Questions / Non standard config.
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:35 pm
Hey everyone,
This is my first post here!
I'm starting my first grow, and am currently finalizing some details.
I'm looking into getting 12x LT-H282D, for a 2x2 tent. These would be mounted on U profile aluminium strips, with the makeshift fins pointing down, so as to use them as reflectors.
My first question appears here: would this orientation prove to be valuable due to potential reflection, or would it be prejudicial?
The 12 units would be placed spaced from each other, possibly also staggered, so as to disperse light more evenly in the 2x2 space.
I've been drawing out some ideas I had, but would love to hear if any of these would have any merit over just using a simple linear configuration.
As for the driver, the HLG-150H-24A should be the correct fit. I am trying to understand if the B version would be a better choice, but the idea of not having to do any additional soldering nor getting the potentiometer sort of feels like an easier/cleaner path.
Lastly, I'm quite lost when it comes to getting an extraction fan. This is already out of the scope of this thread, and i'll maybe post it on a more fitting area.
The gist of it is that I need to make this as absolutely dead quiet as possible. Given that I'm in the EU, all the cool silent stuff I've been finding is US/CA market only - importation costs are ridiculous. I'm thinking about building some sort of insulated wooden box to place the fan in, to further kill the sound. Given the small volume of the tent, roughly 20 cubic feet, I'm assuming I wont need anything too powerful to pull the air out, even through a carbon filter. Any help here would also be greatly appreciated.
This is my first post here!
I'm starting my first grow, and am currently finalizing some details.
I'm looking into getting 12x LT-H282D, for a 2x2 tent. These would be mounted on U profile aluminium strips, with the makeshift fins pointing down, so as to use them as reflectors.
My first question appears here: would this orientation prove to be valuable due to potential reflection, or would it be prejudicial?
The 12 units would be placed spaced from each other, possibly also staggered, so as to disperse light more evenly in the 2x2 space.
I've been drawing out some ideas I had, but would love to hear if any of these would have any merit over just using a simple linear configuration.
As for the driver, the HLG-150H-24A should be the correct fit. I am trying to understand if the B version would be a better choice, but the idea of not having to do any additional soldering nor getting the potentiometer sort of feels like an easier/cleaner path.
Lastly, I'm quite lost when it comes to getting an extraction fan. This is already out of the scope of this thread, and i'll maybe post it on a more fitting area.
The gist of it is that I need to make this as absolutely dead quiet as possible. Given that I'm in the EU, all the cool silent stuff I've been finding is US/CA market only - importation costs are ridiculous. I'm thinking about building some sort of insulated wooden box to place the fan in, to further kill the sound. Given the small volume of the tent, roughly 20 cubic feet, I'm assuming I wont need anything too powerful to pull the air out, even through a carbon filter. Any help here would also be greatly appreciated.