sallygram
Well-Known Member
SO I have been playing around with COBs and pretty much read a library of threads, watched all of Growmau5 videos and talked to a few growers about all kinds of lights and I am ready to start switching my flower room over. BUT... I seem to have backtracked a little bit and now am being swayed towards QBs again.
The Space:
A basement that has reflective walls, Usually it stays in the low to mid 60's even on the hottest days, there is a window AC unit in it that was able to keep the room at 75 degrees when I was running 4k of HPS. I would like to limit my power consumption to about 4000 watts for that room. I do not like running the air and would like to dedicate all my power to lights and fans.
My Style:
I like growing 4 foot tall plants vertical in 5 gal buckets, however I have done SCROG and Suppercropping with top grows and have no problem switching my methods. I grow mostly in coir but have been doing some in fogponics. I have pretty good growing skills and have been averaging over 1 GPW with DIY CMH lights.
My skills:
I have built a COB based on the RapidLed 3 Cree kit, I have built a few CMH lights I pretty much have the confidence that I can make anything work (it may not be pretty but it will work and be safe.
My Budget:
My intention is to switch the room over to LED by July, replacing old lights and adding new lights as plants finish or as I get money so basically I am poor but willing to spend the money slowly so that this setup last me a few years.
My Concerns:
In this order 1. Power Consumption 2. Quality of bud 3. Quantity 4. Cost of system 5. Lifespan of system
Thank you all.
The Space:
A basement that has reflective walls, Usually it stays in the low to mid 60's even on the hottest days, there is a window AC unit in it that was able to keep the room at 75 degrees when I was running 4k of HPS. I would like to limit my power consumption to about 4000 watts for that room. I do not like running the air and would like to dedicate all my power to lights and fans.
My Style:
I like growing 4 foot tall plants vertical in 5 gal buckets, however I have done SCROG and Suppercropping with top grows and have no problem switching my methods. I grow mostly in coir but have been doing some in fogponics. I have pretty good growing skills and have been averaging over 1 GPW with DIY CMH lights.
My skills:
I have built a COB based on the RapidLed 3 Cree kit, I have built a few CMH lights I pretty much have the confidence that I can make anything work (it may not be pretty but it will work and be safe.
My Budget:
My intention is to switch the room over to LED by July, replacing old lights and adding new lights as plants finish or as I get money so basically I am poor but willing to spend the money slowly so that this setup last me a few years.
My Concerns:
In this order 1. Power Consumption 2. Quality of bud 3. Quantity 4. Cost of system 5. Lifespan of system
Thank you all.
