Hey guys,
I'm in a 2x4x5, I'm using 4 VectorSpectre blurples. 2 of which are the V300's (the originals that are more blue / white, more suitable for veg) and two R300's, (far more red LEDs and better for flowering, they look more red than blurple, I'm hoping a lot of the VS slamming is more about the original and that adding in some R versions will help my yields). I'm doing every other, so for every 1x2 in the tent there is a blurple, and it goes v300, then r300,etc. I have a 200CFM fan keeping the temps around 82. All in all the wattage for my 4 blurps will be a little over 500 (actual measured via killawatt) for 6-8 plants (some may be males), each plant gets a square foot. The Spectres in total for 4 only cost me $300 shipped. Which I think is pretty damn good, from what I've read a 200 watt COB will cost that much. Or am I just kidding myself? I have the technical know how and all the equipment (soldering irons/rework stations/etc) to build a COB setup but the burples are so damn cheap and easy.
Also, my tent is only 5ft tall and my soil takes up a foot, the lights take up a foot, then I need to keep a gap between the lighting and the canopy. So in the end I'm looking at at MOST two feet out of my girls. Which blows, I'd like at least 3. I keep reading about COBs and I'm within my return window for these blurples, so I was thinking about building one. Problem is I'm also reading COBs need to be a very large distance away from the canopy. Someone was saying they had to have their COB lights 3-4 feet away, maxing out their 5 ft tent immediately at seedling. I'm starting to think because of the fact that I have a grow tent I'm stuck with blurples. How do you guys use COBs with such tight height restrictions?
I do have the possibility of switching from my 2x4x5 to a 3x3x6, I even have the tent, it won't be as discreet as my current setup but I'd have an extra ft in height not to mention grow space, but I really like my current discreet setup, it's almost perfect since it tucks behind my furnace, any noise is masked by furnace, no one will snoop behind it, I have an exhaust vent pipe to the outside if needed during flowering, heat signature blends right into my hot water heater and furnace when checked with my FLIR. If I switch to the 3x3x6 It'l have to go to the right of the furnace, which anyone coming down to checkout my full size server rack will end up spotting. And I'm extremely proud of my badass server rack
One other thing I also have a 150w HPS that I found about 10 years ago from a broken street lamp, I'm not sure how I'd get it in the tent with the rest of the blurps but I suppose it's a possibility.
What do you guys think? Just looking for thoughts or opinions, don't really have anyone but me who gives a shit about this hobby so any like minded enthusiasts willing to give some opinions I'm listening!
I'm in a 2x4x5, I'm using 4 VectorSpectre blurples. 2 of which are the V300's (the originals that are more blue / white, more suitable for veg) and two R300's, (far more red LEDs and better for flowering, they look more red than blurple, I'm hoping a lot of the VS slamming is more about the original and that adding in some R versions will help my yields). I'm doing every other, so for every 1x2 in the tent there is a blurple, and it goes v300, then r300,etc. I have a 200CFM fan keeping the temps around 82. All in all the wattage for my 4 blurps will be a little over 500 (actual measured via killawatt) for 6-8 plants (some may be males), each plant gets a square foot. The Spectres in total for 4 only cost me $300 shipped. Which I think is pretty damn good, from what I've read a 200 watt COB will cost that much. Or am I just kidding myself? I have the technical know how and all the equipment (soldering irons/rework stations/etc) to build a COB setup but the burples are so damn cheap and easy.
Also, my tent is only 5ft tall and my soil takes up a foot, the lights take up a foot, then I need to keep a gap between the lighting and the canopy. So in the end I'm looking at at MOST two feet out of my girls. Which blows, I'd like at least 3. I keep reading about COBs and I'm within my return window for these blurples, so I was thinking about building one. Problem is I'm also reading COBs need to be a very large distance away from the canopy. Someone was saying they had to have their COB lights 3-4 feet away, maxing out their 5 ft tent immediately at seedling. I'm starting to think because of the fact that I have a grow tent I'm stuck with blurples. How do you guys use COBs with such tight height restrictions?
I do have the possibility of switching from my 2x4x5 to a 3x3x6, I even have the tent, it won't be as discreet as my current setup but I'd have an extra ft in height not to mention grow space, but I really like my current discreet setup, it's almost perfect since it tucks behind my furnace, any noise is masked by furnace, no one will snoop behind it, I have an exhaust vent pipe to the outside if needed during flowering, heat signature blends right into my hot water heater and furnace when checked with my FLIR. If I switch to the 3x3x6 It'l have to go to the right of the furnace, which anyone coming down to checkout my full size server rack will end up spotting. And I'm extremely proud of my badass server rack
One other thing I also have a 150w HPS that I found about 10 years ago from a broken street lamp, I'm not sure how I'd get it in the tent with the rest of the blurps but I suppose it's a possibility.
What do you guys think? Just looking for thoughts or opinions, don't really have anyone but me who gives a shit about this hobby so any like minded enthusiasts willing to give some opinions I'm listening!
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