Onyx Grow Bloom vs Area 51 RW-150 Gorilla Glue #4 Grow

gk skunky

gk skunky

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I know you have no conclusions at this point, but are leaning towards one light over the other. Just curious. I'm liking the rw 150 and a buddy is really digging the onyx. But he's too far to really swap lights or something.
 
captainmorgan

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gk skunky said:
I know you have no conclusions at this point, but are leaning towards one light over the other. Just curious. I'm liking the rw 150 and a buddy is really digging the onyx. But he's too far to really swap lights or something.
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Yea way too early, I've flowered with all warm white and know it can produce a big sticky yield so I know the Onyx will produce. The RW is new to me but I've seen other grows here with the older SGS-160 and expect good things from the RW too. The real big question will be how well will they cover a 3'x3' area,I'm hoping the daily rotation will help. You would think the Onyx has a edge on yield because of the extra watts but Jeff seems pretty confident in the RW so will see. I think we should see some hints of whats to come by 3 weeks.
 
Greengenes707

Greengenes707

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My bet is on the RW. The footprint/unit size is why I question in the onyx, not the components of build.

It all comes down to quanta. A rough way to get an idea is to add up every par data point you have recorded over the footprints then average them out. Both the total and average will give very rough idea of which "should" pull the bigger yield.

Super healthy girls there capt. They obviously love both lights
 
captainmorgan

captainmorgan

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It's day 15 and the third day of 13.5/10.5. They look healthy and happy,the RW plant is stretching more but I would expect that with the extra red. It's way to early to make any judgments and the RW plant is still a noticeably thicker stemmed plant. I got these two clones at the same time but wonder now if they came from different mothers,I'll try to find out if that's a possible reason for the difference.
 

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CaliWorthington

CaliWorthington

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Hey captain, I just got an Onyx Grow and the fan on the driver is driving me nuts. It didn't seem so bad yesterday, but now it pretty much cycles 15 sec on/20 sec off constantly in a room that is barely 70 degrees. I'm thinking about returning it, since replacing the fan with a quieter one will void the warranty. The light itself seems great, very powerful. I was just wondering if yours does that too? Thanks.
 
captainmorgan

captainmorgan

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CaliWorthington said:
Hey captain, I just got an Onyx Grow and the fan on the driver is driving me nuts. It didn't seem so bad yesterday, but now it pretty much cycles 15 sec on/20 sec off constantly in a room that is barely 70 degrees. I'm thinking about returning it, since replacing the fan with a quieter one will void the warranty. The light itself seems great, very powerful. I was just wondering if yours does that too? Thanks.
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Yep mine cycles on a couple times a minute but it keeps the PS very cool. It's not the quietest fan I have but it's not the loudest either so it's not a issue for me. Between my window air conditioner,portable dehumidifier,odor filter fan,fans in the lights and the many circulating fans it's not really noticeable here.
 
CaliWorthington

CaliWorthington

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captainmorgan said:
Yep mine cycles on a couple times a minute but it keeps the PS very cool. It's not the quietest fan I have but it's not the loudest either so it's not a issue for me. Between my window air conditioner,portable dehumidifier,odor filter fan,fans in the lights and the many circulating fans it's not really noticeable here.
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Meanwell are some of the best drivers, so I figured they were consistent and yours did the same thing. Indeed it keeps the PS very cool. Mine sounds like a small jet is taking off in the next room. I'll have to pull my endorsement of Onyx for stealth grows because of this. I put the PS in the veg closet about an hour ago, couldn't take it anymore. Aside from the noise I really dig the light so far.
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You got yourself an Onyx?

Is this still happening? I was looking forward to your thread.
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I made an impulse buy on the Onyx because it's summer and I wanted something quick to replace the 8-banger T5 in my veg closet, which doesn't have an exhaust setup. Amazon Prime had the Onyx at my door in roughly 48 hours with free shipping.

Regarding the COB system, I received the first half of the system 2 days ago, I'm just starting to set it up. I had rested the T5 against the wall while I was setting up the Onyx, when it (the T5) came crashing down and disrupted my Grape Scott seedlings. So I had to shore up the seedlings and water them last night instead of setting up the COB rig. It will get epic soon I promise.
 
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