New Grower First Grow ever

[RubberDuckie]

*UPDATE*
Just put together my QB 288 V2 3000k (No more Blurple)
Picture is Day 12 from poking out of the ground.
Any suggestion on how i should be running this quantum board during this time ?

 

[pugfarmer]

Welcome aboard! I currently have 3 plants under 2 weeks being lit by 2x 288 boards and keep them about 10" above the plants but dimmed down to about 50%. Using a Meanwell B driver with a dimmer hooked to it

 

[RubberDuckie]

Welcome aboard! I currently have 3 plants under 2 weeks being lit by 2x 288 boards and keep them about 10" above the plants but dimmed down to about 50%. Using a Meanwell B driver with a dimmer hooked to it

Cool thanks, I was wondering how close and what power to run them at. I just pop off the cap on the back of the driver and use a screw driver to turn up and down right ? Also the driver seems to be quite warm is that normal?

 

[pugfarmer]

Cool thanks, I was wondering how close and what power to run them at. I just pop off the cap on the back of the driver and use a screw driver to turn up and down right ? Also the driver seems to be quite warm is that normal?

I Believe the ones that come from horticulture light group is a A driver and has the dimmer built in and should be on the front side of the driver. I got the B drivers and wired in a dimmer myself. Heat wise they do get pretty warm. Even a little hot when running full power.

 

[pugfarmer]

Cool thanks, I was wondering how close and what power to run them at. I just pop off the cap on the back of the driver and use a screw driver to turn up and down right ? Also the driver seems to be quite warm is that normal?

this dude has alot of info on the drivers. Pretty much learned everything i needed from this guy, He's got a few other videos on meanwell drivers also

 

[RubberDuckie]

Thanks for the info and the help
I hung it at about 41 1/2 inch, i started to see what looked to be like leafs starting to curl on the sides so i turned it all the way down. Going to get a Lux meter, HLG has a calculator on there site that converts lux into PPFD specifically for there boards, so i think that may be good for me to follow to try and get the most out of the light.

 

[pugfarmer]

Amazon has some for cheap. Got this one for $10. I was comparing it to one my local hydro shop had and was pretty accurate

 

[RubberDuckie]

2 weeks from popping out of the ground.
Is everything looking ok ? When should I start to LST ?
Thanks to all of you guys for the help and any comments/advice is much appreciated

 

[Kneehigh85]

I wouldn’t start training til she’s about 8-12inches tall. Stick a steak close to her tie her off to the steak strap that top and pull her down. Just a technique I’ve used and had great success with

 

[RubberDuckie]

I wouldn’t start training til she’s about 8-12inches tall. Stick a steak close to her tie her off to the steak strap that top and pull her down. Just a technique I’ve used and had great success with

Thanks, I got a bit to wait then. does it look small to you? I feel like its short and not a lot of growth when i compare to other people at two weeks.