I can't leave well enough alone so i did some things. I got a hard on for coco-mats after watching some yt videos of another grower using them under rockwool cubes and then also seeing a fabric pot maker say that you wedge pots together and the roots will travel from one to the other so I figured 1+1=2 here. I added the mat just yesterday and already roots are starting to make their way into it so I'm looking forward to seeing how this ends up.
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Also I wasn't happy with my F-strips and the temp at which they were running.
@Randomblame deserves some thanks here for letting me know that my original 1400mAh target was more on the side of extreme than conservative so after some thinking, I decided to add 2 additional F-Strips at 3000k and swap out my HLG-120H-C1400 for an HLG-185H-C1050 and I'm already stoked - now my thermal issues are resolved and my overall output is up.
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