@dbrn32 is the one with what I can imagine to be the deepest knowledge on lights here. I just loved when everyone kept talking HLG and upgraded to their 300L. So I can’t even honestly say I did much research on lights.
But yes the 260s are considerably more light. If I’m remembering correctly it’s actually two of the 135 boards mounted to 1 driver?
Good thought. I was just thinking of painting the whole room flat white.
That’s what I would do. With a mold barrier
Superior in terms of power and coverage area if that is what you need. Quality wise it is an HLG.
As described by HLG: 135 Watt Lamp Kit. High Efficiency QB288 V2 Rspec powered with Samsung LM301H and Deep Red LED. Suited for main light and supplement lighting.
The 260 has two QB288 and 2x the PPF
I just helped build a big grow room 25x30 we used foil backed foam panels they were great just glued them on with PL
I just finished my 12x16 room loaded it with its own breaker panel and ac
Did you use that instead of drywall? Link to the product?
Same board x2. 135 kit is one qb 288 board with single board driver running about 2.5 amps to board. A 260 kit is two qb 288 boards with driver running about 2.2 amps per board. So the 260 kit is definitely superior to a 135 kit, but two 135 kits is more light than one 260 kit.
Based on your measurements, I think I would look at 260 xl kit or hlg-350r.
It was a basement 3 walls were concrete we just stuck it to the concrete with PL construction adhesive the other wall was rocked but you could have glued this to the studs we got this at or local lumber yard but sold at all the big home centers 4x8 sheets has a logo on it but we were going for fast easy and efficient foil backed polystyrene insulation board is the proper name I believe it was 23 bucks a sheet and it took 2 guys like 3 hours to do the room
Would you run that in conjunction with the two 135s? My thought would be the two 135s over two plants, then the 260xl or 350r over the other two?
hmmm…i wonder how this would compare to framing, insulating with rockwool, and drywalling…
Nice! I don’t think I need a dedicated panel, I don’t think I am going to be running too much!
I wanted my own room as the wife won’t let me grow inside the house. It’s super hot and muggy down here and me being captain overkill. I have a meat locker but I’m still trying to dial in summer time humidity control……. It also doubles as my man cave and houses 2 tents. I’m planning to convert a section into 3 4x4 rooms and ditch the tents eventually
We used 1/2 inch but it goes up to 2 inch mainly the choice was made for the reflective surface and it won’t absorb water I think rockwool would absorb water it was nice because we did not have to do anything to the concrete walls just glue it on then run the electric in conduit over it
Yup, exactly what I would do.
I’m not so sure this is a good idea. You might check with a heating tech before doing this. Gas & carbon monixide are not frendly to the human body.
Not at all, definitely a no go.
@dirty dave
Oh man, I am so tempted to just do that. But my thought is if I ever decide to sell my house I would have to drywall anyway.
Thanks for the heads up! that’s why I figure I would put it out there before putting it into practice. Using a tent I just vented back into the room it was in. Any exhausting suggestions, or just treat it like a tent and exhaust back in the same room?
If you didn’t have a budget to purchase a light for those two plants, would you still purchase the 260XL oe 350r? Or is there something better? I want to start looking at options.
I wouldn’t use plant count to determine what I needed for light. Use area of planned canopy size. From what it looked like, I would go with hlg-350r or chilled tech x3-330. Regardless of price/budget. If you plan on going bigger then would likely suggest a bigger light.
Thats what I’m doing for now. It’s easy to control the room temp & humidity to control the tents
I’m looking at the 350r and see it says 60-330 watts, the 135’s were around 0-150watts I believe. In your experience, is that actually what they pull? I assume so but I’m trying to figure out the best way to run the electrical.
Thank you!
