Hey eminiplayer,
I'm working with limited height in a 3x3x4 and I went with the SOG style. Everything is an experiment at this point.
2 boards on a HLG185-C1400A, boards are about 16" away from my tallest plant. I'm running them at 50-60 watts per board right now because I'm waiting on heatsinks. Others are running at low wattages and are getting great results tho. Trying to study the plants to see if they are in need of more light but I suspect they're very happy. All my plants except the one in the pic are slightly CAL/MAG deficient at this point, which to my understanding is a great sign that they are getting a adequate amount of light.
As for the girl in the pic she is my first experiment with flowering a rooted clone. At about 3 inches she showed roots, spent about 3 days under a T5 so I could transplant, and went into the flower room. Right now she is about a foot tall, and about 2 feet away from the panels. I'll be watching but all the plants are doing well at this distance/wattage and everything is on schedule.
Hey mate,
I've got the same driver and 2 boards, but only have 2.75 of floor space, and only 3ft in height... from what I've read running it at 100w will be enough. Given my lack of height, I'm also interested in SOG from clone, would love to see more pics of your grow if you're willing to show them!
How many plants are you planning for 9
sqft?
I have a 2nd cab that I've decided to take over, same dimensions... but this one I'm planning on having 2 levels, one will be 11.5" height and the other 21.7" in height. The smaller level will be for cloning/veg and the larger will be for weeks 1-5 of flower, which will then be moved to the 36" height chamber for week 6-10... so I can harvest around every 5 weeks.
Just wondering if you think splitting the 2nd cab into a clone/veg and flower phase 1 chamber would work... I want to get 1 QB for each level
Good luck with your grow.
emini
Here's a pic of the 2nd cab... the 1st cab with the 2 QB boards is the same, except without the shelf.