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And my LGS just put the nails in the coffin... they're doing the HLG deal as well so I can pick up a 600 RSPEC in person for 720 + tax on payday...

That's a fair statement on Mars Hydro (can verify) - the newer ones are getting better but ~650 for the FC4800 (480 watt) or ~720 for the HLG 600 RSPEC (for the sale that ends Saturday)... there's no way I'd give my money to Mars again lol EDIT: Just wanted to note- I would love a strip style...

Oh I meant pure strip build DIY not their DIY lights... and actually with the sale their DIY kit is more than a pre-built at the moment lol

That's my thought...and I'd like to move to a dedicated grow room/larger tent in the next year or so and this will handle now AND later without another upgrade. @PadawanWarrior is gonna love that I'm debating on converting to HLG lol

Agreed, my original thought was either going to be doing a DIY or another Mars Hydro and run them both.... but I really want something better at this point.

That's what I'm looking at and I'll have the $ one day before the sale ends. My only worry is the suggested spacing - 28-36" above the canopy is a LOT of headspace for my tent.... On the plus side, the 600 is rated to flower a 5x5 so I'll probably have it around 75-80% anyways (I'm assuming at...

NOTE: THIS IS NOT FOR MY COMMERCIAL OP This is a light for my personal stash that I'll keep growing even when I have my commercial op off the ground

I'd love to DIY and have some ideas but it's another project I don't know when I'll get around to (mid getting licensed for commercial cannabis and starting my business). The max budget I was setting aside for a DIY project was about $700. Criteria LED only - This is in my home office and I...

Week 6 Day 2 Looking good overall. Still some paler leaves/not fully recovered from the earlier nitrogen/calcium deficiency (still suspecting a pH caused lockout)... Feeding a diluted formula (pH balanced) instead of plain dechlorinated water, soil should have the vast majority of the needed...

Okay so tax/shipping included the final toll looks like this (and I mean EVERYTHING, need more wire/Wagos/thermal tape since it can't hurt) 548.63 (8x 3000k from arrow, 8x 3500k from digikey) If I did it using just the 3500 strips from digikey the build would come out at 496.56. That's making...

It winds up adding about 40+ tax/shipping is all to the total price... I should be able to swap out the driver if I need to power a bigger space right? So that's an option down the road. I tend to only veg for the last two weeks or so in this tent max so it will really be a bloom-specific...

K so with the price hike on the 3000k strips (that I'm gonna have to get via Arrow) and the 3500k strips (that I can get at digikey for a lot less) I'm figuring 461.95 plus tax/shipping. Just do a 50/50 split on the two temps.... That's including thermal tape, wago connectors, all misc. crap...

I like the idea although I wouldn't call your wiring explanation in that thread simple :lol: :lol: :lol:

Unfortunately the EB build might be a little more than that.... Digikey is out of stock on the 3000k strips right now..minimum order 100. Arrow has them but they're like 50% more (and that's probably 2/3 of the strips, 1/2 minimum). Still at or below what I was looking at with the most recent F...

This is why I make a post before buying anything or finalizing my plans lol. So you' Yea, I probably phrased that weird, I was just saying that it's enough LEDs to run cooler than an off the shelf rig BUT not soo many that the driver can't get them all to fire up at once.

Well I just realized that they don't make the doubled up F strip in 3500K, only the 3k and 4k..... I still want a decent mix of 3 and 3.5 so if I go F strip I'll need to do 3x 3000K double strips and 4x 3500k single strips doubled up. Still 25% more of the same diodes as used in the comprable...

Your soil should always get pretty dry between waterings. Once they're in the soil you need to actively work to get rid of the larvae (the real issue)... Soil drenches with Neem or Hydrogen Peroxide tend to do well. Diatamaceous earth or sand on top of the soil both help kill off the larvae by...

I've started adding coco after killing my last two seedlings by burning the roots... ballpark my recipe is this: 45% FFOF 30% Coco Coir 10% EWC 7.5% pumice (fine grade) 7.5% biochar Trace amounts: Mykos, mosquito bits I'm using that for 1 gallon pots/my first transplant. Might up the ratio...

Definitely worth considering! I'd have to go with a bigger U channel if I went with those 2 wide since they're almost exactly 1" each (assuming I want to screw them in...otherwise I could use some strong adhesive and they'd sit almost touching. But it looks like ~12-14 of those would be an...

Trimmed off the most impacted leaves from the nutrient lockout. A couple Ph balanced waterings in and the color definitely seems to be improving.