medicine21
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How will you set them up exactly? I assume you will try to max the interlacing and use the different lens angles on the two types of lights to get best coverage.
Hempstar 3 Stage LED Grow
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rasputin71
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Can you refresh my memory, please: you have 12 plants total, in a 4' x 4' area but were planning to cover a 6' x 4' area with those 2 lights?
12 plants is what I want to be able to flower, so it sounds like I need to work on plans for a 6x4 flower box and possibly 2 of these, if I like your results. If not I will just get another 600w HPS to go with my current flower rig.
12 plants is what I want to be able to flower, so it sounds like I need to work on plans for a 6x4 flower box and possibly 2 of these, if I like your results. If not I will just get another 600w HPS to go with my current flower rig.
dunit
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Yup! Plants didn't get quite as bit as I was anticipating so covering a smaller 4x4 area but could definately raise them up and cover a slightly larger 4x6 area
rasputin71
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I know I have asked this in the past, but can you update these details when you have time: How tall are the plants currently over the top of the soil, and how far above the plants are the lights? I use LST/CCOB to keep my finished plants around 24" tall and my air-cooled hood about 12 - 18" off the tops.
dunit
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I'll measure them again tomorrow and see where we stand.
blunttrauma253
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Read through this entire thread. Placed my order for 1 357 I should have it in 2 weeks. Just In time to put my 2 ladies I've been LST'ing for a month now into flower. I can't wait to see the results in my 3x3x5 cab.
dunit
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Well I'd have to say that a 3x3 space will give you phenomenal intensity with one of these lights. Should get some heavy buds out of that. Post a journal
dunit
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So apparently I'm not so swift on the comp today....not sure if that was you who PM's me but seem to have deleted the message while trying to reply.
the website I ordered from was www.357led.com
I would totally put a 600HPS in the center of a table and run the Magnums on the outside. Not sure how your room is for heat but these lights run so cool you may need to supplement with some heat to keep the temp up to optimal range so a 600HPS might be the ticket for that.
I used to run 3 x 600HPS's over a table so I think I've got a handle on your set up
blunttrauma253
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Yes I definatly start a grow thread once it arrives. My 2 ladies is veging under a bunch of cfl bulbs. The 2 ladies should be spread out nicely to cover the whole 3x3 space when the 357 arrive to put tge ladies in bloom. tons of bud sites right now so i cant wait to get 1st hand results of dried led nugs to blaze on.Well I'd have to say that a 3x3 space will give you phenomenal intensity with one of these lights. Should get some heavy buds out of that. Post a journal
mad dog bark
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shit me. thats some serious bud growth again. looking nice man
dunit
Active Member
Just started some serious carb load so see if that can't take me to the next level
dunit
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Well the coco does make it incredibly porous and you can hear the air getting sucked into the medium when you water. Almost sounds like rice crispies
Other than when I've had temp issues (too low) the growth has been explosive and I'd almost compare it to hydro. Anyway, one of the things I want to do is run my mix against Promix for a round to see what the performance difference is. The plants certainly don't dry out nearly as often as they do under HID so watch overwatering. I'm running 1300ppm nutes
roachclip420
Active Member
with these results I feel like im about to sit back and watch leds take over 
ledbudguy
New Member
How many days does that strain flower for?Day 41 is done people. Things are looking good and I'm impressed so far
dunit
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Suppose to be 8 wks. Just had a buddy come down with plants from the same mum and seemed like they were finished at 8 wks but not sure how his weigh in is gonna pan out. He was under 1000HPS and had 16 plants in a 4x4
ColoradoLove
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Looking good man. I'm gonna be switching to LEDs once the summer heat comes on. I'm following a couple of journals to see if I want to do Blackstar or shell the extra for ISIS/Magnum. I'll have at least 200w of supplemental non-LED lighting so I'd probably be alright either way. Sub'd for comparison though!