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SayChowda

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I need some help choosing some quantum boards and LED strips. I am planning on lighting a 4×4 for veg but also a few autos, then a 5×5 for flower. Depending on space I might have a 2×4 to keep a few mom's. I was thinking about using a pair of HLG 260 Watt XL kits with "B" drivers for dimming. Attached to either side of each HLG kit would be a pair of PLC photo booster strips . For the 5×5 I'm thinking about a pair of HLG 320 Watt kits and edged with 4 of the PLC booster strips . Can any here please give me some advice. I'm not the greatest understanding light spectrum
 
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blowincherrypie

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SayChowda said:
I need some help choosing some quantum boards and LED strips. I am planning on lighting a 4×4 for veg but also a few autos, then a 5×5 for flower. Depending on space I might have a 2×4 to keep a few mom's. I was thinking about using a pair of HLG 260 Watt XL kits with "B" drivers for dimming. Attached to either side of each HLG kit would be a pair of PLC photo booster strips . For the 5×5 I'm thinking about a pair of HLG 320 Watt kits and edged with 4 of the PLC

Do you already have the tents? Id bet you could get away with a 3x3 veg tent
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SayChowda

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No I don't have tents yet but I will be vegging with a current culture pro solo system and it's already 2×3, then into a UCXL4 for flower. The plants will fill the 5x5 plus more with the under current system I may upgrade later.
 
InTheValley

InTheValley

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devile said:
I think led light with good heat sink is better than Quantumn board, you can consider Mars reflector 720W, full spectrum light, 2pcs can work for your tent 4x4---5x5
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it is definitely advertising. To say anything Mars is better then a QB, just needs banned for pushing the crap as hard as it does, its comical tho, good entertainment.
 
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1212ham

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Shill alert!

devile is nothing but a shill for mars. It's why everyone ignores him/her.
 
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SayChowda

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devile said:
I think led light with good heat sink is better than Quantumn board, you can consider Mars reflector 720W, full spectrum light, 2pcs can work for your tent 4x4---5x5
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Thanks for your input but I won't be buying anything Mars or anywhere close.
 
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SayChowda said:
I need some help choosing some quantum boards and LED strips. I am planning on lighting a 4×4 for veg but also a few autos, then a 5×5 for flower. Depending on space I might have a 2×4 to keep a few mom's. I was thinking about using a pair of HLG 260 Watt XL kits with "B" drivers for dimming. Attached to either side of each HLG kit would be a pair of PLC photo booster strips . For the 5×5 I'm thinking about a pair of HLG 320 Watt kits and edged with 4 of the PLC booster strips . Can any here please give me some advice. I'm not the greatest understanding light spectrum
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For a 4x 4' with QB's you can get away with just the 4 borads if you want. You will already get ~280w out of each HLG-240 and the HLG-320 has at least another 350w Thats around 950w at the wall and enough for a 6x 5' area. With one pair of the PLC boosters and an HLG-150(~180w) it would be already enough for a 5x 5. With a 4x 4' area it would push the numbers above 1000μMol/s. Most of us use 30-35w per sft and get already 700-800μMol/s PPFD and its starts getting more difficult above this range. You need probably a humidifier to keep the VPD in check cuz at +80°F its hard to keep the RH above 60% with so much light. I would only recommend such setups when you plan to push them to the limits.
 
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