DIY with Quantum Boards

PopeyeSpinach

PopeyeSpinach

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For 2 QB 304s at 24" in a 3x4 what watts should i be at?

Im at 18 days of 12/12 and i havent ventured much over 140 watts since the first few days when i burned em at 200.

I even did a day at 110w total, they just stretched a little more.

Kinda need a ballpark to play with. I feel like im probably never gonna go much more than 200 watts
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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PopeyeSpinach said:
For 2 QB 304s at 24" in a 3x4 what watts should i be at?

Im at 18 days of 12/12 and i havent ventured much over 140 watts since the first few days when i burned em at 200.

I even did a day at 110w total, they just stretched a little more.

Kinda need a ballpark to play with. I feel like im probably never gonna go much more than 200 watts
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If you are sure the quantums began cooking them at 200 , and you have happy plants now , you can either stay put or bump slightly ... As long as you got good canopy space , you will be golden.

I can run 205w ( normally ) in 3x3 and rarely push over 300 ( Max 420 ) , they will bleach your shit for sure . Maybe your strains are a bit sensitive to certain light levels ... I say bump up slightly (20-30 W ) and watch plants. If leaf sets are at least horizontal or praying , then leave it.
 
PopeyeSpinach

PopeyeSpinach

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Budzbuddha said:
If you are sure the quantums began cooking them at 200 , and you have happy plants now , you can either stay put or bump slightly ... As long as you got good canopy space , you will be golden.
I can run 205w ( normally ) in 3x3 and rarely push over 300 ( Max 420 ) , they will bleach your shit for sure . Maybe your strains are a bit sensitive to certain light levels ... I say bump up slightly (20-30 W ) and watch plants. If leaf sets are at least horizontal or praying , then leave it.
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Ya the indica didnt skip a beat at 200w/24" but the brains escape I had did not care for 200. Thank you
 
420Barista

420Barista

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Hey guys was wondering if you can help me out.

I have been trying to find a diy build on a frame for the qb's

I saw one that used a square rod with a channel you would put a square nut in to fasten stuff to the rod
 
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Dave455

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420Barista said:
Hey guys was wondering if you can help me out.

I have been trying to find a diy build on a frame for the qb's

I saw one that used a square rod with a channel you would put a square nut in to fasten stuff to the rod
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RapidLED has some frames..... Show COBS
 
Humple

Humple

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420Barista said:
Hey guys was wondering if you can help me out.

I have been trying to find a diy build on a frame for the qb's

I saw one that used a square rod with a channel you would put a square nut in to fasten stuff to the rod
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Which QBs? Will you be using HLG's heatsinks?
 
pop22

pop22

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I use 1/2" aluminum channel for my lights. I simply drilled through the cross brace and frame rails and used a 1/" machine screw and acorn nuts. I used an 1/8" eye bolt, double nutted on each end to connect hangers.
A square nut inside the frame would work also. I spaced my boards about 8" apart. I drilled holes and put a screw through the frame at the end of each board to keep them from sliding. The frame and boards with heatsinks is very light!

pics don't show the stop screws



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420Barista said:
Hey guys was wondering if you can help me out.

I have been trying to find a diy build on a frame for the qb's

I saw one that used a square rod with a channel you would put a square nut in to fasten stuff to the rod
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GardenGuy

GardenGuy

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guys is there any big difference between a 2board setup vs 3board setup with hlg-240? do those extra lumens/watt mean that much?

has anyone ever flowered under 5000K. I'm just wondering if i could flower an auto under it, or i should remove a board from 3board rig and let the big tent finish last 10 days of flowering with 2 boards, and place the 3000K over the auto.

For the record, plants are flowering like a charm under these boards. went 8" from canopy cause of stretching without burning or fading... love them.
 
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Dave455

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GardenGuy said:
guys is there any big difference between a 2board setup vs 3board setup with hlg-240? do those extra lumens/watt mean that much?

has anyone ever flowered under 5000K. I'm just wondering if i could flower an auto under it, or i should remove a board from 3board rig and let the big tent finish last 10 days of flowering with 2 boards, and place the 3000K over the auto.

For the record, plants are flowering like a charm under these boards. went 8" from canopy cause of stretching without burning or fading... love them.
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Usually aroung 14-16" good height from canopy. Best measure PPFD / PAR numbers and get in
800-900 range......Just a thought.
 
pop22

pop22

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Going to clone that scraggly ducksfoot as soon as she finishes recovering, she's doing well. Going to chop up the whole plant into clones as duck is a bitch to clone, 20-30% sucess rate....... and I've tried every trick I could find... best so far has been an aero cloner, BUT.... even with good roots from the cloner, they die in the pot. In fact, that's a trait of duck ( at least real ducksfoot, not that Wally duck strain ), the clones die and a new plant sprouts from the base!


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