FPVGrow
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You flowered with 4 plants with 160w?
Airwalker16
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The buikd looks much more legit without all the Y splitters.
Plus 110 lumens per watt !!pulling up a chair, built something very similar to your flowering light when i first started..heck maybe i got a pic,
ohh found one
View attachment 4169968
11 14.5w bulbs, 160w from the wall on full blast, 9 - 2700k, 2 - 5000k
Big Perm
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I finally said fuck it.
I have decided to go with a vented dimmable 1000w hps. My flower space with aero will be 3x4 I could even go 3x5, so I'll finish this out and roll joints with the yeild. About a month left to go, so in that time I'm getting my hydro and light set up. The hydro will give me another foot of height. Then I'll change up the ventilation to accommodate the vented hood.
This grow will continue till they are done. When they get the chop, that's when I'll change everything.
I'm also going hydro for veg, similar type of system. I'm going to run t5's over there.
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