Rack Led Grow

I have been wanting to try this out for a while mainly as a way to maximize smaller spaces. I was thinking about the most cost effective way to run this setup, my area is 2x4x5, so i was thinking of using 30 single row 2 ft q strips run at 240 watts, with 4 rows of 660nm, run at 60 watts, or running 8 qb132 run at 240 watts and 4 rows of 660nm strips run at 60 watts. My concern is with either setup would i be able to bring the plants within 9-12 inches of the lights. Any other ways anyone can think of?

X6xsilverx6X said:

I have been wanting to try this out for a while

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sup, man. i too am keen on trying this, im hoarding parts til winter then trying it out.

there are some great examples of rack growing on instagram. heres one https://www.instagram.com/lostleafmi/

X6xsilverx6X said:

within 9-12 inches of the lights

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will be fine, use a dimmable driver

So you'll have about 30 inches of vertical space in each level. I'd go with strips, man. Lots of strips, run really low, so you can let the plants hit them without concern. How tall are you thinking of letting the plants get? Could be problematic for stretchy strains.

I was thinking about 24 inches would be the maximum I would allow them to get, I am going to try to squeeze some more height out of the system with drain to waste. And square floraflex 1 gal pots, from clone to 12/12. I’m thinking I could get at most 36” of vertical space with this setup, and get at worst in the 9-12” range. I’ve been watching a lot of dr Bugbee’s videos and it’s totally confusing as far as I understand it regarding spectrum. So I’m thinking 3000k or 3500k with a small amount of added 660nm. 8-16plants in a 2x4 area and just use SOG

maybe test the stretch of said strain under led first, man

lukio said:

maybe test the stretch of said strain under led first, man

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Yes I planned on hunting through a bunch of seeds I got for 420 hopefully in the next few months, I’ll find something that will stay give me what I want

X6xsilverx6X said:

Yes I planned on hunting through a bunch of seeds I got for 420 hopefully in the next few months, I’ll find something that will stay give me what I want

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good luck man. maybe post up some pics when ya get goin

I'm going to be dealing with a similar(ish) setup in a month or two. No racks, but I'll be putting (up to) 24 clones in 32 ounce deli containers to grow a hempy SOG, with no more than 3 feet between the floor and the light. I expect it to be challenging, but my hope is to get a perpetual going with an 8 weeker, so I can ultimately harvest 3 plants per week. And all this is supposed to happen in a 2x2, so I may be biting off more than I can chew!

lukio said:

good luck man. maybe post up some pics when ya get goin

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Thanks, I’ll make a grow journal out of it all, hopefully by this winter

X6xsilverx6X said:

Thanks, I’ll make a grow journal out of it all, hopefully by this winter

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these are on sale at the mo. 5 bucks per strip instead of like 28...


free shipping

lukio said:

these are on sale at the mo. 5 bucks per strip instead of like 28...

https://www.arrow.com/en/products/sl-b8v7n90l1ww/samsung-electronics

free shipping

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thanks I saw those suckers earlier in the other forum, what does the efficiency of those compare to say the q series, I was thinking about grabbing 100+ of those for almost $7 a pop
Also kind of blows with the tariff fees for the SL-B8V7N90L1WW
Also you cost me $150 for 20 lol.