Help with light selection

Enigma

Enigma

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topcat said:
Well, I can only speak about TastyLED and I know he knows his stuff. I opened my lamp and looked at his build quality. I learned from him. I don't think any sellers on this forum sell a lamp that is dangerous, that would be foolish if you're business is to sell lamps. Bottom line, TastyLED is safe. i"m sure PLC, Timber, HLG and others are in the same class. I've also made many (maybe dumb) questions to TastyLED about DIY and he's very helpful, though he doesn't have to be. That impresses me.
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+1

Kevin and Rahz have been very helpful.

I will be doing business with TastyLED.com in the future.

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I built a Mini-T3P from the TastyLED.com DIY section. 210W, 4000K COB for veg and two 3000K COBs for flowering. Two drivers instead of one so I can manipulate the spectrums independently.

This is the first time I've ever seen anyone do this, I'm interested to see how well it works.

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natureboygrower

natureboygrower

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Enigma said:
+1

Kevin and Rahz have been very helpful.

I will be doing business with TastyLED.com in the future.

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I built a Mini-T3P from the TastyLED.com DIY section. 210W, 4000K COB for veg and two 3000K COBs for flowering. Two drivers instead of one so I can manipulate the spectrums independently.

This is the first time I've ever seen anyone do this, I'm interested to see how well it works.

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im an outdoor guy moving in,so im pretty green to indoor lighting.i veg under t5(6500k) and flower under 3k(just went12/12 last week).from what i understand,having a significant swing from veg k's to flower k,can increase stretch(i dont want). i was thinking about building a cob set up using lower k,but ive also heard lower k during veg can space nodes out.are you concerned about this with your 4k veg setup?thanks for any tips.
 
Enigma

Enigma

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natureboygrower said:
im an outdoor guy moving in,so im pretty green to indoor lighting.i veg under t5(6500k) and flower under 3k(just went12/12 last week).from what i understand,having a significant swing from veg k's to flower k,can increase stretch(i dont want). i was thinking about building a cob set up using lower k,but ive also heard lower k during veg can space nodes out.are you concerned about this with your 4k veg setup?thanks for any tips.
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The graph is for the Vero 29 Gen 7 C-SE variant. ~70W each at 1050mA from TastyLED.com

Yes, stretch is a concern.

The 4000K has plenty of red in it, essentially I could veg and flower with just 4000K.

I've used T-5 only for veg before, I couldn't give any insight into flowering with them.

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natureboygrower

natureboygrower

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Enigma said:
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The graph is for the Vero 29 Gen 7 C-SE variant. ~70W each at 1050mA from TastyLED.com

Yes, stretch is a concern.

The 4000K has plenty of red in it, essentially I could veg and flower with just 4000K.

I've used T-5 only for veg before, I couldn't give any insight into flowering with them.

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ok,thanks.yeah,im not flowering with the t5's.just veg,then moving to a 3k cob setup for flower.
 
Rahz

Rahz

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I have built a few T33s but it was intended to be a kit which has since been discontinued. The 400w version was meant to compete with other offerings but I didn't care for the thermal performance even though it was within specs. The 300w version was nice but I don't have plans to build them at the moment because the 3x3 tent solution is currently 2x T3Ps which is a 420w solution that provides thermal management I'm happy with and a good bit more light than the T33-400 did.

For outfitting a 2x4 or 3x3 I have the following options in stock. All run Vero29C at either 700ma (2x4 solutions) or 1050ma (3x3 solution) A single T3P could be used in a 2x4 providing around 720 PPFD which would produce some nice results.

2x4:
1x T4-V725 about 1000 PPFD - 300w category
2x T22 about 1300 PPFD 400w category

3x3:
2x T3P about 1250 PPFD 400w category
 
Kerovan

Kerovan

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stbjrb said:
I've been looking at VivoSun tents on Amazon and they seem pretty good, any info on VivoSun quality?
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Nope, don't know anything about the quality of that one. I wasn't knocking the quality of the tent in the combo set either, just all of the other cheap components packaged together. I have a very old Sky Enterprises tent that I like, it's about 10 years old and is still holding up very well. But they are no longer in business. I have a Gorilla Lite tent that is good. I had a Secret Jardin tent, I wouldn't recommend those at all, they are made very cheaply and they are overpriced. All of the connectors for the poles are cheap plastic.
 
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