Suggestions for 3x3?

Amarok said:

I've been growing with SILs for years and am very happy with my results.
Due to that I am completely out of the loop as far as the current state of LED technology and thought I'd at least have a look at what is available and evaluate from there.
Rather than wade into the sewer of internet reviews, I am turning to y'all for advice.

What is your suggestion for flowering a 3x3 tent, pre-made or DIY? I don't want the cheapest, but I'm not interested in paying the premium for state-of-the-art either. What's a solid unit that's been well vetted, maybe last year's model or similar?
A link is definitely preferred, if you have one. Must ship to Canada.

I'm also considering CMH, but that's a far more mature product that is easy to research myself.

Thanks for reading and for any advice you can offer. : )

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Amarok said:

I've been growing with SILs for years and am very happy with my results.
Due to that I am completely out of the loop as far as the current state of LED technology and thought I'd at least have a look at what is available and evaluate from there.
Rather than wade into the sewer of internet reviews, I am turning to y'all for advice.

What is your suggestion for flowering a 3x3 tent, pre-made or DIY? I don't want the cheapest, but I'm not interested in paying the premium for state-of-the-art either. What's a solid unit that's been well vetted, maybe last year's model or similar?
A link is definitely preferred, if you have one. Must ship to Canada.

I'm also considering CMH, but that's a far more mature product that is easy to research myself.

Thanks for reading and for any advice you can offer. : )

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Frimpong said:

I was running a 400 HPS . Now I got two 200 diablos turned down a little. So like 350 watt led . I would always go a little more as I'd hate that be light on power . Best of luck man ?

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doober said:

Sounds like you got it nailed Frimpong ! Don't havbe a Diablo, but I like my HLG 135 and 100, which I use in smaller tents.

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Amarok said:

Thanks, doober. I saw Frim's post, but had no clue what a Diablo was or who made it. When I said I was completely out of the loop, I wasn't exaggerating. I have a HLG 65, it's the only non-SIL light I'm using. I like it, but it's a 4000k, trying to be everything. I like cooler for veg and warmer for flowering.

I see the Diablo kit is $256 CAD. With two needed for a 3x3, that's over $400 more than my current DIY rig. It would be nice to be able to raise the lights up a little, but not for 5x the price. I had hoped as more players entered the market that prices would be coming down.

The vid was also helpful, but the conclusion is still the same. There are lots of great options, but the price is still higher than I want to pay.
(I get that the ROI on these lights means they more than pay for themselves in the long run, it's just that my current system still works, so the expenditure can't be justified right now)

I'm thinking pre-made are still out of my range. Any DIY gurus out there?

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Brokehoe said:

Don't know about Canada but this guy seems to know his stuff and more that one person here uses his kits. Not me but @Meatman

8x Sun Board Complete DIY Kit 672 LEDs Samsung lm561c w/Red Bud Booste

DIY KIT TO BUILD 275+W 18"X18", 18"X24", 18"x32", or 18"x36" LIGHT LISTING INCLUDES: 6 - Full Spectrum Sun Boards with 96 Samsung lm561c LEDs(choose spectrum) 2 - Bud Booster Sun Boards with 48 LEDs 660nm Deep Red 8 - 40mm x 450mm heatsinks 2 - pcs 1/2" 18ga aluminum angle in 18", 24", 32", or...

growdaddyleds.com

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Meatman said:

You could do a build your own kit from UCANDEWIT on eBay for probably around $300 and it’ll blow most premade bought light out of the water

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doober said:

I have a 250 watt from ucandewit on eBay and I like it also. Maybe two 150 watts from him for a 3x3 but that might still run you around $300 or more with exchange rate. I think ucandewit is connected to grow daddy leds somehow or sources from them or is them ? I also have a Viparspectra light that I like, but did not mention it because I did not want to fight with ponytailjoe !

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doober said:

did not mention it because I did not want to fight with ponytailjoe !

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Amarok said:

Thanks, doober. I saw Frim's post, but had no clue what a Diablo was or who made it. When I said I was completely out of the loop, I wasn't exaggerating. I have a HLG 65, it's the only non-SIL light I'm using. I like it, but it's a 4000k, trying to be everything. I like cooler for veg and warmer for flowering.

I see the Diablo kit is $256 CAD. With two needed for a 3x3, that's over $400 more than my current DIY rig. It would be nice to be able to raise the lights up a little, but not for 5x the price. I had hoped as more players entered the market that prices would be coming down.

The vid was also helpful, but the conclusion is still the same. There are lots of great options, but the price is still higher than I want to pay.
(I get that the ROI on these lights means they more than pay for themselves in the long run, it's just that my current system still works, so the expenditure can't be justified right now)

I'm thinking pre-made are still out of my range. Any DIY gurus out there?

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Frimpong said:

I didn't realize you wanted cheap .

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Amarok said:

I already have cheap. I'm contemplating upgrading all the way to inexpensive. ; )

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Amarok said:

I heard he can reach right through the screen and tear your heart out, and that his boots are made out of Chuck Norris.
DO NOT mess with @pwnytailjoe
; )





viparspectra rules! ?

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doober said:

I have a 250 watt from ucandewit on eBay and I like it also. Maybe two 150 watts from him for a 3x3 but that might still run you around $300 or more with exchange rate. I think ucandewit is connected to grow daddy leds somehow or sources from them or is them ? I also have a Viparspectra light that I like, but did not mention it because I did not want to fight with ponytailjoe !

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pwnytailjoe said:

I like mine. I don't like that they are wired backwards and stay on after the timer shuts off. I don't like that all inquiries to Viparspectra went ignored.
I also don't like that they did downwithprohibition dirty because he called them out on their bullshit.
I don't like it so much that I bought viparspectra.net

I'm still using them tho because I cant replace them.

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