So as I am laying this out in my head I am thinking a seedling/clone/pre veg area, a veg area, and flower area, then an area to hang the harvest up. Each of the 3 growing areas will be a 2x3 maybe 2x4. Only looking to have 2 maybe 3 plants at each area except the seedlings area where I’ll have maybe up to six or so (not sure on that one). So the lights I ordered are 2 x qb288 5000k for the veg area, 2 x qb304 2700k for the flower area, and 3 qb96 5000k which I was thinking of using 1 for the seedlings area then adding 1 in series with the qb288’s and 1 in series with the qb304’s to give more of color spectrum. Thoughts on this setup? Also looking for advice on what drivers to use as I’m completely lost on that. Need to know what drivers will give the best wattage per square foot in these areas for best yield for 2 or 3 plants at each. Any feedback is appreciated!
Using 2 x 288’s for veg is super overkill for a couple of plants , in my opinion. Even if you go with the 2x4 tent, having 2x 288 boards is enough light to veg a 4x4. I think you would be better off going with an HLG 65 for veg, and if you end up getting the larger tent, go with 2x HLG 65’s in 4000K or 5000K for veg. I am scared to use a quantum board LED light on seedlings — the light is so intense! I actually just ordered a 2 foot 4-lamp fluorescent grow light for my seedlings because I don’t like to use LED on seedlings. I never know how far away to hang the light because I don’t have a way to measure the light intensity. I guess I need a light meter. Anyway, if you really are going to buy all of those boards, I would strongly suggest getting several much larger tents to grow in. Also, I would add this advice — remember to make room in your tent for oscillating fan(s). I didn’t consider this, and purchased a tent that was too small and everything was cram-packed in my 36”x20”x63” tent. I ended up buying a larger tent because I didn’t account for other things that need to be inside the tent other than my plants. Give yourself more space than you need....especially if you are going to be using that many quantum boards. Current Autoflower Grow New 3x C4 Auto Grow
I’m not actually going into a tent but rather a section of my basement. It will be a sealed room. Each station is going to be most likely a 2x3 but only starting with 2 maybe 3. I just wanted enough lights to grow with rather then out of. I really appreciate the feedback!