QB96 v2's in a 3x3

Hey guys! This is my first ever forum post from memory so take it easy on me

I've done heaps of research over the last year to try to make sure that I do my first grow as propper as I can so I don't waste my time or money. HLGs lighting options have been a real stand out for me as the end results I've seen others achieve have been phenomenal.

At this stage I am going with a 3x3 tent with 3 QB96 Elite v2's powered by a HLG-600h-54b. From my understanding this will run each light at 200w wired in parallel, I may potentially add another light to lower the wattage per light depending on room. If someone could recommend a dimmer/timer that can do sunrise/sunset fading that would be awesome!

I'll also be running a 203cfm extraction fan passing through a carbon filter to reduce the smell and circulate fresh air into the grow space. There will also be 3-4 clip mounted fans in the tent for air circulation.

Due to the limited room I will be growing 1 plant in a 7gal fabric pot with an extended veg time. I'll start with LST to spread her out and then train into a SCROG set up to maximise my grow space.

I'll be growing in coco + perlite and the nutrients I'll use are Gaia Green 4-4-4 all purpose organic and 2-8-4 bloom as inspired by MrCanucksGrow.

I'm also going to get an aircon, tiny heater, humidifier and dehumidifier for environmental control with tools to measure temp and humidity. Does anyone have any experience of running an evaporative aircon with a dehumidifier at the same time?

I'm so excited to get started, especially since there is no risk anymore, I just don't want to mess anything up by going too crazy to begin with.

Any and all feedback will be truly appreciated! Please let me know if anything sounds wrong also

Sounds like a great setup, I started using MrCanucks method a few months ago with great results. This is my first time with organics and its been so easy. I was using chem nutes with coco/perlite but now its nothing but organic. Just ph 6.5-6.8 and water plants, simple and effective. However i use Dr. Earth organic fertilizer 4.4.4 and for flower i use their "bud and bloom booster" organic fertilizer 3-9-4, Looks just the same in the bag as gaia green. For a fresh grow i will mix 1 cup per 5 gallon bucket of coir and three to four weeks in ill top dress 1/2 a cup. I never seen plants look so beautiful. With chem nutes it was always something going on.

rshackleferd said:

Sounds like a great setup, I started using MrCanucks method a few months ago with great results. This is my first time with organics and its been so easy. I was using chem nutes with coco/perlite but now its nothing but organic. Just ph 6.5-6.8 and water plants, simple and effective. However i use Dr. Earth organic fertilizer 4.4.4 and for flower i use their "bud and bloom booster" organic fertilizer 3-9-4, Looks just the same in the bag as gaia green. For a fresh grow i will mix 1 cup per 5 gallon bucket of coir and three to four weeks in ill top dress 1/2 a cup. I never seen plants look so beautiful. With chem nutes it was always something going on.

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Thanks for the feedback! It's good to hear I'm not doing anything drastically wrong!
It's good to hear that you are having such a positive transition from chemical nutrients!

Did you get these these lights setup okay? I was going to buy a 320H-54B for three qb96s in a 3x3. How do you like the 600H-54B?