ChefKimbo
Well-Known Member
Hello Everyone,
Been lurking on this site for awhile now, enjoying the wealth of information to be had here.
I'm a new grower, with one plant and harvest under my belt. I've gone from diy cfl, to HO-T5s, to a Mars Hydro 600w old model. I grow for personal use and the prospect of making oils for some cancer sufferers in my family. My space is a 3x3x4 box, custom built for a space in my air-conditioned shed. Height is a problem , but sometime next year i'll raise the ceiling to 7-8ft after more experience.
Anyway, i'm very interested in adding COB lighting to my current equipment to max out what I have already. The cfls and T5s will be used in a separate veg/clone area. I understand that Mars Hydro products don't get a lot of respect on this site and i'm too much of a noob to be able to evaluate its performance because I've only had the panel for 2 months. Its a small, initial investment into a new field for me. I'm currently vegging 2 clones under the light and my aim is to add 3-4 single COB units around the area to cover the limitations of the panel and possibly compliment the panel for full saturation and light spectrum in my area. After days of research I haven't come across much info on adding COB lights as supplemental, not that their should be. The goal for me is to eventually replace the panel and go full DIY, but the tech evolves so fast that for right now id rather start off with a small investment to "fine-tune" my grow area. Much more importantly, i'm limited by a mere 15 amp line going to my shed. I have a 6000 BTU AC which will get use as early as March of next year, 6 inch exhaust fan, the MH panel (278 watts), 96 watts of T5 lighting on some seedlings, and 150 watts of security lighting. So I'm limited on what I can add at this point and would like to keep it under 200 true watts.
Thanks in advance guys!!!
Been lurking on this site for awhile now, enjoying the wealth of information to be had here.
I'm a new grower, with one plant and harvest under my belt. I've gone from diy cfl, to HO-T5s, to a Mars Hydro 600w old model. I grow for personal use and the prospect of making oils for some cancer sufferers in my family. My space is a 3x3x4 box, custom built for a space in my air-conditioned shed. Height is a problem , but sometime next year i'll raise the ceiling to 7-8ft after more experience.
Anyway, i'm very interested in adding COB lighting to my current equipment to max out what I have already. The cfls and T5s will be used in a separate veg/clone area. I understand that Mars Hydro products don't get a lot of respect on this site and i'm too much of a noob to be able to evaluate its performance because I've only had the panel for 2 months. Its a small, initial investment into a new field for me. I'm currently vegging 2 clones under the light and my aim is to add 3-4 single COB units around the area to cover the limitations of the panel and possibly compliment the panel for full saturation and light spectrum in my area. After days of research I haven't come across much info on adding COB lights as supplemental, not that their should be. The goal for me is to eventually replace the panel and go full DIY, but the tech evolves so fast that for right now id rather start off with a small investment to "fine-tune" my grow area. Much more importantly, i'm limited by a mere 15 amp line going to my shed. I have a 6000 BTU AC which will get use as early as March of next year, 6 inch exhaust fan, the MH panel (278 watts), 96 watts of T5 lighting on some seedlings, and 150 watts of security lighting. So I'm limited on what I can add at this point and would like to keep it under 200 true watts.
Thanks in advance guys!!!
