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Great info, Randomblame! Thank you...:)

Here's what they're looking like. I did a bit of de-fol. Not sure if I should have or not. But it looks like these lights are working okay for early flower. I think they will def work for veg. But getting better lights for flower is going to be something I will be working towards for sure.

They're 20 watts per light, and six on each side of the "blades".
 

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Randomblame

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GardenParty said:
Great info, Randomblame! Thank you...:)

Here's what they're looking like. I did a bit of de-fol. Not sure if I should have or not. But it looks like these lights are working okay for early flower. I think they will def work for veg. But getting better lights for flower is going to be something I will be working towards for sure.

They're 20 watts per light, and six on each side of the "blades".
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Lookin' good already! Pretty sure these ladies will fill your stashbox for a while.
Only 2 additional 4ft. EB's at 700mA(~27,5w net) on each side would be 8 strips and around 220w extra.
115$ for strips and as a driver you could use the Meanwell HLG-185H-40A or B(A dimmable to 50% and B is dimmable down to 6%) 50$ shipped. Connect the strips in parallel, two 3 port Wago clamps for each blade and two 5 port Wagos to connect the 4 blades to the driver. Pretty easy and even if you mount the strips on 4ft aluminum strips for more rigidity you should stay below 200$.
 
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Check your local hardware warehouse for equal length light duty aluminum straight edge used for screeding.
It comes in a 3" wide channel, much lighter gauge than U channels, and a fraction of the cost.
8' of this shit is about $15

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Bodyne

Bodyne

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always been a hid guy, out of the blue, bought an led grow light, not sure exactly if it is a blurple, I have experienced what happens when its too close to younger plants, etc, but do they work or not? It's my secondary closet light, not in use some of the time, but Im not sure what to expect or if there is a trick to getting the best out of them. Any advise greatly appreciated. Its a 300w comparable, uses like 135 I think.Some details, it was a cheapie on Amazon, but again, unless all blurples are no good, it was way comparable to other more expensive ones, but again, I know shit about em. I have to use it, lol, so tossing not an option.
  • Professional Spectrum > 168 pcs full spectrum leds (400-780nm) and 24 pcs blue specturm( 470nm )leds,it includes the universal bule red IR UV specturm, which is the plant desire under the natural sunlight, help the plant growing well in all stage of plant， and suit for all kinds of indoor plant.
  • < Unique Reflector and Double Chip Design > High quality 60 degree Reflector cup and double chip , make sure the light concentrated and look bright, reducing light loss, bring higher PAR value and Lumen output than normal led grow light,the utilization of light up to 95%, promote plants fast growth and improve the output.
 
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Bodyne said:
always been a hid guy, out of the blue, bought an led grow light, not sure exactly if it is a blurple, I have experienced what happens when its too close to younger plants, etc, but do they work or not? It's my secondary closet light, not in use some of the time, but Im not sure what to expect or if there is a trick to getting the best out of them. Any advise greatly appreciated. Its a 300w comparable, uses like 135 I think.Some details, it was a cheapie on Amazon, but again, unless all blurples are no good, it was way comparable to other more expensive ones, but again, I know shit about em. I have to use it, lol, so tossing not an option.
  • Professional Spectrum > 168 pcs full spectrum leds (400-780nm) and 24 pcs blue specturm( 470nm )leds,it includes the universal bule red IR UV specturm, which is the plant desire under the natural sunlight, help the plant growing well in all stage of plant， and suit for all kinds of indoor plant.
  • < Unique Reflector and Double Chip Design > High quality 60 degree Reflector cup and double chip , make sure the light concentrated and look bright, reducing light loss, bring higher PAR value and Lumen output than normal led grow light,the utilization of light up to 95%, promote plants fast growth and improve the output.
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You can get something out of them. I find they work okay for veg, and they'd probably do better if you can add some 6000 or 6500k lights on the side. But don't think it's going to be fantastic. :)
 
Bodyne

Bodyne

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it was actually just gonna be for seedlings until room inside the main tent, and then as far as chucks goes, in my theory, lol. be flowering one to three med sized plant in a 2x2 closet to finish out.lol, but I get the feeling Ive made a fool of myself with the question, and maybe the buy, lol, boy Im on a roll this weekend. I usually use T5's, but this actually fit the space better and was cheaper. Hearing all the good bout led's etc. lol Thanks gents, wanted an answer, got it, appreciated
 
