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ljak1407
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Hey all so im moving on the 28th into my new place which im completly remodeling. Will be just me as the rest of the family stays at my sisters. Im dedicating a 1000 sq ft of space in the new house to be a grow room. But for now the house has no electricity. I have a 3600 w generator and i will use to run a 600 w light, a fan, charge power tools, charge phone, use hot plate ect. I dont really want to run the generator that long so i was thinking of getting a deep cycle battery and a inverter to be able to run my lights and fans .Would anyone know of a deep cycle battery that wont cost a arm and leg? I could possibly get a inverter from harbor freight if they have atleast a 600w
since1991
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I been seeing alot of equipment in package deals on craigslist lately. I bet i start seeing even more too. People jumping in too much too fast....or just bailing out with prices falling sharply in med states. Oh by the way....SMOKIN' DEAL you made. You just bought some serious equipment for pennies on the dollar....serious bro....good score!!!
Vasile_haiduc
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Hello friends !!! Can someone help me with a grow shop in europe because if I order from outside of europe I have to pay almost double for my order ... thx
Huckster79
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Watch local auction sites. I bought a bunch of stuff pennies on the dollar... 50lb co2 tank half full for $70, sun,aster air cooled 1000w hood and ballast for $90.... Most of it is consignment stuff. Once in a while they run one for police seizures but I don't shop those... Seems wrong buying someone else's stolen shit
Huckster79
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I added the square 45watt red/blue led off amazon- it's Their top seller for only $40... Now no way I would bet a plants life on a cheapy like this but to add as some supplemental lighting- I will gamble $40 and see... I'm just going to see if there's any difference in the girls on that side of room.
One person I read that was a fan of hps and led said when your using it just to supplement spectrum you can go on cheaper side because ur hps is giving it the big power your just looking to add a lil somethin,... So cutting edge most powerful led is t necessary- I'm sure it wouldn't hurt but to expiriment with and/or when your on tight budget... Why not.
Big smo
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Those leds won't do anything. I looked into them and the downfall is the power. It's 40 watts with almost 200 leds. Real led panels are 3 and 5 watts per diode. Check the YouTube vids, one guy had a bunch of them and had zero success growing lettuce.
Huckster79
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Well I would agree if they were your work hoarse but my workhorse is my 1000whps... I was looking just to supplement the corners.... I gotta say I'm now sold- the girl directly under the led is in harvest- her clone sister is still a good chunk of a week off... Her cloned sisters corner is supplimented by 46w of CFL. Girl under led is slightly smaller plant, but her buds are bigger vertically and girth.. Maybe the other girl will catch up size wise... But I'm starting to think that if I add two more of these in the corners (2 on far corners one in middle of opposite of wall cuz I grow 3 wide girls in 6x6 area) if that mere extra 90w of led sped things up by better part of week- that's an almost extra cycle a year...
I guess real proof to me will be this second run with this set up to see if again that girl finished first and bigger/better...
Who knows I may take a step up once Ibeleive in proof of concept there's some really nice value lights with great reviews... A hydro galaxy that's 300w (150 actual) that has ID and UV for $115.... That's still a great value if it does indeed help this much...
I guess real proof to me will be this second run with this set up to see if again that girl finished first and bigger/better...
Who knows I may take a step up once Ibeleive in proof of concept there's some really nice value lights with great reviews... A hydro galaxy that's 300w (150 actual) that has ID and UV for $115.... That's still a great value if it does indeed help this much...
Big smo
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I'm really not trying to be a dick here but I know for a fact these lights won't do a thing to help even as a supplemental light. I forgot what the numbers were exactly but those panels give off something like .2 watts per diode. These is already so much debate that real led panels with 3&5 watt diode have enough power.
I purchased 2 of the eBay Mars hydro 600's and they seem like an ok light for the price. I ran 6 under a 600mh and 6 under 2 hydros and the results after 30 days were in favor of the Led.
The ones you are talking about with the 225 less really are a scam. Check the reviews and blogs about them on the web. A plastic light that cost 20$ is a waste.
These guys are on eBay for very little money. They are also 18 watts for 18 LEDs. If your looking for supplemental would give these a shot or the Mars
I purchased 2 of the eBay Mars hydro 600's and they seem like an ok light for the price. I ran 6 under a 600mh and 6 under 2 hydros and the results after 30 days were in favor of the Led.
The ones you are talking about with the 225 less really are a scam. Check the reviews and blogs about them on the web. A plastic light that cost 20$ is a waste.
These guys are on eBay for very little money. They are also 18 watts for 18 LEDs. If your looking for supplemental would give these a shot or the Mars
Huckster79
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Big smo- no offense taken and my reply sounded more gruff and defensive than my intent...
I get what you are saying on the lights strength... Tho I'm not sure I agree on its inability to supplement based off that girl getting done a bit earlier than her sister.. But it will take another round to be convinced it wasn't a fluke...
I think I'm going to replace one of my CFL supplents w a hydro galaxy or galaxy hydro off amazon- 3w led for a total of 300w but 150 actual draw... I still think it's a good buy price wise..but seems to b more of a real light w the 3 w diodes and had u'v and ir. Idk if I need the ir being its supplementing hps but the u'v would b welcomed addition for possible potency increase and mold spore killing ability...
