IMO watts and price of fixtures shouldn't be looked at when purchasing LED fixtures.(to a degree)
I hear you, and I agree that is a sane approach. I love my $100 T5s for Veg. Personally, I don't sell anything for security reasons, so it is a little harder to justify the cost up-front, though I know it will pay for itself quickly. I was spending $3000 a year on bags, I'll have a years supply at the end of my current grow. I'll be building a COB panel soon, but I'm still buying parts as I can afford it. I got the most expensive part; COBs! 6 x 3500k CXB3590s 72v CD bin. I'll have the COB light running by November, wish it was sooner, but I have to follow my budget or I will probably end up in Winnemucca smoking shitty coke. That's the sort of stuff that happens when I go off-script.
@JimmyIndica where can I buy those ZelionHL fixtures, I've looked around on Sylvania's dealer list and I don't see them anywhere. Sorry to derail your thread, FL dudeguy.
I rec trying Osram 660s if your growing for personal smoke
I cant seem to get rid of the 500watts T8s ive been using for years? I just love the way the 6500K veg.
the other alternative is to make home movies of dumpster dives , it could rival smashing floros!!!
Think those T5's veg nice? Try inda-gro
I rec trying Osram 660s if your growing for personal smoke
I cant seem to get rid of the 500watts T8s ive been using for years? I just love the way the 6500K veg.
I need to open a used grow light thrift store, "Old lights at cheap prices!"Think those T5's veg nice? Try inda-gro
Problem with building cob lights in steps is that you are always going to end up a model behind the new tech before you even fire it up
The model I have is the white, older model. Looks like the same model you have. I know a few people say they are loud, cheap, etc.....From what I can see, looks like they are working well for you!
Last time turned out pretty good too. Here's a slightly out of focus (sorry) post-cure pic of some Purple Wreck. My pheno isn't purple but it is pretty fuckin' dank.The model I have is the white, older model. Looks like the same model you have. I know a few people say they are loud, cheap, etc.....From what I can see, looks like they are working well for you!
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Ive been wanting to run purp wreck for about year. Cant find it anywhere in stock. Closest I got was pack PurpOg18 and was a letdown.
I have a couple for consignment
HSO has a Purple Wreck in stock @ Herbie's. I don't know if it is the same as Reserva Privada, which is where my stock came from, indirectly. I can say it is really tasty and quite unique, that Wreck stench is unmistakable.
I just want to throw in that I've found the Old School Mars 100x3 can burn plants at under 10", and I've read others say the same thing. So it might depend on the strain you are growing, some like LEDs, some are more sensitive to them. I would be careful going below 12" with them, on my run with it the tops of the big colas were 6-8" and they started to suffer from it. So I pulled it up to 12" until they recovered.
Good point, I think he got the 60x5 watter like I have, and I can run mine pretty close, but I'm sure some strains are more sensitive to the heat, that makes sense.
Yeah I have the white one with 5w LEDs. I don't notice it being loud, but it's also in a wooden cab so it insulates the sound a little. The pc fans I use for a diy carbon scrubber are louder.The model I have is the white, older model. Looks like the same model you have. I know a few people say they are loud, cheap, etc.....From what I can see, looks like they are working well for you!
yeah I noticed a little damage only on the top cola leaves when my light was at less than 11", probably around 9". I now have it around 13" and it seems to be doing better
how many degrees temp rise are you getting out of that 300, everytime I plug mine in the box gets to hot,The model I have is the white, older model. Looks like the same model you have. I know a few people say they are loud, cheap, etc.....From what I can see, looks like they are working well for you!