Best LED for 1x3x3 veg chamber

ilovereggae

ilovereggae

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TravmanSquints said:
Those are pretty cool little lights.

I’m also a go big or go home guy and I think the rep at HLG is too because he recommended the 135 bspec lol

say I wanted to make a 3ft fixture. I’d get four 2ft strips and four 1ft strips of the Samsung Q. What can I mount them to? And I guess a driver is needed?
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simplest solution is to just use some angle aluminum. it's been on the pricier side so other ppl have gotten creative and used things like alum rulers from HarborFreight. you could also get some actual led profile but going to be a little more expensive. https://ledprofiles.com

I'm pretty sure those Q strips are 18mm wide which means they will fit into a U04 profile which you can find a ton on Amazon or at big box stores. might be able to find something on clearance, and if you wanted to make it waterproof u can get those with endcaps and clear lenses.

if you go with a mix of 1 and 2 footers you will be at different voltages. Might be able to make it work if you go for a constant current driver. Just make sure the 1 and 2 footers will work at the same contant current (say 500ma). might be better to just use all 1 footers if u want to cover the entire 3 foot space. That way you could keep voltage low and use parallel.

you will also need a dimmer know depending on driver chosen. and some wires, wagos, and power cord to plug into wall.

about to jump into work mode but can give u specific parts later.
 
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PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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TravmanSquints said:
Those are pretty cool little lights.

I’m also a go big or go home guy and I think the rep at HLG is too because he recommended the 135 bspec lol

say I wanted to make a 3ft fixture. I’d get four 2ft strips and four 1ft strips of the Samsung Q. What can I mount them to? And I guess a driver is needed?
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I've never built one before, so I'm not the one you want to ask. Probably angled aluminum.

I've got a bunch of 135's I keep mine set at 90 watts a piece. I didn't recommend them because you only have 3 ft of height, and the 65's can get closer to the canopy. For $200 you could have 2 lights and could adjust them at different heights in case you have different sized plants. It's also nice so just in case one ever went out, you'd still have at least one going. I have 2 HLG 135 in 5000k in my 2x4 veg tent. With 2 65's you could even flower in there if you wanted.

The strips will be cheaper but more work.

It's up to you.
 
Syntax747

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PadawanWarrior said:
I've never built one before, so I'm not the one you want to ask. Probably angled aluminum.

I've got a bunch of 135's I keep mine set at 90 watts a piece. I didn't recommend them because you only have 3 ft of height, and the 65's can get closer to the canopy. For $200 you could have 2 lights and could adjust them at different heights in case you have different sized plants. It's also nice so just in case one ever went out, you'd still have at least one going. I have 2 HLG 135 in 5000k in my 2x4 veg tent. With 2 65's you could even flower in there if you wanted.

The strips will be cheaper but more work.

It's up to you.
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Good Call. I just ordered two of these for my veg tent.
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ilovereggae

ilovereggae

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PadawanWarrior said:
I've never built one before, so I'm not the one you want to ask. Probably angled aluminum.

I've got a bunch of 135's I keep mine set at 90 watts a piece. I didn't recommend them because you only have 3 ft of height, and the 65's can get closer to the canopy. For $200 you could have 2 lights and could adjust them at different heights in case you have different sized plants. It's also nice so just in case one ever went out, you'd still have at least one going. I have 2 HLG 135 in 5000k in my 2x4 veg tent. With 2 65's you could even flower in there if you wanted.

The strips will be cheaper but more work.

It's up to you.
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I think it's fair to note the labor effort involved. with the 2 65s you will be setup in less than 10 minutes. Maybe 5.

Building a strip fixture for the first time no matter how well you plan is gonna take up a weekend. But it is super fun and cool to be able to DIY it. I'm probably as addicted to building leds as I am growing st this point so I'm probably biased in my suggestion.
 
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