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Well since I already have Two Kessils which are white-blue, I think really I'll be only lacking (mostly) red. So, what if I put up the two Kessils (A350w and A360we) side by side with two of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GNWK2 ... ref=plSrch

All are to be suspended be ~20inches away from plants. Sound bueno?

Thanks all

that little screw in bulbs sort of suck. you would have to be like 8 inches from one plant to make it worth it.

I will say this: the issue of lighting is becoming discouraging. I at first was going to run the two Kessils (I also have a third) only, but apparently they start at 10k color temp and will not get me results (Edit: one of them starts at 6000k, which is a lot better, but that accounts for half the growspace). Then it seems R/B LEDs are the best overall, except they are ugly as all hell. And then there's my somewhat strange dimensions of 3x2.

I simply don't know how to go about this. It seems maintaining aesthetic value while also providing the most amount of useable light possible to these plants is a balance far more difficult to obtain than I had hoped.

I'll refer back and alter my previous question: will running 3 of the Kessils provide enough collective red to the plants assuming full white is dialed on?

Take this with a grain of salt. Frome what I have been told the K rating is less impotent then the par. So in a sense as long as the light is strong enough the color is not important. You could also go with a three foot for bulb T5HO.

Big update coming this friday (Set-up is 90% complete)... stay tuned.

I know, late on the update, and not even really that big of one either. Slight setback, give me a few days. did get this in though...

Nice!

UPDATE TIME

Set up is complete, just need to move stuff where its supposed to go and assemble the misting system. Plants will come shortly.

As to the cooling system, I have managed a minimum of 58 degrees at the farthest point from the radiator, 53 degrees right in front of it, and 55 at the farthest point in line with the fan. If this becomes problematic as I start loading up the tank I may increase the radiator to a dual-fan unit for more surface area.

BIG thanks to @JPowell who helped me choose the lighting (Kessil). Thankfully I had a leftover 10,000k light that really helps offset the blinding purple from the growlight.

Thanks for looking!

PICS:

Very nice! Sleek, streamlined, and beautiful........My setup looks like it was made by Dr. Frankenstein

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