So far so good with the " youngins " .... Candy Dream is blossoming and Girl Scout Glue is bushing up nicely. A little LST on those two help open them up.
Its a warmer week out west , but these boards are chillin !
Even the COBS with the pin hearsinks are just warm with no real high heat.
As soon as the next wave of boards come in , i will work on the 3rd build.
As far as the 3000k/3500k ( cree equiv. ) spectrum its definetely a good no brainer sweet spot for seed to harvest growing. Sure you can develop rigs from micro grows to full blown 6 panel ( or more ) to hands down defeat the wasted energy from heat losses. People hate change , but no buying $75 - $100 replacement bulbs ( whether hps or cmh ). Yes the 315 CMH system is the only rig i would do compared to those blast furnace HIDs. But for the price comparison - one to one , you can build a higher power rig that has WAY MORE FLEXABILITY.
I mean seriously .... You can build a small two panel rail build and push close to 350 Watts with the proper driver. No ducting .... No bullshit. How easy is that shit . $150 bucks for 2 boards / $80 bucks ( plus or minus ) for a driver and you run rings around efficiency compared to gas filled bulbs. Noobs should be throwing their blurple out the fucking windows by now. Even those PREMADE grow closets should be contracting HLG for their product line !
One could buy a small 24x24 micro tent .... Throw in a 5000k panel (90w kit ) and have a seedling nursery or clone setup.