Positivitybecomesu
Active Member
Hey agian y'all I'm growing w 315w I don't know if I'm post rite? It's time for me to make the jump to led it seems.. my question is a are bars worth the extra over qb?
Are bars worth the extra money
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bk-og
Moose cocks, or bust
Boards have hot spots just like HID. Strips are nice and even spread across the canopy
Positivitybecomesu
Active Member
I mean is it worth a extra 150$ a light
bk-og
Moose cocks, or bust
If moneys a factor both will grow weed
H.A.F.
a.k.a. Rusty Nails
We have a forum resident that builds lights and ships them out. Maybe be more specific about what you need and you can get some offers. I have bars and QB's, and both were give or take the same price.
Turpman
PICK YOUR OWN
From what i have read, the cooler you run the led the more inefficiency you get.
From my experience strips run the coolest.
The more heat the array can dissipate, the more wattage you can run more efficiently.
They all make light and grow nice plants, just depends what your needs are.
From my experience strips run the coolest.
The more heat the array can dissipate, the more wattage you can run more efficiently.
They all make light and grow nice plants, just depends what your needs are.
Opie1
Master Grower
I’ve got the boards and the bar/strip fixtures (and a cmh), if I had to choose I’d pick the bar lights, the light is spread out more imo
TerpyTyrone
LED Recruiter
I build lights
makes me worry about being so many in small space. dehumidifer on order.along with char filter/fan You will wonder how you ever lived without the dehuey it is nice to know you control the humidity no more crossing your fingers they will be ok funny thing during seedlings early veg I have to...
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TerpyTyrone
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350$ for over 350 watts. Acrually about 392 with the driver I use. Pictured in the second photo. I made it 36 x 36 and its enough for my 4x4 tent
These couldve been better. But the change of season led to high temps for a week til I rearranged some stuff
These couldve been better. But the change of season led to high temps for a week til I rearranged some stuff
Nobighurry
PICK YOUR OWN
The J James comp plants are my first ever LED strip/bars grow I also had a 200watt QB on one end to cover 3 plants for years I have been a fluorescent T5 for seedings, only recently QB for veg then a couple HPS/CMH for the remainder I really fought switching to LED the blurple LEDs did little to covert me but the LED strip/bar eventually got me! Running AC to keep the hps/CMH cool always bothered me. I really like the even coverage, no hot spots and cooler running temps of the strip led the QB on the end also has a noticeable hot spot and the coverage is not as even but I like how the girls under the QB looked they even finished earlier I am going to do my next run start to finish with LEDs another ballast took a crap in my T5 fluorescent so rather than spend the $$ replacing it I'll use an led... If you got the jingle go with the strip/bars mentioned before a fella on this site makes a great one hit him up I am sure he will build you a great light for less $ than you could buy one for online...
Buddernugs
Full send….always
Medic grow with ccfc coupon code is sub 600$ and has enough juice to “properly” light up a 4x4…. Lights are one of the most important aspects of doing this don’t cheep out……the difference between cheep lights and expensive ones is how even the par is spread throughout your room. Stay away from quantum boards they’re horribly in efficient at spreading par unless you have Super high ceiling space…check this light guide out to give you a better idea of a “quality light”
Buddernugs
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Buddernugs
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This is what 315w of hid will get you in a 4x4….now be warned……anything lower than 650ppfs and the bud in that grid will be bullshit……anything over 1000 without sup co2 and anything in that grid will be bulls hit……. That’s why I said stay away from quantum boards because their 
notorious for hitting 1600 PPFD in the center and not even enough for veg on the edges
notorious for hitting 1600 PPFD in the center and not even enough for veg on the edges
Buddernugs
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In my opinion anything under 500 W it’s not nearly enough juice to light up the 4 x 4 properly outburst you’re growing 3‘ x 3‘ solid canopy everything else is going to be bullshit, and that’s with the LM301h diodes,which are top dog right now……with sup par diodes u want at least 600+w because of the loss of efficiency that goes with them…..this is what a proper light looked like lighting up a 4x4.
Tons of people get great results in a 4x4 with 480W of quality LED.
Buddernugs
Full send….always
I’m not saying they are not. I’m just sAying their not hitting every inch with proper ppfd…I’m 100% positive theirs individuals out their rocking 250W lights in a 4x4 that will dog shit all over my quality…. I was just referring to even ppfd maps