diy cobb build idea

so im trying to build a light for 1/2 of my incoming 10x10 . i was thinking something like the timber vs 600 w but more spread out with either 3 240w or 2 320 w quantum boards mounted in the middle . its going to be for a 4x8 area 12 bucket flo n gro with 5 gallon buckets 3 gallon inserts . any thoughts guys? and advise would be greatly appreciated

greenthedumbthumb said:

so im trying to build a light for 1/2 of my incoming 10x10 . i was thinking something like the timber vs 600 w but more spread out with either 3 240w or 2 320 w quantum boards mounted in the middle . its going to be for a 4x8 area 12 bucket flo n gro with 5 gallon buckets 3 gallon inserts . any thoughts guys? and advise would be greatly appreciated

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If interred me I'd use 240's spaced out far from each other to cover the huge area. Like @fragileassassin setup in his tent.

Are you talking about using the timber 600w AND those kits? If not, what you're talking about is only enough to flower a 5x5 space well. Youd want at least 5 of those 240w kits or 4 of the 320w. At a minimum I'd do 3 of the 320w for your space.
I just changed my setup to be 6 sites in the middle of my 10x10 and have 16 boards run low at 75% (4x 320w drivers) over my 6x10 area.
I tried the same gear spread out over the whole 10x10 and it wasnt enough. I got some ok bud from that setup by bringing them down within inches of the plants by the end, but everything on the lower parts that wasnt right at the lights, had to be thrown away because it was loose airy BS.