Active Aqua flood trays are trash, but 4' x 6' doesn't seem to be a common size -- recommendations?

Apostatize

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Two arrived cracked, the other two are intact but a lot flimsier than my smaller, thicker, shallower chemical spill trays.

I'm building quick and dirty dollies with castor wheels for the 4' x 6' flood trays, so they sit low and I can get between them more easily when I'm rolling through on my creeper seat to trim and LST.

Who out there has a 4' x 6' recommendation? I haven't seen many in that size. Active Aqua, but that's about it.

If I can't find that size, I might go larger but it has to make sense with my 66" rays. Maybe an 8' x 6' if it's out there.
 
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Apostatize

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Slightly more expensive, but BGH is a more trustworthy store. I just didn't see it there when I previously ran a terms search.

The Active Aqua trays come in black or white, and I ordered white because I was hoping to get a little bounce. I'll have to see whether Horticulture Source replaces the damaged trays; if not, Botanicare will have to do. Hopefully, Botanicare's flood trays are thicker and not packaged in a dumb way.


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Treesomewanted77

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Apostatize

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Looking good so far. If I may ask what are the strip lights? Are they just for veg or for whole cycle. I like the looks of them and may be interested in getting some. Thank you
Fluence Bioengineering Ray bar lights. They sell them at 3 lengths: 22", 44", 66". I only buy 66" because it works out to be a little cheaper per square foot. However, they're not cheap. The spectrum is excellent and can be used for any stage of growth. Also note that the lifetime for these lights is like 150k+ hrs, while most Spyders and the like advertise more like 54k hours.

Plus, these lights are just over 1 lb versus units that are like 35 lbs. That makes them really easy to mount -- I string then up with 20 gauge steel wire. It's super easy.

But yeah, Spyders and the like beat these lights in efficacy by 0.2-0.4 ppf. Whatever....

One 66" bar is 120 watts. One bar over seedlings in a 2x6 area works well -- roots thrive.

Three bars over an 8x6 are good for veg.

And 11 bars over 8x6 works well in bloom, delivering about 660 watts per 4x6. I've found that more than that is counterproductive.
 
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