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  1. Humple

    COBs, Strips & Boards.......oh my!

    Right now I'd suggest v1 QB288s from HLG. https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/quantum-boards/products/qb288-quantum-board The sale is too good to pass up for boards like the QB120/QB132. Don't get me wrong, they're great boards (I primarily use 120s myself), and they can...
  2. Humple

    The Chinese Quantum Board Knock Off Builds

    Hmm... They don't list virgin blood, ravens' beaks, or frogs' eyes in the ingredients, so I suspect they're not being entirely forthcoming about what goes into it. What's the arcane incantation to activate it, oh Wizard of the Winter?
  3. Humple

    The Chinese Quantum Board Knock Off Builds

    Haha, I went looking for it too. I think we've been misspelling it though, because what I found was called Tomorite? Looks like it's primarily a UK product...
  4. Humple

    lights, camera, procrastination.

    Fucking multi-quote isn't working like it used to. Anyway, I was going to say a bunch of shit in that last post, but it got fucked up. But it's rad that you've been able to travel so much, man. I never really regret starting the fam so early, but I do get a bit wistful thinking about the...
  5. Humple

    lights, camera, procrastination.

    I don't doubt it! My wife's family is so stereotypically "Irish", despite a few generations of Americanization, so I can only imagine what those crazy fuckers get up to in their natural habitat!
  6. Humple

    lights, camera, procrastination.

    First places on the list are Ireland (where my wife's people came from) and then Wales (where my people came from). We yanks often have a tendency to romanticize the "old country" - provided we even know where the fuck we came from! After that, I'd like to hit Spain, and some spots in the...
  7. Humple

    lights, camera, procrastination.

    Haha, be careful about waiting too long there, brother - you're going to want to make sure you've got a little energy left in your bones to raise the little buggers! I'll be early 50's when my fourth and final reaches adulthood, and I'm looking forward to still being in decent shape for...
  8. Humple

    HLG 300 v2 Rspec VS. Budget LED Series 3+ SQ² Red Spec 250

    Grown the Zamaldelica before? Or anything else from Ace? I'm eyeing their Panama, one of their indicas (can't recall which at the moment), and possibly Golden Tiger for my next seed buy.
  9. Humple

    How Many for a 2 x 2 tent

    I completely agree.
  10. Humple

    The Chinese Quantum Board Knock Off Builds

    Is that a 3x3?
  11. Humple

    Samsung F-Series Gen3

    If it did you might want to double-check before you dive in. She's either a keeper or a bit off.
  12. Humple

    EB Gen2 Build

    Must have been a real pain in the ass cutting all those slots out on the channel.
  13. Humple

    Samsung F-Series Gen3

    Besides, the HLG, ELG, and XLG series just look damn sexy.
  14. Humple

    The Chinese Quantum Board Knock Off Builds

    You speak the truth, my friend. I used to be deep into building PCs. Even had a short-lived custom PC building business. Got burned out on customers and just quit, but always missed the tinkering and the unique satisfaction of building something fun and cool... Then I discovered that DIY LED...
  15. Humple

    DIY with Quantum Boards

    Something like this? https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/blogs/calculators/ppfd-calculator
  16. Humple

    DIY with Quantum Boards

    Yeah, I just grabbed the sheet for the 350, as that's the LRS most frequently put forward, but as you stated it's similar across the range; the LRS-150 tops out at 90%, for example. Have yet to find one in the series that exceeds the HLG models' efficiencies. Which one is "the most efficient...
  17. Humple

    DIY with Quantum Boards

    Per the datasheet, the highest efficiency LRS-350 is the 350-48, at 89%; the rest range from 79.5 to 88.5. By contrast, the highest efficiency HLG-120 models are the 120-48 and 120-54, both at 93.5%; the rest range from 92 to 93.
  18. Humple

    DIY with Quantum Boards

    He already has an HLG-120. And in my opinion, dimming is very important; not only can it extend the useful life of your boards, it provides yet another facet of control over your garden. Edit: Oh, and for the efficiency-heads out there, the HLG/ELG/XLG offer around 5 percentage points greater...
  19. Humple

    DIY with Quantum Boards

    I like it! Great use of space, man. The only problem I can see with the plan is the idea of running a v2 board in parallel with v1 boards. They all have the same voltage specs per HLG, but running different batches/generations of boards together like that is usually discouraged.
  20. Humple

    DIY with Quantum Boards

    Honestly, I've been very pleased with the veg performance of straight 3000k, 80 CRI. The only spaces in my garden using different spectrums are one chamber of a grow cab that has a 3500k QB (I'll probably turn this into a space for mom plants), and the nursery, where I use a 65w 6500k CFL for...
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