led veg?

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rollyouron

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Rocket Soul

Rocket Soul

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The 4 foot strips are actually around 44" if i i rememb right, or 1120 mm. Tight fit but maybe doable. There is also the option of fitting 3 x 1 footer strips. With 3 x 1 foot you can control hotspotting in the middle aswell. Most things on amazon is kinda crappy, this is a 120 lum/w fixture when you could easily do 180i with samsung or bridgelux. Also, 6500k is usually too cold for vegging, 4000 or maybe 5000 for sativas is the usual advice around here, otherwise youll have too little node spacing resulting in poor airflow.
Rule of thumb: dont buy any lights from amazon, theyre usually crappy. Hope it helps and happy growing :)
 
MR. CLAYS

MR. CLAYS

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Rocket Soul said:
The 4 foot strips are actually around 44" if i i rememb right, or 1120 mm. Tight fit but maybe doable. There is also the option of fitting 3 x 1 footer strips. With 3 x 1 foot you can control hotspotting in the middle aswell. Most things on amazon is kinda crappy, this is a 120 lum/w fixture when you could easily do 180i with samsung or bridgelux. Also, 6500k is usually too cold for vegging, 4000 or maybe 5000 for sativas is the usual advice around here, otherwise youll have too little node spacing resulting in poor airflow.
Rule of thumb: dont buy any lights from amazon, theyre usually crappy. Hope it helps and happy growing :)
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The qb boards are good
 
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1212ham

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rollyouron said:
how do you think they would work for veg? If not how many would I need?
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Wrong question. ;)
Right question: What's a good light for my setup and budget? :weed:

Those lights are 20,160 lumen for $216. 168 watts
This HLG light is 20,520 lumen for $149. 135 watts
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/kits/products/135w-led-board-kit

http://ledgardener.com/diy-led-strip-build-designs-samsung-bridgelux/

Some of the good stuff.....
www.timbergrowlights.com
https://atreumlighting.com
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com
https://growerslights.com/collections/horticulture-lighting-group-quantum-board-led-kits
https://diyleduk.com/
https://true-northern-lighting.myshopify.com
www.pacificlightconcepts.com/product/plc-330-l
www.Cobkits.com
www.bcblondes.com
www.rapidled.com
www.cutter.com.au
https://www.todogrowled.com
 
Rocket Soul

Rocket Soul

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1212ham said:
Wrong question. ;)
Right question: What's a good light for my setup and budget? :weed:

Those lights are 20,160 lumen for $216. 168 watts
This HLG light is 20,520 lumen for $149. 135 watts
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/kits/products/135w-led-board-kit

http://ledgardener.com/diy-led-strip-build-designs-samsung-bridgelux/

Some of the good stuff.....
www.timbergrowlights.com
https://atreumlighting.com
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com
https://growerslights.com/collections/horticulture-lighting-group-quantum-board-led-kits
https://diyleduk.com/
https://true-northern-lighting.myshopify.com
www.pacificlightconcepts.com/product/plc-330-l
www.Cobkits.com
www.bcblondes.com
www.rapidled.com
www.cutter.com.au
https://www.todogrowled.com
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Id still go for some kinda strip solution for a (just short of) 4x4, it will give you better spread than one qb over a 4x4.
 
maxlev

maxlev

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I use a 4000k QB288V2 bolted to an aluminium oven tray, currently dimmed down to 33 watts in the small veg/mother tent.
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boostedhonda

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You could run two 44” strips the fb24b’s on the hlg 240h 48b wired in parallel. Mount them on some 2” by 1” 1/8” thick aluminum u channel. Space them 24” apart and hang them high
 
Rocket Soul

Rocket Soul

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If remember right: you could get 6 bridgelux eb gen2 strips for t price of two samsung double fstrips, you could run them at nominal for similar wattage, better spread and lower hanging height. And at nominal ebs can go without heat sink. I think arrow might have them on sale but i also heard the gen 3 is soon to be released.
 
Rocket Soul

Rocket Soul

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Rocket Soul said:
If remember right: you could get 6 bridgelux eb gen2 strips for t price of two samsung double fstrips, you could run them at nominal for similar wattage, better spread and lower hanging height. And at nominal ebs can go without heat sink. I think arrow might have them on sale but i also heard the gen 3 is soon to be released.
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According to someone who says hes in the know, theyre due for Q2.
 
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