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Discussion in 'Growing Marijuana Indoors' started by Billmuhfukinblack14, Jul 24, 2019.

  1. #1 Billmuhfukinblack14, Jul 24, 2019
    What budget friendly led is good for flowering I’ve been looking for a new light for flowering to step up from my mars 300 any ideas
     
  2. #2 Pistils, Jul 24, 2019
    Quantum boards. Tho, compared to Mars, most brands are a step up.
     
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  3. #3 Billmuhfukinblack14, Jul 24, 2019
    Would a hlg 100 do way better I’m trying to get a better yield this light is only good for veg
     
  4. #4 Pistils, Jul 24, 2019
    Watt for watt, it's an insane improvement. But using both would be a good idea obviously. You will not be disappointed with HLG's QBs. I suggest putting it together yourself rather than buying a kit. It's much cheaper and very easy.
     
  5. #5 -Cannabliss-, Jul 24, 2019
    I'm curious, when paying the cheaper price to put those QB's together yourself does it require soldering, etc as oppose to buying the kits?
     
  6. #6 Pistils, Jul 24, 2019
    Na man. Takes like 30 seconds.
     
  7. #7 -Cannabliss-, Jul 24, 2019
    Nice. Thanks for the reply.
     
  8. #8 Pistils, Jul 24, 2019
    No problem. I'll elaborate a bit.

    Aside from the board and the driver, all you need is a standard power cord and 4 steel leaders (the ones you use for fishing).

    Attach the power cord to the driver, push the 2 cords from the driver into the board (the boards have connecters on them already so no soldering), then attach the steel leaders to the 4 pre-drilled holes on each corner of the board.
     
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  9. #9 PhenoMorph, Jul 24, 2019
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    HLG's QB 144 sets look interesting. $125 USD for 4 x 75W panels from HLG themselves

    Would need a HLG-320H-C2100 or close to that for a driver. About $90-110 USD I usually see them

    And needs heat sinks. Can't find anything on them just yet though. Prob $10-20 a piece or so.

    Probably $300-350 or so when done but it would smoke. You would need to build a light mount, but it would give awesome spread, Samsung top bin diodes giving off beautiful daylight and not blurple.

    How much you want to spend is the biggie?
    EDIT : and how much area are you covering?
     
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  10. #10 Megadethcloud, Jul 25, 2019
    I did a side by side comparison grow with a brand called Maxsisun,up against a BlackDog Phytomax2. The BlackDog is 210 actual watts and the Maxsisun is 276 actual watts. The Maxsisun straight up held it's own in density and trichome production. I was completely impressed. Plus the Maxsisun cost $128 and is adjustable from 1 to 100% on both red and blue spectrums. Dont get me wrong the Blackdog is a great light and doesnt have the blurple look but for the price the Maxsisun performed just as good in my opinion and I really love being able to adjust intensity without raising/lowering. That's just my 2 cents from personal experience.
     
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  11. #11 Billmuhfukinblack14, Jul 25, 2019
    I don’t wanna spend over 120 the most so if I can put together a hlg 100 I would love to do that if not I’m most likely gonna buy the hlg 65 and run it side by side in a 2x2


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  12. #12 Billmuhfukinblack14, Jul 25, 2019
    When I said side by side I meant alongside the mars 300


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  13. #13 Billmuhfukinblack14, Jul 25, 2019
    I’d rather have a light equivalent to the hlg 100 so I can run it alone in the 2x2 and use the mars for veg


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  14. #14 PhenoMorph, Jul 25, 2019
    If you can do the HLG100 option, do that. In a 2x2 it would do well even by itself.
     

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  15. #15 Tbone Shuffle, Jul 25, 2019
    I love the gravel in the bottom of the drain trays. You just showed me how to easily elevate my plants. Nice work!
     
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  16. #16 PhenoMorph, Jul 25, 2019
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    Oh..haha, nice! Thanks, yeah I'm running wick draw on them too. 3 wicks coming out the bottom, wrapped around in the soil. Then 3/4" of perlite in bottom of each bag to prevent mucking if I fill the res a little high. Gives me a gallon or so of reservoir.

    EDIT : (added pic) found some roots this morning popping right out the bag headed for the big drink below lol!
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