Post your brand of tent you're using.
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stardustsailor
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Lighthouse Max is probably the best bang for the buck .
From the three tents I have,Lighthouse Max is by far the best ,in terms of build quality as also ease of using .
(The other two being Silverbox Evolution and Secret Jardin Darkroom ).
- 22/25 mm steel poles with welded corners
- high quality reflective material ,with special anti-cracking design (small squares )
- Durable zippers
- 3 layer fabric 600D ,with extra strong stitching
- Double sockets on vent openings
...and more ....
http://www.lighthouse-tents.com/product/8-max-12m/
From the three tents I have,Lighthouse Max is by far the best ,in terms of build quality as also ease of using .
(The other two being Silverbox Evolution and Secret Jardin Darkroom ).
- 22/25 mm steel poles with welded corners
- high quality reflective material ,with special anti-cracking design (small squares )
- Durable zippers
- 3 layer fabric 600D ,with extra strong stitching
- Double sockets on vent openings
...and more ....
http://www.lighthouse-tents.com/product/8-max-12m/
Stephenj37826
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Have you guys looked into the orca tents? Pricey but seem to really diffuse the light well for our white led lights.
stardustsailor
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Orca layered grow tents do not offer any better light diffusion than ordinary aluminium / mylar layered ones .
None of the tents ,at least of what I'm aware of , has inner reflective surfaces that reflect the light specularly .
All the tents ,reflect the light in a diffusive manner .
Where Orca reflective material may have an advantage over the rest ,
is the less amount of light absorbed by the material .
Just a side-note ...
Cheers.
Airwalker16
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Where do you get prices?
EfficientWatt
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Hi sds,
To me, mylar seems to have a specular nature, hence the need to make "diamond" mylar, to compensate by "breaking" up the rays a little.
Orca is extremely diffuse, I got a 240x120 tent to compare, not setup yet tho.
I'm sure you've seen the videos, although made by the manufacturer, they do talk somewhat for themselves .. :
I'll give some feedback once it's in action.
EDIT : When using our dears cobs, it seems like we need to keep the little infrared light we get, versus HPS sending too much of it. ORCA seems to do a great job at this :
To me, mylar seems to have a specular nature, hence the need to make "diamond" mylar, to compensate by "breaking" up the rays a little.
Orca is extremely diffuse, I got a 240x120 tent to compare, not setup yet tho.
I'm sure you've seen the videos, although made by the manufacturer, they do talk somewhat for themselves .. :
I'll give some feedback once it's in action.
EDIT : When using our dears cobs, it seems like we need to keep the little infrared light we get, versus HPS sending too much of it. ORCA seems to do a great job at this :
GroErr
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Typically running cheap Chinese purple LED's for veg, right now I have an additional 100w of COBs for some heat in the winter so there's a couple of lights, fan, camera hanging off it. Poles are alright, never had an issue with it, been running it for about 1 1/2 years.
Stephenj37826
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We actually have the cx-9 in an orca tent display at one of our distributors. It's so much more even to my eyes than the gorilla tents that other stores have our lights in. This is just my observation so take that with a non scientific grain of salt lol.Hi sds,
To me, mylar seems to have a specular nature, hence the need to make "diamond" mylar, to compensate by "breaking" up the rays a little.
Orca is extremely diffuse, I got a 240x120 tent to compare, not setup yet tho.
I'm sure you've seen the videos, although made by the manufacturer, they do talk somewhat for themselves .. :
I'll give some feedback once it's in action.
EDIT : When using our dears cobs, it seems like we need to keep the little infrared light we get, versus HPS sending too much of it. ORCA seems to do a great job at this :
Danielson999
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I was browsing around and found what seems to be a different Lighthouse company. They use 900D fabric, all metal hardware, double sided socks, zipper flaps to block leaks and all that jazz. The 4x8 is just over $200usd and they include an IR blocker roof panel for alittle extra. There's a video about them also...HERE
There's 2 or 3 guys who bought them and really liked them. You can see their small reviews in this THREAD
There's 2 or 3 guys who bought them and really liked them. You can see their small reviews in this THREAD
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bicit
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A 4x8 apollo horticulture tent is $163.... The sun fortress at $494 is 3 times the price...... That's the rub.
CaliWorthington
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We were comparing it to Gorilla. Sun Hut has cheaper tents too, $250-275 in that size. Is the Apollo 1680D fabric thickness? I doubt it.
bicit
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Frankly, 'fabric thickness' doesn't grow the plant.... $250-275 is still double the price of the cheap tents. The cheap tents have all the same features, sans the thicker material.
Hi EfficientWatt … just wondering if the SJ Orca tent is performing well.
EfficientWatt
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I like it overall, but i've completely changed lighting setup at tent switch, from mono's to cobs, so no solid basis for comparison, performance-wise ...Hi EfficientWatt … just wondering if the SJ Orca tent is performing well.
I like that it's stronger, looks cleaner / is easy to clean, no fear of damaging the surface, like I did with mylar ..
found a pic, with 4 cxb3070 BD on a ELG150-C1050 setup
(4x37.5X = 150W in half a tent)
Chronikool
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Have 3 of the Growlabs from Homebox. Being using them for about 3 years now. Have flipped them on their sides and can handle my DIY LEDS no troubles.
https://www.homebox.net/en/
https://www.homebox.net/en/
