No, the ballast is just a power supply.The ballast is what decides how the bulb can be run vertical/horizontal?
I'd never heard of that before but at the same time never tried to run a bulb vertically. I'm guessing his sentence was just a typo.No, the ballast is just a power supply.
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Forgot about the Cycloptics (Greenbeams is no more) being another reflector that had alot of development put into it like the Grostar.
i forget exactly what the % reflectivity was but it was way higher than any other IIRC. their price point was too high though. probably why they are no more.No, the ballast is just a power supply.
@rkymtnman
Forgot about the Cycloptics (Greenbeams is no more) being another reflector that had alot of development put into it like the Grostar.
Schedules? No really schedules but I am finding that with the cooler temp LEDs there is more MG needed, but so much with the warmer LEDs. No idea why. Somebody clever might explain it and I will nod my head.Some people claim that you need to switch up your Nutrient schedules when running LED. Do you have any pics that might help?
I only fertilize with one bottle so my scheduled feeding is pretty simple, but if you used half a dozen bottles like some growers, and you found it was consuming more MG or w/e it may be, it seems like you would feed more often versus increasing the amount and staying on the same schedule. This is just what I've read on these forums and I'm not a bottle grower so just dumping more might be the ticket.Schedules? No really schedules but I am finding that with the cooler temp LEDs there is more MG needed, but so much with the warmer LEDs. No idea why. Somebody clever might explain it and I will nod my head.
CMH is really over-priced in grow shops. Well, I guess everything is really.This is mine. It pretty cool but was way more than I needed. Guess I looked like a sucker to the guy in the grow shop. That said I've had 0 problems with it. I believe the hood can be separated from the ballast with a little bit of doing but I haven't tried.
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They can fire either way regardless of the lfsw ballast used, vert is just preferred==== lower lumen depreciation and minimal spectral shift.The ballast is what decides how the bulb can be run vertical/horizontal?
Feeding more often is not a choice. You don't want to saturate your medium, of if your pure hydro you are constant. It's about balance.I only fertilize with one bottle so my scheduled feeding is pretty simple, but if you used half a dozen bottles like some growers, and you found it was consuming more MG or w/e it may be, it seems like you would feed more often versus increasing the amount and staying on the same schedule. This is just what I've read on these forums and I'm not a bottle grower so just dumping more might be the ticket.
Greenbeams one bounce cycloptics reflector was pretty good, tight angle/coverage to get those ppfd #s.i forget exactly what the % reflectivity was but it was way higher than any other IIRC. their price point was too high though. probably why they are no more.
it was also designed to be permanently mounted to a 8' ceiling too from what i remember.Greenbeams one bounce cycloptics reflector was pretty good, tight angle/coverage to get those ppfd #s.
Funny thing, riu member was a test grower for them. He later stated that he preferred his cree cxa cobs overall..... Never gave specific reasons
He definitely didn't, might have been a proto? I Remember his Had a small light leak in the reflector .it was also designed to be permanently mounted to a 8' ceiling too from what i remember.
Good to know. I've never gone the bottle route always seemed like a huge pain in the ass to be mixing and feeding esp with multi-strain grow plus the added cost.Feeding more often is not a choice. You don't want to saturate your medium, of if your pure hydro you are constant. It's about balance.
Dirt and saucers are reasonable.CMH is really over-priced in grow shops. Well, I guess everything is really.
I like the sunsystem ones. Quality units.I hate hoods which have the ballasts built in. I avoid those like the plague.
I found 7 poly no. 10's yesterday and a assortment of poly saucers. Sadly no risers...Dirt and saucers are reasonable.
I had to go to a few shops to find the really big risers - i think they are 21.5''. When i brought them to the counter dude goes damn those are huge i had no idea we sell those.I found 7 poly no. 10's yesterday and a assortment of poly saucers. Sadly no risers...