Big smo
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Ebay has the Mars hydros for nearly free. After shipping them to us I bet the 600 pulls 100$ profit. I just dumped 2880 on 2 lights and after a week one has 31 LEDs out. I'm steaming mad and think I might ditch LEDs all together. Possibly doing 4 of the light emitting ceramics 315 watts. Be a little short wattage wise compared to the LED but really 4 of those on 12 plants should yield very well. Plus 1260 watts is much easier to cool over the 2000 watts of LED.
One thing I wanted to ask if anyone is following, does anyone notice higher humidity with LEDs over a solid hot bulb? It seems to make perfect sense that the LEDs aren't hot enough to burn it off compared to say a 600 watt bulb.
Best of luck to you huckster. I'm sure your plants will turn out great no matter the light.
One thing I wanted to ask if anyone is following, does anyone notice higher humidity with LEDs over a solid hot bulb? It seems to make perfect sense that the LEDs aren't hot enough to burn it off compared to say a 600 watt bulb.
Best of luck to you huckster. I'm sure your plants will turn out great no matter the light.
Huckster79
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You will like the ceramic! Another bargain buy I got was Htg 400w cmh- use it in veg.. Really happy with it!!! But yea the 315s are a higher quality set up... I needed inexpensive to get rolling and will upgrade over time...
That really sucks on those led going out on u! I'd b steaming too!
That really sucks on those led going out on u! I'd b steaming too!
Big smo
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It's tough to get good feedback on the cmh lights. Somehow every conversation turns into someone building a cob led.
My local shop has the phantom cmh for 380 each which come with 2 bulbs. 3100k and 4200k with a separate ballast which will help with heat.
But then I look at how nicely the sun system is but almost 200$ more and only comes with 1 bulb. I really need advice on these suckers before I buy 4
My local shop has the phantom cmh for 380 each which come with 2 bulbs. 3100k and 4200k with a separate ballast which will help with heat.
But then I look at how nicely the sun system is but almost 200$ more and only comes with 1 bulb. I really need advice on these suckers before I buy 4
Huckster79
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You know for $180 try one from Htg just to see how u like it. Forget the bulb temp- it seemed more flower oriented but when I asked about that they said if u look at the spectrum graph most of these bulbs work well for both because it's such a complete spectrum- so even tho it averages out at a certain k- you may be getting just as much Warner or cooler colors because it's so broad spectrum...
The 180 includes ballast, bulb and reflector wing... My little 6x5 veg area is rocking w just this in it... I happy w it but don't have deep experience but I know my mentor is quite impressed w how the girls are doing under it... May be cheap way to ensure u like the bulb before going balls deep buying 4 high end ones...
The 180 includes ballast, bulb and reflector wing... My little 6x5 veg area is rocking w just this in it... I happy w it but don't have deep experience but I know my mentor is quite impressed w how the girls are doing under it... May be cheap way to ensure u like the bulb before going balls deep buying 4 high end ones...
Huckster79
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Thank you for this tip!!! Just ordered two 300w (140 true) Mars $137 with free shipping!!! Even at that price it's a real light! 5w diodes to boot! Singles $70 w free shipping- what a buy! For someone looking for veg lights or supplemental led hard to go wrong at that price!
Once I order my 3rd that will mean in my 6x6 area I'm pounding 1000w hps and 900w (420 true) at the girls for just another $200 now that's a lot of extra light really reasonable!
God I love a bargain
LitRookie7414
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So I've been a member for a couple days now an I've got some good info. My next question is: since I don't live near a shop where I can get certain nutes an such, I'm going to be ordering online an was curious would it get noticed if I sent supplies to my house or do I have to have different people order/send to different places? Any advice is appreciated
kmog33
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Order from Amazon. And look in the reviews because people will let you know whether the stuff is shipped discreetly or not. It comes up a lot with some of these places dropping off gear with pictures on the box lol.
Ecosunlite CREE LED
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You will get what you paid with cree ones . http://www.ecosunlite.com/e_productshow/?61-CREE-CX-COB-LED-3-61.html
Dimensional Entity
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OK try this again. Link didn't work last time
Guys I have 400$ I'm looking for some led imports since my Canadian money dosnt get me far. When purchasing g in Canada or USA. Any Professional opinion on these?
https://m.alibaba.com/product/745596052/New-IP67-Waterproof-600w-LED-COB.html?spm=a2706.7843299.1998817009.28.LTS8Jh
Guys I have 400$ I'm looking for some led imports since my Canadian money dosnt get me far. When purchasing g in Canada or USA. Any Professional opinion on these?
https://m.alibaba.com/product/745596052/New-IP67-Waterproof-600w-LED-COB.html?spm=a2706.7843299.1998817009.28.LTS8Jh
Ecosunlite CREE LED
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make sure that they are real power 600W ?? http://www.ecosunlite.com/e_productshow/?58-ESL-NF-400W-Full-Spectrum-58.html