Best light coverage for 10x5x6 tent

HardLuck71 · Dec 16, 2019

diggs99 said:
2 of these 480w drivers

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28-36 strips from cutter( same strips i built my lights with)

SSK-1560ZGE-3090CR Midpower Led Strip - Cutter Electronics

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at 14 strips per 480w driver , you will be running them at 34w per strip, thats a good efficient number while keeping the cost somewhat in check...The more strips you add, the softer they can run but it ups the cost ofcourse. I use 18 per 480w driver to give you an idea

Well damn, you’re not playin around as that was quick lol. I can’t explain how much I appreciate your help and guidance with this!

Gond00s · Dec 16, 2019

diggs99 said:
ya man, id get a pile of the bridgelux gen 2s now before they are discontinued, they are perfect veg strips at 4000/5000k and they are nicely priced, especially since they released the new gen 3s, but for veg, the gen 2s are ideal.

16 of the 560mm 4000k for a 4x4 should be nice

diggs99 · Dec 16, 2019

HardLuck71 said:
Well damn, you’re not playin around as that was quick lol. I can’t explain how much I appreciate your help and guidance with this!

No problem man, i had lots of help when i started planning mine, just paying it forward to anyone else in need.

I only built my lights 6 mnths ago, still have everything i searched and ordered bookmarked lol

diggs99 · Dec 16, 2019

Gond00s said:
16 of the 560mm 4000k for a 4x4 should be nice

yup for sure...my only advice/change i would make to my lights would be building 2 separate lights rather than 1 big one. Just for versatility...also much easier wiring and controlling the chaos lol

coreywebster · Dec 16, 2019

If your paying to heat your basement you might want to consider a couple of 630cmh in there.

Gond00s · Dec 16, 2019

diggs99 said:
yup for sure...my only advice/change i would make to my lights would be building 2 separate lights rather than 1 big one. Just for versatility...also much easier wiring and controlling the chaos lol

im gonna be doing two of them that's for sure gonna do two 240s mounted on each one ill be having a post up soon when i get everything done

diggs99 · Dec 16, 2019

coreywebster said:
If your paying to heat your basement you might want to consider a couple of 630cmh in there.

No more rabbit holes lol

This is also good info OP....Corey is right, if heat is truly a concern, you might be better off with cmh or even hps.

Leds give off no ir, so plants require much warmer temps in led rooms. If you think its gonna be too cold, you might be better off with one of the warmer suns lol

Gond00s · Dec 16, 2019

diggs99 said:
No more rabbit holes lol

This is also good info OP....Corey is right, if heat is truly a concern, you might be better off with cmh or even hps.

Leds give off no ir, so plants require much warmer temps in led rooms. If you think its gonna be too cold, you might be better off with one of the warmer suns lol

true facts I have to run my room 82f or my plants just dont have the growth they should

diggs99 · Dec 16, 2019

heres a pic of one of 3 lights i built

HardLuck71 · Dec 16, 2019

With those strips being 3000k, wouldn’t I need some in the 5000-6000k as well for a good mixture? Just curious

diggs99 · Dec 16, 2019

Gond00s said:
true facts I have to run my room 82f or my plants just dont have the growth they should

Ya i run mine at 84.5f and 60/70rh on a controller with 2.0 deadband....ill keep those temps until last few weeks of flower when ill gradually start lowering temps and rh

HardLuck71 · Dec 16, 2019

diggs99 said:
Ya i run mine at 84.5f and 60/70rh on a controller with 2.0 deadband....ill keep those temps until last few weeks of flower when ill gradually start lowering temps and rh

I keep mine at 78f and about 55% rh. Should I be running warmer?

diggs99 · Dec 16, 2019

HardLuck71 said:
With those strips being 3000k, wouldn’t I need some in the 5000-6000k as well for a good mixture? Just curious

Ya you can always buy the 3500k strips if you want or you can mix som high K with the 3000ks, thats totally up to you.

I usually veg my plants under MH for a few weeks , then a few more weeks under my 3000ks before i flip, plants seem to grow normally under both, so its not really much of a concern to me

diggs99 · Dec 16, 2019

HardLuck71 said:
I keep mine at 78f and about 55% rh. Should I be running warmer?

Im sure those temps work fine( they are perfect for hps and cmh), also sure a bit warmer would work even better. Leds lack ir, plants need warmer temps to make up for it.

i wouldnt go much lower than 81-82 during veg and early flower. It helps transpiration and allows them to drink/eat more.

HardLuck71 · Dec 16, 2019

I only use a little 500w space heater and it brings temps up quickly so I’m not too concerned with that, plus when temps rise here I won’t need to use much if at all.

HardLuck71 · Dec 16, 2019

diggs99 said:
Im sure those temps work fine( they are perfect for hps and cmh), also sure a bit warmer would work even better. Leds lack ir, plants need warmer temps to make up for it.

i wouldnt go much lower than 81-82 during veg and early flower. It helps transpiration and allows them to drink/eat more.

The cheap led’s I’m using now ( that I got from a friend ) have IR but least I know now for after I build my led lights to run warmer. I just tnought there was a better possibility for mold etc with too high of temps and RH

diggs99 · Dec 16, 2019

HardLuck71 said:
I only use a little 500w space heater and it brings temps up quickly so I’m not too concerned with that, plus when temps rise here I won’t need to use much if at all.

Well i live in a cold ass place too, our winters are nasty. I can run 960w in my 7x14 room and never have to worry about the exhaust kicking on because of temps rising, now in the summer at full blast the exhaust and intake were both working quite a bit, but still nothing to worry about, never once did i consider getting a/c. As far as im concerned, growing with Leds is easy for getting the environment under control and within good stable ranges.

diggs99 · Dec 16, 2019

HardLuck71 said:
The cheap led’s I’m using now ( that I got from a friend ) have IR but least I know now for after I build my led lights to run warmer. I just tnought there was a better possibility for mold etc with too high of temps and RH

Well there is for sure, you have to take other precautions, my room is like a mini hurricane, massive air flow is needed. As i mentioned before, i also start dropping temps and rh once the buds start fattening up and becoming prime targets for rot/pm/mould etc...

HardLuck71 · Dec 16, 2019

Well again, I truly appreciate al, your replies and help bud! I have to try and get at least a couple hours of sleep so I don’t look all messed up in front of the judge lol. I’ll contact you later on today! Thanks again brotha!

HardLuck71 · Dec 16, 2019

Hey bud @diggs99, how you doin? So below is what I have in my cart but now I’m confused on what I mount them to as far as board wise?

diggs99 · Dec 17, 2019

HardLuck71 said:
Hey bud @diggs99, how you doin? So below is what I have in my cart but now I’m confused on what I mount them to as far as board wise? View attachment 4438209

are you referring to heatsinks or the frame?

You can use proper heatsinks from Cutter or from heatsinkusa....or you could just go to your local building supply store and get some aluminum u channel, or some angled steel to make your frame and your sinks. Totally up to you and how much you want to spend.

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