Quantum flower tent lighting upgrade v2 + red and far red

[Mr.jiujitsu]

New flower light upgrade from 9 qb132 in 2700k to
5 132qb 2700k, 4 132qb 3000k v2, 4 48 led Samsung strips 660nm:730nm= 1:3 far red + deep red. (24w per)



What ya think? Should be a decent improvement. I love these quantum boards and strips, you can always be upgrading and diversifying! I would put this DIY fixture up against the best on the market and have been getting 2gpw, now I expect even better product at the same rate. Give me some

This is with the boards at half power btw....

 

[Aqua Man]

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[Mr.jiujitsu]

About to throw half a dozen plants, 3 strains under this and see what it does. Not planning on a ScrOG just have 6 I have been training that I want to just flower. I may ScrOG them lol but wasn’t looking for a heavy yield just a nice mixed harvest. Also i wanted a much shorter veg time as I get my cycles back in order.

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

If anyone cares the diy cost to build as it stands is 685$. Including digital multimeter displays and external potentiometers, frame... everything. 375w of 2700k+300w of 3000k+100w of red=775w from the wall of precision grow lighting that’s .88$ a watt

 

[az2000]

775w from the wall

What is the dimension of the grow space?

 

[Aqua Man]

If anyone cares the diy cost to build as it stands is 685$. Including digital multimeter displays and external potentiometers, frame... everything. 375w of 2700k+300w of 3000k+100w of red=775w from the wall of precision grow lighting that’s .88$ a watt

Dam good price for what you got.

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

What is the dimension of the grow space?

4x4x8

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

Just to get the flower tent rolling I tossed these girls in. I have a few clones in that I’m sexing for another project but wanted to get somthing in the tent flowering under these new lights! Currently running 400w mixed 2700 and 3000, 100w of red and far red (30%below max is what I have supply set for so math is off on reds total output but )

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

May have some work to do on the conditions, temps a bit high and humidity’s a little low..... let it sit and run as is and see how it trends out...

 

[cemchris]

Interested to see what this does. Think I'm almost to the point where I might try something like this over a 4x8 table for fun.

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

Been awhile since I posted but thought I should give some updates shots. Same strains I have grow several times. Same nutriants, same everything with the exception of the red led strips. Why I have noticed is that there was almost no hight jump during flower for the blueberry kush and the white critical, the vanilla kush did grow slightly taller but overall and compared to past grows. The increased red definitely had a serious impact on flowering hight. The colors! Never have I had so much purpled and reds. The flowers are coated with trichromes and when scoped there is very clear increase. Flower density still seems to be there, but the hairs have increased exponentially. Overall I have to say this was one of the best upgrades I have done since introducing quantum boards to my grow life. Only a few weeks out

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

While it looks like it got hot a couple times it was more that the sensor was placed incorrectly

 

[Aqua Man]

Been awhile since I posted but thought I should give some updates shots. Same strains I have grow several times. Same nutriants, same everything with the exception of the red led strips. Why I have noticed is that there was almost no hight jump during flower for the blueberry kush and the white critical, the vanilla kush did grow slightly taller but overall and compared to past grows. The increased red definitely had a serious impact on flowering hight. The colors! Never have I had so much purpled and reds. The flowers are coated with trichromes and when scoped there is very clear increase. Flower density still seems to be there, but the hairs have increased exponentially. Overall I have to say this was one of the best upgrades I have done since introducing quantum boards to my grow life. Only a few weeks out

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Good shit man

 

[basscaptain]

were did you pick up the cree reds from?? ty
would like to add some myself.....

 

[Aqua Man]

@Mr.jiujitsu have you seen the new V2 respecs from HLG? I'm thinking about selling off my hlg600 V1 and upgrading. You experience is making me even more confident to do so.

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

@Mr.jiujitsu have you seen the new V2 respecs from HLG? I'm thinking about selling off my hlg600 V1 and upgrading. You experience is making me even more confident to do so.

I think they look amazing. I also think that adding the red strips is a cheaper option. I found these on eBay.

 

[NinoGrows420]

Mr jiujitsu any chance you can post a link of all the things necessary to build the lights?

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

Mr jiujitsu any chance you can post a link of all the things necessary to build the lights?

just look at my threads, I have complete builds with sourcing info. May have to go back a little bit I have a few on here

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

Started trimming last night and took down one of the blueberry kush girls. Looking and smelling like

 

[Mr.jiujitsu]

Mr jiujitsu any chance you can post a link of all the things necessary to build the lights?

Here’s one of my orig. flower tent light build

Quantum Light Flower Tent Build

I have started to assemble my new 4x4 scrOG flower tent. My light will Consist of 8 qb132 boards, each set of 4 run in parallel off of Meanwell LRS-350-36. In the center will be a qb288 run off a HLG-120-54. I will have 3 potentiometers, each wired to a multimeter display. I will have three...

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