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Easiest would be the 135w QB kit (growerslights.com will preassemble it if needed). If he's up for more involved DIY, Samsung or Bridgelux strips would be great.

Fucking right on.

Thinking of running them at that wattage? Edit: I mean long term, as opposed to just testing them out.

In a perfect environment, against good LED, the HPS loses every time, man. 400w of LED will pull more weight than a 600w HPS (and the quality will be at least equal, if not better). We've seen it happen plenty of times, and for growers that have their HPS dialed in, for that matter. There's no...

Honestly, for a 6x6, you're probably looking at around $1,500 for a DIY setup. The question is do you want to save some money up front (HID), or more money over a couple of years (LED)?

Former A51 customer, I presume?

There are many, many former HID growers here who will tell you that the quality of their bud improved after they switched to LED. No offense, but you're running cheap Chinese blurples, which are not at all the same as running good COBs, or strips/boards with quality mid-power diodes from Samsung...

Naw, that would be a waste of energy.

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For a first run, you're doing just fine, man. And I agree - at roughly 70 square feet of canopy, 2,600w of good LED will rock that space.

He'll get more weight for the wattage with his boards, and the savings in energy usage will more than make up the difference in start-up costs.

The garden's going decently. Still the ever-present struggle with temp and humidity! Starting my first hempy run, using Mega Crop. I've only done ROLS before this, so it'll be an interesting experience.

Looking good, Cap. FYI, over in @pulpoinspace QB96 thread, there are reports of the thermal pads leaking some sort of discharge after they've been heated up. Not sure if it's a ubiquitous issue, but thought you might like to know, and maybe have a chat with @Stephenj37826 or @robincnn - whatever...

No worries, man. I actually took it exactly as you meant it!

As usual, I over-vegged the plants (due to space and time constraints), and controlling the environment in an unfinished Michigan basement is a constant struggle, but all things considered, it's going well!

Lower voltage and more versatility.

I would absolutely recommend my setup. I liked it well enough to build a second, identical fixture. I would, however, design it slightly differently if I were doing it today - I would widen the frame to spread the boards out a little bit more to get better coverage on the sides of the tent...

It varies, but by mid-to-late flower some buds are within a couple of inches. The average at that stage is probably about 6-8 inches? With better canopy control, I would probably shoot for an even 6 inches across the board.

@CoB_nUt you're running the 96s on a 24v driver? I would have thought a 54v?

Naw, man, no need to bail on the conversation! Just let it roll, and you may get the feedback you're looking for. And if not, no harm done. You could also post over on the forum at ledgardener.com - some clever people are doing interesting things over there.