growing in a wardrobe...

Nutria said:

Thank you! You did drill holes and then used self tapping screws, right?
Aren't you afraid of the stranded wire breaking inside the connector?

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Yes, right! And you can see in the picture a new drilled hole, and an old one, where I already had put a screw in. So just slightly smaller.

And as far as I know the clamps don‘t break the stranded wires. It was a problem with the screws in these terminal blocks, no? Atleast from experience, I haven‘t seen any broken wires. This silicone wire is just soo flexible, I like it, but I think solid core wire is even easier to put into the connectors.

Serva said:

@Nutria I just changed the strips and did some pics for you. As you see quite simple, nothing fancy. Done two panels within two hours:
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btw, I LOVE THESE NEW CONNECTORS!!!! So easy to use compared to gen1... (I am using stranded wire) And you can't damage these connectors, so they are really re-usable.

Nearlly 1800 LEDs:
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@Randomblame May I ask you once more for help please. I decided for a 3000/3500K spec and no 660/CRI90 addon for now. But I would like to hang two UVB tubes (around 40cm) between the three panels. What would be a cheap way to do so? Can't find anything in the hardwarestore, neither online. But I also have never used fl tubes Maybe you can help me?! I remember you also did some selfmade reflectors for them? Btw how did the meat tubes turned out?

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Hi Serva!
Actually, it's pretty easy. You just need a T5HO reptile tube (I like the Arcadia tubes), a matching driver, 2 matching G5 sockets (screwed or with tube holders) and a reflector. I've used 1mm elox. aluminum sheet because aluminum does not absorb UV light.
Here are some screenshots for you! On the right side you can see the "article number", enter it in the E3ay search bar!
I picked 24w because 2ft. tubes fit better in your room. You can get the 2ft. tubes also in 14w or 1ft. tubes with 15w. The driver is the same, but 14w/15w tubes are harder to find.



You cut and bend the reflector by yourself. Simply place the sheet between 2 boards, clamp it into the vise and bend each side by about 35°.
You can adjust the angle to your needs, but you should not choose it too narrow, as this can create a UV hotspot.

I recommend also a minimum distance of 12"/30cm. Start with 30mins at noon than increase slowly until you see first signs of UV-stress(burned tips and leaf margins). You can get good success with only 1-3h/day, we are talking about 3-5% more thc which is a 20-30% increase of active ingredients.
Hope this answers your questions, mate!

Serva said:

Lovely size... I just can dream about!
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Started with 12/12fs a month ago, line-up for the next months:

Dark Helmet (Ocean Grown)
Blood Orange x Genius Thai Extreme (Useful)
Killer Queen x Sunshine Daydream (private)
Apollo 11 x Mountain Temple (private)
Love Triangle (Bodhi)
Mother Milk (Bodhi)
C99 x Dragons Blood Hashplant (private)

Happy to grow these private crosses, will be a nice pheno hunting this year!

Dark Helmet is already 5 weeks old and started flowering. I am really excited about this plant, it will be my first cookie...

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Are those Arctic 12V fans on the wall? More than two and spacing? They seem close to the wall?

Uhhh... I am traveling since 4 months, and can‘t really remember exactly...

Yes Arctic F12, with silicone rubber mounts on the back, so they had something like 1/2inch space to the wall. Spacing between both fans ~2ft.

In addition there was an 16W fan between ceiling and LED strips, blowing down the warm air.

2 passive intakes (bottom, between the pots), left and right

exhaust fan in the middle (top, over the LED)

Cab was 5ft wide, 2ft deep, 3-4ft tall.

Serva said:

In addition there was an 16W fan between ceiling and LED strips, blowing down the warm air.

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Why blowing down? Fighting nature.

led1k said:

Why blowing down? Fighting nature.

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As I realized, that my plants need way higher room temprature, than under fl/cfl/cmd lights I used before. 78-82F worked best for me. But therefor the room temprature had to be atleast 75F. You will find a few buids, where people set vents on top of he strips to blow air down.

Temps of 86-90F (in the cab during the summer) were no problem, but temps under 76 made the plants look unhappy.