LED GROW TEST. 126W hydro grow led VS. 180W pro source LED LIGHT
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irishboy
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i was wonder that? maybe the soil got a little to dry for its liking and the weaker branch gave. i felt the soil is was kinda dry but not bone dry. maybe that one plant is starting to up take more then the others? this is the only thing i could think of. the branch felt all flimsy like it was full of water. maybe thats what happens when the soil drys out?
smppro
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yes ive had plants underwatered before like that, they get droopier than when you over water them. I just went out of town and had it happen to one of my lemon skunks that is in a small container, it looked like in 1 of your pics a bud itself was bent over which is definitely under watered. Remember the bigger they get the more they will drink, watering them should perk them up but they might not stand all the way back up since they are pretty tall, maybe stake them if they dont return.
irishboy
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i have the tied up, and she is pretty straight. she wasn't real dry but it must have been just enoff to break the camels back. sometimes its hard to check her since she was in the very back. its weird thought because all of her leaves wernt drooped over? maybe i cought it in time?
irishboy
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and here is a side x side
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wowisuckatthis
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damn i like that 180w, seems like it dosent stretch the plants as much, a quick question, how is the bud density comarison between the 126 and the 180?
project fuoro
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Vrrry nice!!!! :0)
180 buds look nice, they both look nice....180 seems more plump, MAN I CAN"T WAIT for the end results...
Peace bro, hope all is well!
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180 buds look nice, they both look nice....180 seems more plump, MAN I CAN"T WAIT for the end results...
Peace bro, hope all is well!
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irishboy
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i dont know i dont touch my buds until their done and dry. we will have to wait until their dried and cured. i would imagine they will both be very dense because i used that gravity. but i don't squeeze my buds and break my trics. also i have seen buds before that were solid on the plant but once dried it turned to fluff. so i rather weight until their don't to test this.
jigfresh
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Thanks a lot for the test Irishboy. Side by side is the only way for a good comparison. My only regret is the (seemingly) unbalanced influence the light companies seemed to have on things. I may be wrong, but one light you bought... the other you got for free, correct? Also, the one you got for free had a company rep offering advise along the way? Being a part of this thread? It would have been awesome to have someone from the other company along for the ride as well. Maybe you could have gotten that one for free too.
(maybe that's what I'll try... get two lights for free for my own test... thanks for the idea irishboy)
Please don't take this as a knock.... I'm a big fan of what you are doing. I'm also in no way trying to say you are performing this test unfairly. Doing what you did at the beginning showed that you really wanted each light to perform up to it's potential.
Another question... what's with the temps? What I mean is, do the LED's need to be near 80 F to work or something. I read you had to get temps above 70. Plants will grow just fine down around 70... you don't need 80-85 unless you are using co2. Maybe you are and I missed that. My grow maxes out at around 76... bottoms out at around 60 and things grow great.
Keep up the good work bro. I'm really hoping for your drooper to pull through.
Thanks again for this whole thing. Like you said it is for US... if you were doing it for you, no need for a journal.
RIGHT ON!
(maybe that's what I'll try... get two lights for free for my own test... thanks for the idea irishboy)
Please don't take this as a knock.... I'm a big fan of what you are doing. I'm also in no way trying to say you are performing this test unfairly. Doing what you did at the beginning showed that you really wanted each light to perform up to it's potential.
Another question... what's with the temps? What I mean is, do the LED's need to be near 80 F to work or something. I read you had to get temps above 70. Plants will grow just fine down around 70... you don't need 80-85 unless you are using co2. Maybe you are and I missed that. My grow maxes out at around 76... bottoms out at around 60 and things grow great.
Keep up the good work bro. I'm really hoping for your drooper to pull through.
Thanks again for this whole thing. Like you said it is for US... if you were doing it for you, no need for a journal.
RIGHT ON!
irishboy
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i got both lights free. after a certin time in flowering i was credited my money back. i was never sidelined more then the other company, i talked to them both and just got the basics how high to keep the lights and what temps to keep them at. then i just did what i do and grew.lol.Thanks a lot for the test Irishboy. Side by side is the only way for a good comparison. My only regret is the (seemingly) unbalanced influence the light companies seemed to have on things. I may be wrong, but one light you bought... the other you got for free, correct? Also, the one you got for free had a company rep offering advise along the way? Being a part of this thread? It would have been awesome to have someone from the other company along for the ride as well. Maybe you could have gotten that one for free too.
(maybe that's what I'll try... get two lights for free for my own test... thanks for the idea irishboy)
Please don't take this as a knock.... I'm a big fan of what you are doing. I'm also in no way trying to say you are performing this test unfairly. Doing what you did at the beginning showed that you really wanted each light to perform up to it's potential.
Another question... what's with the temps? What I mean is, do the LED's need to be near 80 F to work or something. I read you had to get temps above 70. Plants will grow just fine down around 70... you don't need 80-85 unless you are using co2. Maybe you are and I missed that. My grow maxes out at around 76... bottoms out at around 60 and things grow great.
Keep up the good work bro. I'm really hoping for your drooper to pull through.
Thanks again for this whole thing. Like you said it is for US... if you were doing it for you, no need for a journal.
RIGHT ON!
as far as the temps with leds themps should be kept between 80-85F. with hid the should be 72-76F. leds do not put off the heat that hid dose witch the plants love. i had my temps at the HID temp rang at first then when i went up to 80-85F the plant took off and grew allot faster.
no matter what led light i use i always want to get the best yield possible, because at the end i don't care if a led company's sale one unit, but i do care if i lose less yield. and i do care about my plants because their like my kids i raised then whole life.and i want each one to succeed in life when they grow up. lol.
you are right if this grow was just for me i wouldn't have ever posted it. i want people to see that leds can bud a plant and witch one dose it better, i am not 100% convinced that they will flower better then HID using less watts. but i do believe leds have their place in the MJ world. the price just needs to come down.
dirtyshawa
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considering the claims they need to come wayyyyyyy down. damn, snake oil salesmen.
WAAAYYYYY DOWN. So far the light I am using is not even close to our HPS site on Buds. Yes we did save a crap load on Electric and also no heat was nice and we could skip a couple of days and not worry about the place burning down. BUT so far I am not to impressed on the one I am using. BUT I am also not done testing. We are going to switch to different nutes. Also we are going to play around with veggie time.
Keep growing Irish I'll keep you updated with my light.
irishboy
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sounds good buddy, good luck
