My 8hr flowering experiment

torontoke said:
Thinking about upgrading the experimenting cabinet a lil bit.
Heat and proximity have been the major hurdles this far so summer was impossible even if I was home.

Thinking about buying 4 or 5 of those cheap ass citizen cobs and trying a run under led using 8/16.
Anyone got experience with em? Is it worth the time and money?

Also need a different fan in this thing the two 4" pc fans just weren't keeping up.
Can a 6" inline be turned down enough to not sound like a plane landing
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DUDE, get yourself some COB LED- you'd kill it!

6" muffin fans can be run on a cheap speed controller so you can adjust airflow and noise. Don't try it with a Maxfan.
 
torontoke said:
Thinking about upgrading the experimenting cabinet a lil bit.
Heat and proximity have been the major hurdles this far so summer was impossible even if I was home.

Thinking about buying 4 or 5 of those cheap ass citizen cobs and trying a run under led using 8/16.
Anyone got experience with em? Is it worth the time and money?

Also need a different fan in this thing the two 4" pc fans just weren't keeping up.
Can a 6" inline be turned down enough to not sound like a plane landing
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I'm thinking of building a rig with citizen cobs. I reckon they are pretty good.
 
ttystikk said:
DUDE, get yourself some COB LED- you'd kill it!

6" muffin fans can be run on a cheap speed controller so you can adjust airflow and noise. Don't try it with a Maxfan.
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Thanks for the kind words tty
Good to know my imprint has been left no matter how small.

I think the LEDs are the next natural progression and I am dying to try a run with them. Plus I'm kinda handy and love making shit.
My question was more specific about the cheap citizen cobs I can get them for about $14

I've been threatening to buy some cob parts forever but the tech keeps improving so fast I am afraid to waste money I sadly don't have
 
torontoke said:
Thanks for the kind words tty
Good to know my imprint has been left no matter how small.

I think the LEDs are the next natural progression and I am dying to try a run with them. Plus I'm kinda handy and love making shit.
My question was more specific about the cheap citizen cobs I can get them for about $14

I've been threatening to buy some cob parts forever but the tech keeps improving so fast I am afraid to waste money I sadly don't have
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Use quality parts like meanwell for the drivers and it will last a long time and then you can change the cobs as they come out.

I would love to have around 6-800 watts to flower with run off solar panels.

Maybe tax time.
 
whitebb2727 said:
Use quality parts like meanwell for the drivers and it will last a long time and then you can change the cobs as they come out.

I would love to have around 6-800 watts to flower with run off solar panels.

Maybe tax time.
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Ya I was looking at 4 or 5 cobs citizen 1212's
1 meanwell driver
Should only be about 200watts total but I think they would be awesome in my lil cabinet
 
torontoke said:
Ya I was looking at 4 or 5 cobs citizen 1212's
1 meanwell driver
Should only be about 200watts total but I think they would be awesome in my lil cabinet
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That is about what I was looking at. 2-300 watss with a couple of 54 watt t5 bulbs. I think it would rock my cab.

I keep wanting a big room. I think I can get by with my cab I have now. Go back to scrog growing. Three plants in the current cab and then a second 2x2 cab to start one plant in. That would keep me at the 4 limit I need to work with and allow me to stagger my harvest.

Or go with one big room and grow 4 big trees.
 
whitebb2727 said:
That is about what I was looking at. 2-300 watss with a couple of 54 watt t5 bulbs. I think it would rock my cab.

I keep wanting a big room. I think I can get by with my cab I have now. Go back to scrog growing. Three plants in the current cab and then a second 2x2 cab to start one plant in. That would keep me at the 4 limit I need to work with and allow me to stagger my harvest.

Or go with one big room and grow 4 big trees.
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I'm building up my lil piece of land right now that's where I've been all this time.
Hoping by this time next year my house is built and I will finally have my own whole room or section of the basement to dabble.
But in the meantime I need to get this cab helping ease my pains.

I don't really remember all the numbers all the time but I think your cabinet is a lil bigger than mine.
 
torontoke said:
I'm building up my lil piece of land right now that's where I've been all this time.
Hoping by this time next year my house is built and I will finally have my own whole room or section of the basement to dabble.
But in the meantime I need to get this cab helping ease my pains.

I don't really remember all the numbers all the time but I think your cabinet is a lil bigger than mine.
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Mine is 2x4x6. It holds three five gallon pots. My biggest yields have been from scrog. Build a system like scrogco and start one at a time and stagger them in flower. I figured for the 2x2 cab I can put one 100 watt cob or a few cree house led bulbs.
 
whitebb2727 said:
Mine is 2x4x6. It holds three five gallon pots. My biggest yields have been from scrog. Build a system like scrogco and start one at a time and stagger them in flower. I figured for the 2x2 cab I can put one 100 watt cob or a few cree house led bulbs.
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Mine is 33" wide 24" deep and 48" high. With 18" underneath for seedlings and cuts under a couple t5's and cfls.
I've been using a 400mh but I had to run it half power or the heat gets crazy in there.
 
torontoke said:
Mine is 33" wide 24" deep and 48" high. With 18" underneath for seedlings and cuts under a couple t5's and cfls.
I've been using a 400mh but I had to run it half power or the heat gets crazy in there.
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whitebb2727 said:
I say the cobs will be a lot better. Dimming hid really hurts the spectrum.
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Running an MH at half power can cut its expected lifespan by 90%, this from Philips themselves.

MUCH better to get a 250W lamp. Of course COB LED is by far the better option anyway.
 
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