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You can run em no heatsinks at low enough power. As for which strips, it all depends on your budget. Q series and H influx uses the 301s so very efficient but a little more expensive. I can make you a build this afternoon when I get home or you can always check ledgardener for some ideas...

Y You could always go for Samsung strips too. I like building with the EB2 simply because I know the specs off the top of my head but the Samsung's are just as good

I can vouch for the rapid led setups. Run 3 of the pucks on a 4 ft rail at 1750mA. It's a very clean and efficient setup. I like that I can always add to it. Efficiency is pretty much as good as it gets. Great price and fast shipping. Migro is another very refined option to look at. A...

I inquired about it. The price seemed nice but the shipping is what killed it for me. I'm from Canada and 100 bucks US pretty much eliminated the savings. I would have saved maybe 50 bucks and for that much, I'd much rather have the peace of mind dealing with a company like rapid or HLG. If...

In this market, you need something to differentiate yourself from the competition. HLG was the innovator. Rapid has their modular frames and you can retrofit. Atreum has competitive prices. All this has is the Gavita name (and price). Doubt that's going to be enough but good on em for...

Added blue will make the plants tighter and more compact. Not always a good thing. 3500k is pretty much ideal but unless you're growing very stretchy plants, I wouldnt add more.

Yes 9 strips will max that driver. Should be plenty for now though. Digikey may not be user friendly but it delivers in every other way.

One has a pot for dimming

The price/performance king. OP will be very happy with his light. 200w of EB2 is pretty damn nice for that space

Yup I learned a lot from him. My dad is also an electrician so I know a thing or two as well. 9 eb2 strips on an HLG 185 1050 is a common build.

Yup just make sure you order there 1050 ma version of the 185. Canadian Tire has those push in connectors same as wagos and I think I bought the Levitin python pplug from there too. Thermal past I'm not sure without seeing the tube. If you have a computer store nearby they have the 20g tubs...

Yes good call on the 185. It's just a bit more but can handle 185 v rather than 145. 7 strips will run just fine as it falls between the 90 to 185 v range. If ever you wanna add 2 strips in series you always can.

That'll do. Just be aware of voltage drop and make sure you get solid wire not stranded unless you wanna solder.

They are push in connectors. Your probably want to get 18awg wire solid not stranded.

Okay so these strips run at 20v. 2 types of driver. Constant current or constant voltage. With constant current driver such as the HLG 120 1050, go to the data sheet and you'll see it can handle 148 volts. With each strip being 20v, you can comfortably run 7 off 1 driver. The reason I choose...

https://www.rollitup.org/t/bridgelux-eb-gen-2-thermals.957453/ That's a pretty nice thread regarding thermals. Basically 6 strips with a 200w driver means 33 watts per strip. That would require heatsinking . Around 20 Watts is where I'd be comfy with with that sheet of aluminum and 15 W...

No I'm just using 2 footers as examples.. if you really want to use 1 footers you'll need a bit more than 12 without some proper heat sinks

Ok then go for the series example I listed above. Should put you just under 200

It all depends on what type of driver you use. Going the 12 footer route which is what I would go for, you can opt to get a constant current ( series wiring) or constant voltage (parralel wiring.) The 185 series of drivers can do 200 watts which is the minimum I would recommend in a 3 x 3...

Those linked are 2 feet. Aluminum sheet like flatstock? What thickness