Ahahaha... nice sig man.These plants are as close to daughters as I'm ever going to have, and I plan to chop them down and burn them. Does this make me a bad person?
I know my 8 bulb set throws less heat than a 250 watt HPSAltar- looks great!!
Can you list your bulb setup and how is the heat?
I'm using a cheap Bad Boy knockoff from HTGsupply... get a real one so there's no gap in the middle tho'...Altar- looks great!!
Can you list your bulb setup and how is the heat?
Definitely looking forward to seeing what kind of results you get from that comarison. Keep in mind when comparing those results that an 8 bulb setup is just 432 watts.After reading and studying this thread I have my bulbs and fixture on the way for my first grow! I will be doing an 8 bulb setup in one tent and a 600 watt HPS in another and do a side by side comparison. Should be good fun!
If the T5s can outperform the HPS then that is what I will be going for my new room set up. I will be getting some fully vegged plants from a buddy in about 2 weeks so this will be testing just the flowering stage of the grow which could be interesting. I dont remember what the strain is but he has been growing for awhile and I will be able to compare quality and yield to his....Definitely looking forward to seeing what kind of results you get from that comarison. Keep in mind when comparing those results that an 8 bulb setup is just 432 watts.
Thinking out loud: I am looking forward to this comparison. I would be surprised if the 600 wins out. Why? The energy is concentrated in a much smaller area (~ 18") As I understand bulb light distribution, it reduces considerably over distance (inverse sq law?). Keep in mind HO T5s run cooler and have a much larger footprint (4ft v 18"). So while the 600 might be 'better' directly underneath:After reading and studying this thread I have my bulbs and fixture on the way for my first grow! I will be doing an 8 bulb setup in one tent and a 600 watt HPS in another and do a side by side comparison. Should be good fun!
ye ill take pics of my current Blackstar grow soonLucius Vorenus, Really? That statement makes you the only honest LED owner out there. I have never heard the LED people say there results are under par in any way.
Calrt , I hope you do this comparison. It would be the talk of the town.
Good luck , and good growing.
most folk on here either run an 8 bulb (432 watt) or a 16 bulb (864 watt)Would like to see what kind of results you're getting from LED if you say it doesn't do as well as this... what kind of wattage are you totaling?
Should have quoted... I was talking to Lucius regarding his LED setup.most folk on here either run an 8 bulb (432 watt) or a 16 bulb (864 watt)