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If there is no major disadvatange growing in soil over dwc, then what is the point of dwc?

Which one is the easier to maintain and which one do you recommend for a newby?

Well, as a beginner, I wouldn't care about CRI. It's really just edgeing your setup. I'm going with 80cri lights at 3500k

Any meanwell driver, the volt depends on the which led you choose (voltage wise) and at least a 650-700w driver. It requires a higher than avg electrician skill to setup the light.

Go with cxm-32s. Run them at lower watts to pump up the efficiency. Run 8 at 75watts or 10 at 60 watts. It helps to get a better coverage.

wow, dude! This is sick! Do you have any tips for dealing with heat? like... The temperature gets too hot inside the tent.. This is my biggest concern about this whole thing.. I need constant airflow in the tent.. closed loop?

@BluntMoniker Its not about buying this and buying that. Its about making your own stuff with arduinos, PLCs and custom designed circuitboards. This is what i do for a living and im one of the few people who actually likes what he is doing,

Well, living in Europe doesn't really optional in regards of getting decent lights. The supplies are limited and its really hard to find anything other than cheap knock-off and high-end plug-n-play lights. So my best option was to get cob LEDs. Two cxm-32 is enough to cover a 2x2 and if i decide...

by flower, i meant plant. sorry for the confusing usage of the words! :rolleyes:

Thanks for the reply! My first plan was to buy a spider farmer sf 1000, but i realized its almost costs the same as if i were building my own light with double the wattage.

Tittle says it all. Why and what were the result?

Hey guys! After a 1-1.5 months of researching, this is what i came up with. ############################# For light: I'll get 2pcs of cxm-32-54-80's (54V 80CRI) paralell with passive heat sinks and a MW elg-200-54B driver dimmed with a potmeter. I'll be running them at 2x50W while vegging...

Good idea, thanks!

Well, for fans and filters.. lets say you have a 2x3x5 grow tent which means its 25 cubic feet. The fans on the market aren't exactly 100% accurate on the cfm info, so I'd multiply the inside area (25cf) by 1.2 or 1.25 to create a negative pressure. You will need something that can move that...

Hey! Do you want to go DIY with the leds or plug-n-play? For the smell.. This setup might cost a bit more, but im sure its really damn effective

cool, that would save me some bucks. I'll assemble the 2 units, and during veg stage, i'll only use 1 of them. It'll be enough for the veg cycle. After it goes to the flowering stage, i'll add the 2nd one.

And this is how i'll set up the thing.

@coreywebster Fine, I found a good supplier from NL that has Luminus cxm-32's in stock and its cheaper than the one i could get from china. I'll combine this with a MW ELG-200-54b Its dimmable, so i can lower the wattage if needed. it should be more than sufficient for a 2x2/2.5x2.5 tent.

I spent the last month researching leds and stuff.. I finally settled with this and i wont change this! Fricking light setup gives me nightmares!:wall: I think this is a nice and correct light setup for 1 plant.

Hey guys! So far this is what I'm going to use in a 2x2 grow tent. Can you guys recommend me/help me find a reflector for this setup? The heatsink is a bit overpowered for running the led at 100W, but i dont think that causes any problem.