Recent content by Dryhops

I kind of like the strip idea better now that I'm looking into it. I can build them exactly into the geometry. My cabinet is also wood - what amperage are you running the strips at such that they can be directly mounted to the wood? If I understand correctly, this is just a trade off of...

I've been doing a lot more research and I've pretty much settled on two RSpec QBs from HLG. I'd rather spend extra money to guarantee the quality. I'm looking at 260w kit from HLG: https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/kits/products/260w-qb-v2-rspec-led-kit Unfortunately it says...

Do you think I could mount them with only an inch or so gap with the ceiling? Assuming good airflow from fans, exhaust would be a foot or so away. Also, is it advantageous to use one driver on two boards and connect them myself? Or just have 1 driver per panel?

I have a custom grow cabinet that is built into my kitchen cabinetry. It's essentially just the bottom portion of this shelf: The footprint is pretty small, 28 inches along the 2 longer edges, 17 inches along the shorter 3 edges. This comes out to be a little less than 5 sqft. This...