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verticalgrow

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Bodyne said:
it was actually just gonna be for seedlings until room inside the main tent, and then as far as chucks goes, in my theory, lol. be flowering one to three med sized plant in a 2x2 closet to finish out.lol, but I get the feeling Ive made a fool of myself with the question, and maybe the buy, lol, boy Im on a roll this weekend. I usually use T5's, but this actually fit the space better and was cheaper. Hearing all the good bout led's etc. lol Thanks gents, wanted an answer, got it, appreciated
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Seedlings = no blurple cuz its to intense light
Veg = blurple 3ft above canopy
Flower = blurple on light mover 18in above canopy
Friday night = Blurple Disco party
 
Bodyne

Bodyne

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verticalgrow said:
Seedlings = no blurple cuz its to intense light
Veg = blurple 3ft above canopy
Flower = blurple on light mover 18in above canopy
Friday night = Blurple Disco party
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owe you a steak dinner, mothefucker, lol, I say that in jest. That may be the most spot on description that I found during on the ground research, damned light. 2 foot on seelings, they grew, but layin down. raised to three to four foot, couldn't tell it was doin a damn thing. I wont' sling it out in the yard yet, Im gonna try one time to flower some one gallon, non esesential medicinal plants in there and see what happens. Place it came from was like 48 from seeds, 36 from veg 34-18 flower, but boy, nme. Anyhow, you was right
 
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verticalgrow

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Bodyne said:
owe you a steak dinner, mothefucker, lol, I say that in jest. That may be the most spot on description that I found during on the ground research, damned light. 2 foot on seelings, they grew, but layin down. raised to three to four foot, couldn't tell it was doin a damn thing. I wont' sling it out in the yard yet, Im gonna try one time to flower some one gallon, non esesential medicinal plants in there and see what happens. Place it came from was like 48 from seeds, 36 from veg 34-18 flower, but boy, nme. Anyhow, you was right
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Np bro,
yea at the end of the day if it cant grow plants & cant grow lettuce then only 1 place for it (garbo bin) cough :eyesmoke:
 
oldbeancounter

oldbeancounter

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GardenParty said:
Great info, Randomblame! Thank you...:)

Here's what they're looking like. I did a bit of de-fol. Not sure if I should have or not. But it looks like these lights are working okay for early flower. I think they will def work for veg. But getting better lights for flower is going to be something I will be working towards for sure.

They're 20 watts per light, and six on each side of the "blades".
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Might ask model number/make of strip you used?
Best place to buy if in Canada if you know or US for that matter.
What driver did you use or did I miss that? As I saw Randomblame's message under yours and wasn't sure I understood it right.
Great job by the way!
 
oldbeancounter

oldbeancounter

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jarvild said:
A mix of 3k and 3.5k works for me.
Not enough strips for a 240h24B driver. Somewhere between 9-12 strips from my experience.
My example, 9 f-series strips ran by a HLG240H24B.
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If you want to run 6 stripes than a LPV-150-24 would be my choice of driver. Not dimable and not as efficient as a HLG but for a 2x2 that would be my choice.
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Plants on left sure seem to have much bigger buds or is this a different run/strain maybe or the light?
Either look great actually.
 
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GardenParty

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oldbeancounter said:
Might ask model number/make of strip you used?
Best place to buy if in Canada if you know or US for that matter.
What driver did you use or did I miss that? As I saw Randomblame's message under yours and wasn't sure I understood it right.
Great job by the way!
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I just bought integrated LED lights off Amazon. In the 6000k and 6500k spectrums. About $55 for 8 lights. I think they may have 2 to 3 weeks left at this point. Doing a perpetual grow of Gorilla Glue. I decided to get Crystal Burst and Bud Igniter for the end of flower, along with Cal Mag and AN PH Perfect. These are in coir with perlite. I'm incredibly pleased with how this Sun Cloak knock off is going. Screen Shot 2018-12-06 at 3.04.58 PM.png Screen Shot 2018-12-06 at 3.04.58 PM.png Screen Shot 2018-12-06 at 3.05.27 PM.png
 
oldbeancounter

oldbeancounter

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GardenParty said:
I just bought integrated LED lights off Amazon. In the 6000k and 6500k spectrums. About $55 for 8 lights. I think they may have 2 to 3 weeks left at this point. Doing a perpetual grow of Gorilla Glue. I decided to get Crystal Burst and Bud Igniter for the end of flower, along with Cal Mag and AN PH Perfect. These are in coir with perlite. I'm incredibly pleased with how this Sun Cloak knock off is going. View attachment 4244692 View attachment 4244692 View attachment 4244691
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