p0opstlnksal0t
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I have the oddly shaped room you can see in the attached pics and im trying to maximize footprint canopy and yield in this room. i already have a bunch of phantom 1kw DE’s on hand but im second guessing running these versus going 315w cmh. i could run 12x 1kw DE’s on 5x5 footprints or 33x 315w CMH on 3x3 footprints. I can also fit 19x lights in there on 4x4 squares. How do the china CMH controllable setups compare to name brand? ive noticed with 1kw DE setups a china lamp and bulb is not noticeable yield and quality of flower wise compared to say a gavita or phantom DE with an ushio bulb. is this true of 315w cmh setups as well? would probably look to get all these lamps on alibaba with 0-10v controller inputs to utilize a Gavita EL2 or something. Ive had good luck running 1kw DE's in a 7ft tall tent but it did take a lot of constant training to keep the canopy scrogged down really low.
ive actually ran 4x 1kw DE's in a 10x10x7 tent with great success down in this basement.
http://instagr.am/p/BrBf3buBbIN/
![image|690x435](upload://bWWDDJvRO3DKxLXGwL4kuwRD7rb.jpeg)
http://instagr.am/p/BqfaTcUB6MV/
On the other hand ive been looking at chinese LED's and wondering if these alibaba LM301H type LED (Meiju Rita 600w qb800 model comes to mind) are actually decent units or if i should not take that gamble. buying 19x genuine HLG 550 - 650w LED's is beyond my monetary means. I could use a sonoff switch installed on each light to control the room.
33 total lights on 3x3 squares (315w cmh)
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19 total lights on 4x4 squares (china quantum boards?)
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12 lights on 5x5 squares (1kw DE hps)
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ive actually ran 4x 1kw DE's in a 10x10x7 tent with great success down in this basement.
http://instagr.am/p/BrBf3buBbIN/
![image|690x435](upload://bWWDDJvRO3DKxLXGwL4kuwRD7rb.jpeg)
http://instagr.am/p/BqfaTcUB6MV/
On the other hand ive been looking at chinese LED's and wondering if these alibaba LM301H type LED (Meiju Rita 600w qb800 model comes to mind) are actually decent units or if i should not take that gamble. buying 19x genuine HLG 550 - 650w LED's is beyond my monetary means. I could use a sonoff switch installed on each light to control the room.
33 total lights on 3x3 squares (315w cmh)
image1154×756 15.5 KB
19 total lights on 4x4 squares (china quantum boards?)
image1185×765 15.1 KB
12 lights on 5x5 squares (1kw DE hps)
image1176×738 12.9 KB
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