Lastmanstandin31
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Trying to stay under 8k if possible. The ceiling is 10 feet. Thanks.
Lighting up a 12 x.36 grow room.
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Lastmanstandin31
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I'm going to look into those qb120 boards when I get back home later. Thanks.Don't forgot those pesky bulbs that only last a few grows!! You're looking at a 40% cost savings on electricity alone when switching to led. That's a LOT over a 1 year period. And don't the big lights require some kind air flowing through the hood? More juice and space there. Watts means heat regardless. I mounted my drivers outside of my tent to reduce heat, but if you need heat, leave them in, and run a fan across them to circulate the warm air.
I'd go with @ilovereggae suggestion, bunch of qb120 boards from HLG. Great service, great product, killer bang for your buck, and they don't require a heatsinkMine have been on every single day for 18 months without issue, I love them. Gonna buy more when I build my next light.
ilovereggae
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actually looks like they are sold out atm.
the next cheapest option would be to do a bunch of QB96. I think @PJ Diaz could recommend best solution here. 10 ft should be plenty of height and this might work out to be more cost effective with the sf u have to cover.
QB96 Elite V2 Engine
QB96 Elite V2 is a white LED Board with boosted red spectrum. Each Board is powered by 64 high power white LED, 16 630nm Red LED and 16 660nm Deep Red LED.
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altho I'm not sure if u want all that red in veg?
PJ Diaz
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I think you would need 75 QB96's @ 180w each to cover that space. Just for the lights and the drivers cost (not including shipping), you'd be around $9k unless you can leverage a bulk discount.actually looks like they are sold out atm.
the next cheapest option would be to do a bunch of QB96. I think @PJ Diaz could recommend best solution here. 10 ft should be plenty of height and this might work out to be more cost effective with the sf u have to cover.
QB96 Elite V2 Engine
QB96 Elite V2 is a white LED Board with boosted red spectrum. Each Board is powered by 64 high power white LED, 16 630nm Red LED and 16 660nm Deep Red LED.
altho I'm not sure if u want all that red in veg?
ilovereggae
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he's just looking to veg not flower. so wouldn't need quite so many. 40-50 should be fine?
PJ Diaz
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48 might do it (12 rows of 4), but that leaves each one to cover a 3x3 section hopefully without drop off between fixtures. I think it would work, ok, but maybe crank them up a another 10 to 15 watts each.
bk78
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Princess will slide in with his 10% discount code soon
GrassBurner
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I'd contact HLG about the 120's, see if they have any in stock, or when they're expecting them. Seems like they go out of stock for a couple weeks, but they restock frequently. Might get a bulk discount as well.