rkymtnman
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which ones? looks like some blues and reds maybe? and are these single diodes that you are using with solder, etc?
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jarvild
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Just Rapid LED solderless stars with the majority of them being photo red HE and red, out of the 36 diodes there are 4 uv, 4 hyper uv and 5 far reds with a total of 6 bars with each 3 bars powered by an LPC-35 700. Stars are all drilled and tapped so I can easily switch the diode's out to experiment with the spectrum's.
rkymtnman
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so which light fixture do you prefer? in that first pic you posted, are all those plants the same strain? if so, could you tell the difference in trichs and smoke quality of one light vs the other?
whytewidow
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Either those or cutter electronics has some too.
whytewidow
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27 bucks is kinda high. For just added red. If it was me. I would just get some star boards. And put em together yourself. If your using strips those red arent gonna be enough to do anything. Unless you run all those strips. You can make a far red initiator light for under 20 bucks. If that's what you're talking about. If not dont mind my post lol. Butcheck out growmau5 YouTube he shows you how to make one for under 20 bucks
whytewidow
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I prefer the 4ks over 3ks myself. I found ththe same results. 4ks add more weight and trich production.
If you want help, try not to be so demanding.
None of this is carved in stone, there is no single, absolutely correct answer. There are VARIABLES! For instance, best for what strain, etc. etc. etc.?
Most say there's little difference between 3000k to 4000k, and most run 3000k or 3500k.
Yowza McChonger
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Wow, really? You prefer 4K for weight while flowering? I'm going nuts here trying to decide between 3K, 3.5K, and 4K. I'm getting so much info, much of it conflicting, that I think it's time to smoke a bowl and contemplate things. I'm leaning toward mixing color temps almost out of sheer resignation. Thanks in advance for the advice.
whytewidow
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I've flowered with both. The 4ks out performed the 3ks. In both weight and frost. In my tents. Doesnt mean itll be the same for you. Everyone grows different. The 4ks are really only 3850k I believe.
Do a mixed spectrum. Use some of both or all 3. The first light I built I used all 3k. The second light I built I used all 4k. 3rd light is both 3ks and 4ks
Yowza McChonger
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Gotcha. Thanks in, uh, post-advance. Strangely, the second paragraph of your reply didn't show until quoted in the reply window. Long ago after a hardware failure I was forced to flower under a MH instead of HPS. I was warned that the world would come to an end and the ghost of baby Jebus would flood my grow in his sweet n' salty tears, but in reality it turned out awesome, perhaps better than HPS. That's likely because I was developing as a grower, tho - I've reasoned that grower skill and environment tend to trump things like color temp and nutrients in most cases.
Those big ol' nugs pictured in post #27.....what strain is that?
Keep up the great work, you're a regular three-fisted badass. I nominate you for Secretary of the Interior. You know what plants crave
rkymtnman
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i just got a lux meter so if i think i need to add more light in general, i'd go with the strips humple put up. but if my ppfd is decent as is, i'll just add reds as you suggested.
whytewidow
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Yes you can mix 27,3,35,4,5,65
Edit: you can mix cobs n strips and whatever on the same driver if you know how to wire in series and parallel. I believe @Randomblame has like cobs, strips, and QB all wired on the same driver.
whytewidow
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Gotcha. Thanks in, uh, post-advance. Strangely, the second paragraph of your reply didn't show until quoted in the reply window. Long ago after a hardware failure I was forced to flower under a MH instead of HPS. I was warned that the world would come to an end and the ghost of baby Jebus would flood my grow in his sweet n' salty tears, but in reality it turned out awesome, perhaps better than HPS. That's likely because I was developing as a grower, tho - I've reasoned that grower skill and environment tend to trump things like color temp and nutrients in most cases.
Those big ol' nugs pictured in post #27.....what strain is that?
Keep up the great work, you're a regular three-fisted badass. I nominate you for Secretary of the Interior. You know what plants crave
Cookies n Chem from greenpoint. That was my first run. Under all 3k.
2nd n 3rd run under all 4ks
As you can see different cct bring out different pheno expressions as well. Under all 3k and reds she stayed green. Under 4ks she turned purplish black. And she yielded almost 22 grams more. Same pot, same everything. Only difference was all 4k strips and no 660nm reds.
whytewidow
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I jus ordered some of the H inFlux_L06 560mm 4k strips. Time to put up another tent. The wife let me order them as a xmas present to myself from her. With my own money. How sweet of her right..... lol
Opie1971
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Well, at least you got to pick it out, lol.
rkymtnman
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i wonder what the 4K with the 660 would produce?
whytewidow
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Only one way to find out. I have 20 or so 660nm starboards I'm gonna add to the 4k light. But they will be H inFlux_L06 strips instead of fb562b strips. Bc I'm not using the all 4k light. Its setting in the closet. I'm running the mixed 3ks and 4ks now. I'll either pull it out and toss it in the closet and put the L06s in that tent. Or put up another tent. Jus depends on room. I'll have to rearrange to put up another tent. .
Rocket Soul
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Hey Ww. I know you run these redstrips, have you ever compared total ppdf to only red ppfd, to get what proportion of total ppfd you add?