DIY with Quantum Boards

pop22

pop22

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I love the looks of the Blue Glue!

Budzbuddha said:
Quantum babies -
This thread has got some nice ass plants going on , so I popped a few more too.

Arjan Strawberry Haze - stout little shit and tight nodes .Broad ass leaves
( Hope I'm not growing Rhubarb.... LOL )

Blue Glue - ( Blue Mammoth X Gorilla Glue)
Full 100% perlite medium ( Hempy bucket ) ... Already showing colors on first tru leaves.

Happy Growing Guys !

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Aj struhar

Aj struhar

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What is everyone using for thermal material for mounting the quantum boards to a heatsink? Just want to get some different ideas
 
pop22

pop22

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Got another Rif Mountain sprouted! Was wondering about germ rate, these seeds bounced around in a traveler's pocket for months lol!
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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ttystikk said:
Hold on there. You're making an incorrect assumption; these boards are NOT just one slice of the spectrum; they're a mix of Spectra from blue to red. The color temperature should be thought of as an AVERAGE.

They're producing 'white' light (imperfectly, hence CRI values), so all Spectra in the visible band are represented. There's more of some wavelengths than others and it so happens that these chip's output matches up quite well with what we know about the plant's needs, aka PAR. This is one source of their efficiency and effectiveness at growing plants.

The other source of their efficiency is how well they convert Watts into those Spectra.

Don't get caught up in the idea that they only produce light in the band of the color temperature; if they did that, they'd be bright yellow or orange. This is what first generation LED fixtures did; blue and red diodes to match chlorophyll adsorption profiles. Turns out they didn't work so well, because the plants need at least some of everything in visible light.

The board's light output might be warmer or cooler, but all the colors are in there.
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@ttystikk you da man ....

 
619kt619

619kt619

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Budzbuddha said:
I thought I would throw it out there and ask if anyone is rocking any other light rigs from HLG like the MAXIMIZER or The CX LIGHTS .... ???
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The what and the who? I looked at a few of their other products, but QB looks like the best value for the monies
 
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