Need help picking an LED light for 3x3 tent
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coppershot
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Quantum Board132 (4 pack) and then buy a driver. Cheap and easy to assemble.
What driver do you suggest? I was looking at getting a HLG-240H-C1750
pulpoinspace
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that will work if you wire in series. or an hlg-240h-36 if you wire in parallel.
coppershot
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That's the driver I used when i built a light for a buddy. I am actually thinking of getting some of these for myself to add to the 288qb i got...
Bloodshed0510
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Can you use a electric sky 300 In a 3×3 ? Or is the 2×4 the best tent to use
ChiefRunningPhist
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CMH are great lights!
But as for the LED stuff...
240W in a 3'×3' might be a bit under powered. For only ~$20 more I'd shoot for a 320h. Most recommend 35W/ft2. With a 320h if it's too much you can dim, with a 240h if it's too little you're stuck. Personally I use (2) 320h's in a 4x4.
240h means 240W, 320h means 320W ect.
I'd go with (4) QBs, 288s or bigger (QB288 = 288 chips, QB304 = 304 chips, ect), and then a single 320h. If you ever wanted to split into 2 seperate tents, or decided to move up to a bigger 4×4 you'd only need to buy an additional 320h driver.
(4) QB 288s or bigger, with a 320h driver is my suggestion. If you're trying to reduce electrical costs then the solution with the greatest # of total chips per wall watt is going to be your determining variable. You don't have to run all 320W.
But as for the LED stuff...
240W in a 3'×3' might be a bit under powered. For only ~$20 more I'd shoot for a 320h. Most recommend 35W/ft2. With a 320h if it's too much you can dim, with a 240h if it's too little you're stuck. Personally I use (2) 320h's in a 4x4.
240h means 240W, 320h means 320W ect.
I'd go with (4) QBs, 288s or bigger (QB288 = 288 chips, QB304 = 304 chips, ect), and then a single 320h. If you ever wanted to split into 2 seperate tents, or decided to move up to a bigger 4×4 you'd only need to buy an additional 320h driver.
(4) QB 288s or bigger, with a 320h driver is my suggestion. If you're trying to reduce electrical costs then the solution with the greatest # of total chips per wall watt is going to be your determining variable. You don't have to run all 320W.
Brad Paisley
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I got the 250 and I don’t think it could do a 3x3
horribleherk
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They're only 200w. right? do you think 2 of them would do it ? they're priced pretty reasonable I have the 200w. ss-275 from them CLW makes the claim it will a 3x3 & it will but not with authority in my opinion , wish I had doubled up
Brad Paisley
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Honestly go with hlg or spider farm. If you have the money to spend on two CLW’s then you can def go with hlg. Only reason I chose CLW is because the flower hight was only 12” and I already had an hlg 135. Much prefer that one if you have a tent bigger then 4’ tall then go with hlg or spider farm. Also have heard really good things about electric sky. They seem vry cool
@ChiefRunningPhist nailed it.
"240W in a 3'×3' might be a bit under powered. For only ~$20 more I'd shoot for a 320h. Most recommend 35W/ft2. With a 320h if it's too much you can dim, with a 240h if it's too little you're stuck. Personally I use (2) 320h's in a 4x4."