West Coast Vaper

Morning Bud. Have you checked out @Master_G and @growopz. I got super confused with all the options when researching lights. With guidance from the Peep's on the forum I ended up going the Growopz route and happy. Told the poor dude my grow space, what I had and my lousy budget and that I was considering diy. Soon got talked out of that. I now have a light that I can add onto as the budget allows. Good luck on your search. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Thanks @growopz and.@TheUltimateNoob. I'm not gonna be fiddling or adjusting anything. Just learning a bit more about the light and spec's. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Hey there all. Getting ready for my next cabinet grow. The outdoor grow should be easy judging from the last grow. I have a QB75 thanks to@growopz. I'm still learning the lingo and wondering if I'm understanding correctly. On the specs there's a minimum of 33.6w and a maximum of 85w. If I adjust the dial thingy on the power supply i adjust the wattage, correct. If so, why would I want to change it and how would I know what I'm setting the wattage at. I want to set up properly this time round and use the light efficiently. I'll be adding those 2 15w strips shortly, half way saving for the power supply. A couple of bucks here and a few bob there takes a while. Thanks in advance and have a chilled evening. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Hey howzit@TheUltimateNoob. Sorry bud, just realized I've changed the topic of this thread, I'm sitting in a corner now with a spliff as punishment for the bad deed. I'll start a permaculture thread soon as there is only a row of corn at the moment. It's gonna be a long haul though. A year or two before the 7 canopy layer will be readish. Back to your built or bought, I would not know how to classify the [emoji274]. Gifted maybe. Sorry once again. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Man that is a sore point. I had to stop doing that for now. Although the sun is out the temperature out here on the reservation is still freezing with the wind chill factor. Not to mention the strong gust's that blow every so often. Then in summer it's fcuk'ng hot, hence my outdoor grow is usually in a shade house. Busy setting up a permaculture area for a few plants that I hope will give them a bit of protection and natural nutrients from the surrounding herbs and plants. Waiting for the September full moon to plant the mother herb and in a year or two I should have a nice oasis with a stream running through in which to relax and enjoy a spliff. Exciting times. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Thanks buddy. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info @1000Hills Nursery. That's a clever idea doubling the light as a veg matt. Am I correct in understanding that veg stage does not need a lot of light. I have 205w of cfl's in my veg cabinet, is that overkill? Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Hey there bud, keeping well I hope. When you say the boards, is that the board the lights are attached to or the board including the light and what do you call it. I'm looking for a diy until I can upgrade and add to my QB75 bar through@growopz. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Thanks Bud. Hope I'm not annoying you Peep's out there with the constant ' is this any good, can I use that' questions. I'll build you a house from the ground up but will not wire a single plug in that house. I am kak when it comes to electrics. But with the grow I've learnt more in the last 4 months than I have in my entire life. BIG SHOUT OUT TO YOU GUYS ON THE FORUM for that. I've started reading spec sheets and starting to understand some of what I'm looking at. When it says 9.6w/m does it mean if I use 2 meters I get 19.2w and if I use the 4m I end up with 38.4w. On some spec sheets I only see wattage at low numbers like 0.2w. Is that individual LED's so if there are say 10 LED's you end up with 2w. Appreciate all the help Bud's. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Would a strip like this work while l'm saving up for my next@growopz light. I have a buddy with 4m laying around. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

How did I miss that. Probably got sidetracked checking out his lights. Gonna have to pay more attention when reading. Thanks. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Thanks buddy. To much info is always good unless you discussing bedroom tactics. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

The workmanship and service from@growopz is what got me hooked on his product, don't think I'll be using other products and when I do diy upgrade it will be with his bar's. I'm trying to get my head around the science of a good light to better understand what I'm looking at. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Aah, didn't fully understand that there are different types of chip's. Will have to read up on chip's next. Which direction do you lean towards when it comes to light's? Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Hey Buds, you all good I take it. I'm set on my light and will be getting more to add on soon (ish). But what constitutes a good light. I've been reading up on various lights and each manufacturer claims theirs is leading edge LED's, best driver, fan cooled, air cooled,, the list goes on. I won't even go into all the letters of the alphabet that represent the light intensity. Some use Samsung, some us Bridgelux and others Osram. Is this a personal choice thing and why does everything seem to be imported. Do we not have equivalent's in SA or is it because technology has not caught up here yet. So what does one look for in the perfect light. Hope I'm not opening a can of worms here. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

I'm busy researching, turning and prepping soil for a permaculture grow using herbs. Thought I'd experiment and see what happens. Will be putting 4 plants into the ground. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Thanks Bud. I have 8 that I'm pushing through with, wasn't expecting all the seed's I planted and chucked outside to germinate and then half ended up female. Happy with the outcome though considering the very first light was a lead light with a 22w led globe. Gonna stick to 4 next time. Outdoors is upon us again though. Preparing the ground for a herb garden with companion plants and I'll chuck 4 in amongst them and hope for a 100% female then pray for 50% hit rate. Then some in the shade house where I had a good outcome the last grow. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

I have a QB75 thanks to@growopz. The PSU Mean Well NES-100-24 I had lying around. Now I want to add 2 x 15w 4000k LED strips to it, the QB75 , which I know I can't do. Once I've saved up enough I want to replace the 15w lights with something from@growopz. My question is what would the ideal wattage be for my grow area of 1mx1mx1.6m be and what PSU should I use. Would I Daisy chain the lights or wire into the PSU? This venture into finding the optimal light is damn addictive man. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Week 13. 4th week of 12/12. Everything seems to have settled down now. I've stopped taking my plants out for their daily vitamin D under the sun rays. I think that was my leaf problems. Warm in the sun but there was still an icy chill in the breeze. One week under the light and they are looking much better bar a few small leaves at the base of the plants which I'm putting down to the light not reaching them. Busy germinating Durban Poison and Elvis at the moment using the paper towel method but it seems to be taking a long time compared to when I just popped them into seedling trays with soil so I've popped more into soil at the back of the cabinet. See how things go. Until next week then unless something exciting happens. Have a spliffing weekend all.

Definitely Bud. Hooked on@growopz products and most of all his service delivery. Hard to find these days. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Thanks@StickyD420 and @lll_evan. These friends of mine seem to think a bargain light is a good light. I'll stick to saving and upgrade with@growopz thank you. Appreciate the quick response. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Evening all. I was wondering if anyone has come across this light before. A friend is trying to palm it off on me but all he knows is that it is 1000w full spectrum. I don't really need another light just yet but if it's any good it won't hurt the wallet much.

Thanks@GGG. I'm leaning more towards adding them with the QB75 in the flower cabinet. I'll have a higher wattage lighting and still be within a reasonable Kelvin for flowering. Am I understanding this correctly? Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Evening all. I'm getting better at the technical chatter now. But back to the lights. So I've got the QB75 from@growopz which is good for seed to flower. Check his website out for details, it's half 3000k and half 4000k 75w. If I add two of those 15w x 1m, 24v, 4000k led strips that I have, is it going to change my cabinet grow environment. Meaning, is it going to lean more towards flower or veg. Don't want to be planning my setup in the flowering cabinet when the lights would be better suited for my veg cabinet which I'm running with 200w of cfl's. If I can add them with the QB75 using a different power supply it means I can add another 100x30cm to my grow area. Flower or Veg is the question. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Whoa bud. Loving the advice, have not a clue what foreign you speaking. But I got the idea. Don't overload. Once again, only good advice and help on this forum. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk