@CrimsonEcho,
Thanks for the feedback!
When Erik said 4K = quality, my visceral instinct also was the 4000K bc of my preference for stocky, bushy plants. But my inference from online research
ad nauseam was that most use 3000K if using for both veg and flower so I started to doubt my instinct. Unfortunately, I don't think the
HLG kits offer a 3500K option - just 3000K or 4000K.
I do have a new MarsHydro 400W Epistar Pro II with plenty of red diodes. One thought I had was to get the 4000K
HLG 260 kits and use the Mars for supplemental red during flowering.
Again, I appreciate your time and thoughts. This is an awesome-ly fun project but I didn't anticipate getting so deep in the weeds of my lighting, in a manner of speaking ;)