Fotop 800 led vs 560 full spectrum

Rocket Soul said:

That fixture has power for a 4x4 but only spread to a 3x3. Most people see these as equivalent to Mars Hydro. Using 4x Fotops for a 4x3 is 3200 diodes, versus 1152. Also, it looks like your fotops are using lm301b, we went with lm561c at about 80$ per board and the results are still great.

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My price quote was based on the 21 80$ fotops. After shipping and that 50 “processing fee”. And you sure know how to ruin my lazy wet dream lol. I do need more spread. I may still buy one of them for my 3x3s that I flower mothers on but knowing me I’ll go down the rabbit hole again finding a different plug and play..Driver wise, how do you think I should split up the strips and fotops. For the fotops I was thinking 480s. And the strips they are 48v and 36v. I’m thinking of running the color channel at 20watts per strip and whites at 60. Thats the max for the strip he says I shouldnt need any heatsinking....

Just reread your post on doing 3 fotops per 4x3 for my new space. With those strips in between the boards.

This is a link for compatible size mono led strips from kingbrite, might make more sense than whites + monos. I thibk theres both ootions for cree and epistar.

Rocket Soul said:

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This is a link for compatible size mono led strips from kingbrite, might make more sense than whites + monos. I thibk theres both ootions for cree and epistar.

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Do epistar really suck that bad I keep hearing horrible things about them. I’ll go check them out now. Have you heard anything about this seller

Rocket Soul said:

Products list direct from CN

Main products Led grow light, bar grow light and 195 more Products from Shenzhen Kingbrite Lighting Co., Ltd. on Alibaba.com

kingbriteled.m.en.alibaba.com

This is a link for compatible size mono led strips from kingbrite, might make more sense than whites + monos. I thibk theres both ootions for cree and epistar.

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Check out this product on Alibaba App kingbrite quantum led bar qb20 cree xpe red 730nm LG UV led grow light
https://m.alibaba.com/product/62269882328/kingbrite-quantum-led-bar-qb20-cree.html?__sceneInfo={"type":"appDetailShare","data":{"filterKey":"7.8.2_share","cacheTime":"1800000"}}for exactly what I want I may either be looking at more money or custom. This is close but it’s only far red and uv. I’m tempted to just get red and far red and call it a day. I’ve been reading so much. I wanted to try blue,uv, red, far red on a strip. Then lead time may then become an issue

No idea on that seller. Epistars: if youre only pushing at lower power they should work aswell.

On that last uv/far red strip: why not try one section with this and another with some one red and one uv of those epistars?

Rocket Soul said:

No idea on that seller. Epistars: if youre only pushing at lower power they should work aswell.

On that last uv/far red strip: why not try one section with this and another with some one red and one uv of those epistars?

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I tried a different seller and ended up with the slim fotop boards to save 273 might not risk it.

Didn’t really understand the last thing you said relating to sections...

How big a section are you making? You could try both one side with say uv/far red strips, and then another with reds and blues.

Id go with meijiu for the fotops.

Rocket Soul said:

How big a section are you making? You could try both one side with say uv/far red strips, and then another with reds and blues.

Id go with meijiu for the fotops.

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7 4x4 flood and drain SOGs...I seen the 940mm strip epistars. They should still be able to fit on my 4x3 frame?...this is what I’m thinking. Buy the 52pcs far red/red strips, 52pcs uv/ir strips. 4 of each per table for 3 tables. 3 tables I’ll get the strips from r2T. And the last table will get whatever left over after I work out the numbers.