Then flip my stuff at 12 inchs , no training or topping keep lights tight to keep em squat , get out of the way .
You gonna run octo’s. If so , even YOU can do it😎
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Will not be running Octo’s until I set up my 4x4. The 3x3 maybe 3 gallon airpots or fabric smart pots.
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what light u using ?
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HLG Blackbird and HLG UVA 30 bar
I will get the Tomahawk 650 for the 4x4.
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Ok, sorry. If you were in Canada I could have helped you out but it’s too expensive to ship to you. I was thinking I have a 1000w MH / HPS with a cooling hood and extra bulbs but it weighs quite a bit. Better to source locally or at least in the USA.
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Download the “par” app, and set your lights accordingly. Also, you don’t need to fill the tent right away; throw one plant in the corner and use the lights you have.
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Nice info on led, Thanks everyone. I gotta get away from the old mh and hps. Old habits die hard
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I appreciate the offer @DougDawson. Ill get everything straightened out just need some time to save for a decent light
I use a spider farmer se 7000 in mine. Works a treat. Its 730w.
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Neither. Those are the new smart models with app control. Mine are one to two years old. Still Samsung diodes though, just no app controls.
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Im wondering if i should get the one with uv?
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I have run the FC series for at least 3 grows now, and I love them. I can only imagine the newer ones will be juat as good if not better. The added IV is a bonus.
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It’s currently 15% off but they are having a halloween sale in 8 days. Im going to call today and see if the sale will be more than the 15%. Might be worth it to grab it now and eat ramen noodle for the month LOL!
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wattage per foot wise its less than what i have (KS3000 in a 3x3) but in terms of affordability they are nice. havent flowered with mine yet but so far works like a charm and cord is just long enough to go out the vent in the roof of the tent and back down to a table outside.
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@seeds2weeds only for the LM301B model with no UV, but there’s an extra $60 off for a day or two with discount code “60FC8000” from their email list
Or a similar Spider Farmer model with code “CCFC”, both have free US shipping:
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Seriously lol
The fact that there is a sale now and coming up is driving me nuts. I really shouldnt fork out 600+ right now. Im going to tape a 3’ x 3’ outline on the 5x5 floor and just fill that for now. By harvest i should have saved enough spare cash to pull the trigger on one of those lights. Hopefully they will be on sale again bc the retail price is a definite punch in the nuts (the uv fc8000)
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I think that’s a smart approach man, the grow room will always be there, and as long as you can keep it moving now there’s always time for upgrades. If you wanted to use that extra space around the edges you could throw in a bunch of vegetables or greens or something, use that spill light to grow a bunch of kale or peas or something! Or, you could hang reflective scrims, like some Mylar bubble insulation or just panda film a foot or two in from the walls of the tent. It wouldn’t have to be fully sealed up just hanging panels closer to the plants containing the light straight down so more gets to the 3x3.
I also think if you hung the CMH off to one side, like 18” from a wall, and then put your other lights on the opposite side, you’d end up with a pretty good amount of coverage. You could just mess around with the a phone PAR meter app and move or dim them until you get a decently even light spread, or just put the hungry plants where the light is running higher?
Either way, good call exercising restraint, I have to do that constantly and remind myself I’m fucking broke and have the tools I need, just not the ones I necessarily want the most. But that’s fine, the bud keeps flowing and that’s what matter!
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