Diy FOTOP grow board 280x900x2.0mm (L29.52"xW9.18")

Moflow

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The lights are running well.
No problems to report.

A shot of the left hand side.
Left back: Growgreen board 384 diodes, 56 watts
Left front: HLG 288 Q board 288 diodes, 73 watts
Center: 2 x FOTOP Boards 1600 diodes 300 watts.
Front center: 2 x cxbs 47 watts.
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Right hand side.
Right front Growgreen board 384 diodes 100 watts
Back right HLG Q board 288 40 watts.
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The area is 5ft x 4ft. 1.5m x 1.2m.
12 inches - 300mm above canopy.
All the "Genuine" Samsung diodes are running very efficiently, nice n soft.
FOTOP Boards diodes ? should be pretty efficient too.


Left hand side.
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Right hand side.
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SS2
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CBD Crews Critical Mass CBD
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I gave the SS2s a 1.2 ec feed of tomato food a couple of days ago.
They're all in a mix of Biobizz soil, perlite, vermiculite and sand.
The lights still need minor adjustments but the par readings are good enough for now.
I'm happy so far.
 

kaoss_11

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Been running the boards for a almost a year now with no issues.

Also for guys that want to run 2 drivers at the same time on 1 outlet the simple solution is to run both wires off the driver into the wago connector.

We have ran them in veg and flower with no issues. I usually deal with Sophie but I think Rita is the woman in charge.
She handles all of the larger orders we place.
 

Moflow

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But I thought we should be babying our cannabis seedlings with less light?......... ha ha
It's getting "intense" indoors now lol
I thought that clone woulda shit iits self going from 150 umoles to that intensity but the sun was short lived ffs.
Pissed it down after that, might be good lamarra tho.....:bigjoint:
 
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PSUAGRO.

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A clone is not a seedling. Clones can usually take much more light.
So cannabis as a genus originated under artificial lighting? big ass star was dimmer a couple of million years back?:mrgreen:

I've done guerrilla grows from seed for yrs btw, outdoor is my preference if it was legal in PA
 

nfhiggs

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So cannabis as a genus originated under artificial lighting? big ass star was dimmer a couple of million years back?:mrgreen:

I've done guerrilla grows from seed for yrs btw, outdoor is my preference if it was legal in PA
No, but seedlings typically sprout in early spring when the weather is just warming and the sun is not as intense.
 

PSUAGRO.

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No, but seedlings typically sprout in early spring when the weather is just warming and the sun is not as intense.
Sooooo no one has ever sowed cannabis seeds in early/mid summer?;)................seriously though dimming fluoros,hid,led,plasma,etc in veg is just a cost cutting (electrical) measure.
 

Moflow

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You should use the par meter behind a south facing window on a sunny day....... bet you still hit over 1400umol/s through the glass, maybe; )
That pic of clone was taken south facing.
All my doors and windows face east west front and back so my gardens, front and back gets the sun - when it's out, all day.
Outdoor weed growing here is a waste of time in my opinion.
I can get them big ok but come Sept it's too damp and cold.
People still try tho. My mate found a small plantation less than half a mile away from here a few years ago.
I'll just stick to tomatoes n flowers for outside . Getting the greenhouse out this weekend probably :cool:
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I just plant them and they grow themselves!
Lol
 

Humple

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That pic of clone was taken south facing.
All my doors and windows face east west front and back so my gardens, front and back gets the sun - when it's out, all day.
Outdoor weed growing here is a waste of time in my opinion.
I can get them big ok but come Sept it's too damp and cold.
People still try tho. My mate found a small plantation less than half a mile away from here a few years ago.
I'll just stick to tomatoes n flowers for outside . Getting the greenhouse out this weekend probably :cool:
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I just plant them and they grow themselves!
Lol
Sitting in an English garden, waiting for the sun...
 

PSUAGRO.

Well-Known Member
That pic of clone was taken south facing.
All my doors and windows face east west front and back so my gardens, front and back gets the sun - when it's out, all day.
Outdoor weed growing here is a waste of time in my opinion.
I can get them big ok but come Sept it's too damp and cold.
People still try tho. My mate found a small plantation less than half a mile away from here a few years ago.
I'll just stick to tomatoes n flowers for outside . Getting the greenhouse out this weekend probably :cool:
View attachment 4127863
I just plant them and they grow themselves!
Lol
greenhouse with supplementation seems like a great cannabis setup in the UK, depending on laws.........outdoor is challenging with your weather, would have to dump fungicides late season
 

Moflow

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greenhouse with supplementation seems like a great cannabis setup in the UK, depending on laws.........outdoor is challenging with your weather, would have to dump fungicides late season
Yea, I'd love to do a big greenhouse full but the law's an ass.
I'm in a natural hollow here so dampness and cold can be problematical early and late season.
 
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