500 Watt Blackstar LED Grow- 6 OG Kush

sleezy1

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Did you see my other Fire OG grow in progress too? That is my LED experiment and I scrogged it. That one is turning out nice too! It is in my signature (300w Fire OG)
 
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Decided I am going to start flowering them on Wednesday. The plants heights are as follow: 1 20 inch girl, 3 18 inch girls, 1 17 inch girl, and 1 runt at 13 inches. And im about to buy another 240w Blackstar and some stakes =)
 
dapio

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can someone explain to me why I cannot find the 500 watt blackstar unit? I only see the 600 on the websites and was told that is inferior to the 500 watt a link anyone or am I just confused?
 
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dapio said:
can someone explain to me why I cannot find the 500 watt blackstar unit? I only see the 600 on the websites and was told that is inferior to the 500 watt a link anyone or am I just confused?
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You are correct! That frustrated me for a while. Goto eBay and search "blackstar led", you'll find it there with details on the light. The seller is Gotham hydro, so don't worry. They offer free shipping on the 2011 500w. The 500w draws more power than the 600 and uses 3w diodes versus a mixture of 2w and 3w with the 600
 
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perfect bro I just read this thread and am subscribed for the ride! I am going to harvest my last MH/HPS run this go and will be converting to the Black star as soon as I get the money if worst comes to worst do you think I could pull off 4 plants in 5 gallon smart pots under 1 240 watt blackstar? or should I just shoot for the 500 watt? regardless I appreciate your grow journal please keep the updates coming!
 
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dapio said:
perfect bro I just read this thread and am subscribed for the ride! I am going to harvest my last MH/HPS run this go and will be converting to the Black star as soon as I get the money if worst comes to worst do you think I could pull off 4 plants in 5 gallon smart pots under 1 240 watt blackstar? or should I just shoot for the 500 watt? regardless I appreciate your grow journal please keep the updates coming!
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No problem man! That's why I made these grow journals so we can all help each other with LEDs. The only issue I have with LEDs is the "footprint", anything on the sides of the unit is not under as intense lights. They recommend the 500 to be in a 12 sqft area, but I feel that it is not enough "footprint", because the unit is so small. So I would recommend 2 240watts, 2 500 watts, or 1 240 and 1 500. During vegging you'll be fine with 1, but I think you would Ned two for the deeper penetration. I am going to buy another 240w, because i think 2 500w in a 13 sqft grow tent would be an overkill.
 
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yeah I understand what your saying I guess I am just going to have to stack my chips in order to get the penetration I want to see I am trying to get my whole closet filled up! :D
 
Tricks

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Sleezy1, flower them. They will look great by the time there done. I hate harvesting early and leaving in august is cutting it close!

So why the blackstars, whats wrong with the one i got? And the house and garden you use dna cell 1 to 3 ?
 
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Sleezy1, flower them. They will look great by the time there done. I hate harvesting early and leaving in august is cutting it close!

So why the blackstars, whats wrong with the one i got? And the house and garden you use dna cell 1 to 3 ?
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Well Ill be gone for a week only, so if they arent ready yet, ill be ok. I'll just have someone help me out for that week. There is nothing wrong with the illuminator, I checked it out. Good light, but kinda expensive! I like the Blackstars because it is working, and I love the price, and the customer service. I am not familiar with DNA cell 1 to 3. I just use the full House and Garden line
 
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So your using H&G earth A-B ? There is a ton of differnt H&G stuff here. Just curious what you got.
 
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I use House and Garden soil a and b. roots excelulator, algen extract, drip clean, magic green, bud xl, multi zen, top booster, and shooting powder. I just went to the House and Garden website and used the nutrient calculator and bought whatever it told me.
 
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Full package, good job.

Yeah that illuminator is made in Florida and there not cheap. I decided to hang it in a box and do a quick grow (12/12 sog) to see whats up.
I`ll shoot some pics.
 
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Just got off the phone with Gotham. Decided to "go big or go home", and bought another 500w blackstar!
 
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Nice, that should grow some buds! hehe Just wondering if you know the lumens and spectrums on that 500 watt ?

Leds are not populair here, they cost a fortune. I was looking at a 300 watt for 975 euro (1500 usd).
Thats a bit high. Goodthing the illuminator guy ships worldwide, i`ll save alot of money if i decide to go led. :)
 
dapio

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are you going to add more plants in there sleezy or are you just adding in the extra 500 because of inefficiency? also could you clear up how much wattage exactly the 500 watt unit pulls from the wall I saw it somewhere but cannot find the page!
 
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dapio said:
are you going to add more plants in there sleezy or are you just adding in the extra 500 because of inefficiency? also could you clear up how much wattage exactly the 500 watt unit pulls from the wall I saw it somewhere but cannot find the page!
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I am getting another 500 because I am concerned about penetration and the footprint for 6 5 feet tall plants. Gotham Hydro and Light House are actually sponsoring me now. The 500w would have been efficient, and adding the 240w Blackstar would have been just fine too. But I wanted to keep all the plants equal in terms of lights, etc. The 500w pulls 304 watts actual draw.
 
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