I bought a "blurple" - what can I expect?

Aolelon

Aolelon

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Hlg has the same kit for cheaper it's just out of stock always. I have the 260 and atm its producing extremely dense nugs with tons of frost
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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Aolelon said:
Hlg has the same kit for cheaper it's just out of stock always. I have the 260 and atm its producing extremely dense nugs with tons of frost
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It is from hlg it’s just through a wholesaler. They have been selling out for awhile. It’s hard to keep it in stock it’s why I bought some of the 600’s instead of building them.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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giglewigle said:
Heres mi curent grow when it was 21 days from seed viper spectras 60s thing arountpd 300 actuel watts in coco View attachment 4132392
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Word of advice ( previous Vipar user ) flip BOTH SWITCHES ON ...

ALL THE TIME - EVERYTIME

The single channel color is ridiculously underpowered.
You will get way better plants and response.

Remember ... Thier called BLURPLE !!!!!!!

Meaning RED AND BLUE .....
TOGETHER .......
TOOOOOO GGGGEEETTTHHHEERRR !!!!!!!!


Lol
 
Aolelon

Aolelon

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Lordhooha said:
It is from hlg it’s just through a wholesaler. They have been selling out for awhile. It’s hard to keep it in stock it’s why I bought some of the 600’s instead of building them.
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I know its from HLG, but its like 40$ more as well. The one listed on HLG is 308$ for the 260. NVm they may have reduced the price. When I bought mine it was 360$. Some boshit
 
cogitech

cogitech

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Quick question; I have 8 45w CFLs available (2 units with 4 lights each) 5500k.

Would the plants really benefit from having these as supplementary lights?

I guess the better question would be, would the extra 360 watts of power usage be a waste of electricity? 5500k isn't ideal for flowering, after all.

I actually used one unit (4 lights) during most of the veg as supplemental, but I did notice significantly more heat in the tent.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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cogitech said:
Quick question; I have 8 45w CFLs available (2 units with 4 lights each) 5500k.

Would the plants really benefit from having these as supplementary lights?

I guess the better question would be, would the extra 360 watts of power usage be a waste of electricity? 5500k isn't ideal for flowering, after all.

I actually used one unit (4 lights) during most of the veg as supplemental, but I did notice significantly more heat in the tent.
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Swap all to 2700k WARM bulbs ... They have more red in the spectrum for flowering.
Surrounding the plant(s) is recommended as CFL have poor penetration past 6".
 
cogitech

cogitech

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Budzbuddha said:
Swap all to 2700k WARM bulbs ... They have more red in the spectrum for flowering.
Surrounding the plant(s) is recommended as CFL have poor penetration past 6".
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I know 2700k is better for flowering, but I'm not spending any more money on this first grow. I've got 5500k right now. Waste of energy?

Note: these are CRI >91 (photography) CFL bulbs, so they should have a full spectrum, unlike many typical home-use CFLs.
 
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