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Mcwhippin420 said:

Yeah I believe so I think I paid 80 after the 10% or whatever. Initially got some super cheap one then was like wait dumb and found that one .
Does the job for my purposes

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Wizzlebiz said:

No no no no no no no no no

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TychoMonolyth said:

For a 2x2 12 inches above? Fuck ya. You don't need a sledge to hammer a nail.

I use black dogs for my room. Just sayin.
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You sound like a local grow shop employee. I walked in looking for LEDS. The guy says "We don't grow basil" I said "Then you just lost a thousand dollars" and walked.

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SBBCal said:

Those v450’s are 200w pull

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rkymtnman said:

i thought the V300 was 132 watts from the wall? that's why i asked him about the 200 w: seemed too high?

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SBBCal said:

130w =V300,,, V450=200w

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SBBCal said:

I’ve used V300’s in veg.. Surprisingly nice results. Wouldn’t use in flower .. maybe one plant. And I’d keep both switches on all the time no matter which stage your in

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rkymtnman said:

mine only has on/off switch. and yeah, only for vegging. i figured for 55 bucks it would be fun to see how it does against a 4000K QB from HLG.

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SBBCal said:

I’m just starting up another run but will be using DIY. The veg light I made is 4K/5k with Cree royals and photo reds which make the blurple .. but gets drowned out by the white, so I’m intrigued as to how it will go. Haven’t tested Par/umol yet but will run about 200-225w for 4 plants in veg.

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rkymtnman said:

got a pic of your light? i love DIY.

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SBBCal said:

Crees are on CC drivers so are capped at 900mA .. bars are 720mA/20w samsung 6-4K , 2-5k

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rkymtnman said:

awesome work! love it. is that for a 2x2 you said? how much did leds and drivers cost roughly?

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SBBCal said:

It’s made for a 2x2 tent but I’m putting it in a 4x4 . Only running 4 plants this round . Fine for veg.
Your opening a big ass wormhole with diy.. fair warning. That whole thing cost prob $100-$150. Big thing is aluminum and reliable colors (creexp3) 2-3$ each. Samsung strips I get when on sale usually .90c each on Arrow. Either Delta drivers or Meanwell , $10-50. Big thing is learning what strips you need and how to navigate arrows site. And to keep checking here or there for people posting on sales for strips/drivers.

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TychoMonolyth said:

I got this 1000w light for a single breeding plant in a 2x2 closet. Has both veg and bloom switch for $75. I leave both veg and bloom lights on.
https://www.amazon.com/Giixer-Double-Spectrum-Hydroponic-Flower/dp/B07HFC7HV5/
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I also got 4 of these UVC lights (275nm) I turn on 2 hrs a day the last 3 weeks to give the trichomes a boost at finishing time.
These are $10 from Walmart.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/40W-E27-UV-Ultraviolet-Light-Bulb-Germicidal-Sterilizer-Disinfection-Lamp/433794887
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Careful, you'll damage your eyes looking at these.

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SBBCal said:

not talking shit, but that won’t do shit. Might help for supplemental lighting but not for your main. You need more watts from the wall , not equivalent to. Not sure on $ but like I said earlier , one of those QB’s or you can look into HPS ,MH ect . Non-led may be cheaper.
You'll just keep getting white pistols with that lightbulb your using. And Herms/nanners. I’d pluck that one out and keep an eye on everything

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rkymtnman said:

i diy'ed my bloom light: atreum 4K qb's and i already had the drivers from my diy cob lights so it didn't cost me much.

haven't dabbled with any strips yet. i'm gonna give this vipar a few runs in veg and see how i like it.

nice work though!

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BigRa70 said:

Ok, but I have small balls with white pistels and some at the top of the pistels are a orange color

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