5x5 Flower Suggestions Please

[ahemait]

Alright, I hate asking for help but the community here seems really good. Big respect for that!

I have a 5x5 tent that's being under utilised right now. What would the more experienced folk here suggest? I've looked at rapid and timber. I have electricians on staff for assembly if needed. Strictly for flowering.

I'd like to keep it under a grand if possible.

Plants will be small, at most a month of veg so height never becomes an issue. You can check my grow diary if you want an idea of the structure of them.

What else to say? I think that's it?

 

[dnewsome2]

I think you can cover a five-by-five with Timber cobs for under a grand. Never used them but I heard they are the bomb.

 

[ahemait]

Yea, I'm in Canada so exchange will rape me.

 

[dnewsome2]

Yea, I'm in Canada so exchange will rape me.

We need mr. six strings to chime in.

 

[CBDfutute4]

Ante up bud

Or you ll buy stuff now n better replacements in 6 months.


Ask me how I know?

 

[ahemait]

I really like the look of the fluence spydr series, not so much the price :(

 

[h4ppyf4rmer]

I'm thinking you could put together a 9 or 12 COB system pretty easily for under $1k, my 18 COB system came in at just around $1400 and works great for my 4x8 bloom tent. Just finished trimming out 34 ounces from my last grow of 6 plants and I think I can do even better if I fix a few issues I had with my tent environment...

rough rule of thumb: vegging at around 25 watts per square foot, Blooming at 35 to 50 watts per square foot.

 

[ahemait]

I'm thinking you could put together a 9 or 12 COB system pretty easily for under $1k, my 18 COB system came in at just around $1400 and works great for my 4x8 bloom tent. Just finished trimming out 34 ounces from my last grow of 6 plants and I think I can do even better if I fix a few issues I had with my tent environment...

rough rule of thumb: vegging at around 25 watts per square foot, Blooming at 35 to 50 watts per square foot.

I paid great attention to your thread sir.

 

[ahemait]

Well timber is out of the question. They support riu and that's the most toxic place I've seen in awhile, won't be giving them any of my $$$. I get that it is business but I've seen way too much misinformation and disinformation from that place to support it even indirectly.

 

[AvidLerner]

Six GrowGreen 200w would work. They use 5.886x18 heatsinksusa and meanwell hlg-185h-c1050a/b driver deliver 575 ppfd @24" and 1250@12"

 

[ahemait]

If I Google grow green 200w all that comes up is your word press blog?

 

[gwheels]

who cares about exchange...I am in Canada too and I paid about 600 bucks for a timber vero 200 watt for my growbox.

Why....because it is the bomb. I am running a 315 CMH in a 4 x 4 now too. I have a 550 watt MCOB too.

I might sell the 315 and 550 and get a 600 watt timber 4 x 4 fixture and stop dealing with heat :D


Get a timber light and I guarantee you will not regret it. I am an older dude so I hate regrets. DO EEEETTT

The entry cost is nothing. The LP charge 7 to 12 a gram. So that is 200 to 350 an ounce. Two or 3 grows and you are paying for seeds and water. I am down to less than 20 an ounce at the moment. Imagine that.

The Timber frameworks are beautiful. Dan does it right and you can save a bit to do it yourself but having a fixture come ready to plug in is pretty sweet. It happened to me this week.

I offer only advice my friend. Do what you wish. PEACE !!!!

 

[h4ppyf4rmer]

The entry cost is nothing.

I agree 100% ... I've thrown $3500+ at my basement grow project and will recover on my second grow. The ROI on this stuff is very quick.

 

[ahemait]

Alright, if money is not an object, buy me one and I'll get you back in instalments, kthx!

Lulz

 

[h4ppyf4rmer]

Alright, if money is not an object, buy me one and I'll get you back in installments, kthx!

Lulz

lol, yeah, I know, the upfront cost can hurt at first and it's kind of a leap of faith that you can get things going. I used Credit cards and then paid them off.

My first setup was actually fairly expensive because I didn't know what I needed, so I bought really expensive gear(gorilla tent, PlatinumLED p600 light). I could have cut that cost in half easily and got the same results. My first grow, was kind of small but it did pay for all the equipment.

 

[ahemait]

Well to be fair, you can actually hang a gorilla worth of weight in one of those tents. Mine is at capacity for weight just with three mars led. Bowing and shit. But hey $225 5x5 tent.

I think I'll just keep watching growmau5 until I get my confidence up.

 

[h4ppyf4rmer]

Well to be fair, you can actually hang a gorilla worth of weight in one of those tents. Mine is at capacity for weight just with three mars led. Bowing and shit. But hey $225 5x5 tent.

I think I'll just keep watching growmau5 until I get my confidence up.

yeah, no doubt the gorilla tent ($400) is built better. I bought a Vivosun 4x4 tent for my mothers for almost 1/4 the price, I was so impressed with the vivosun that I bought a 4x8 vivosun tent for my bloom tent for $200. I'm currently hanging 18 COBs with heatsinks and frames, and a vortex 600 6" fan from the ceiling, it's holding up fine.

what I'm basically saying is I didn't "need" to buy that quality of a tent and I could of save myself $300 };-)

 

[ahemait]

Indeed. I was merely noting that, on occasion, the bigger price tag come along with better quality/capacity.

Maybe I'll just source my own shit from China like my homie did.

 

[h4ppyf4rmer]

Maybe I'll just source my own shit from China like my homie did.

I tried this and didn't have very good luck, I know others have had success doing this.

 

[ahemait]

I got an Internet fiend on staff, he sourced all his materials from alliexpress. He's really good at filtering through data, I'll see if he's willing to do that for me.