who is using hps in conjunction?That Gavita was what I was looking at previously. I'm wondering why the HPS was used in conjunction with plasma. Also questioning the penetration of those outboard LEDs on the Chameleon
Shit son, that's one sweet setup ya got there. Are you flowering with the CMH? If so, how are your results as opposed to just hps?get outta my head...lol...I have 2 400 cmh on movers overhead with a 400 in a cool tube lower vertical and 8 TS ho's 54 46" in each corner
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LED's are for s-u-c-k-e-r-s. I did plenty of led journal browsing long before I invested in my existing setup and I never saw anything that made me a believer. I love the idea of no heat growing but the results just aren't there.Took over 100 posts to even hear mention of a LED lol... guess that fad ended before it ever started...
Same here man bout four years ago i was buildin a setup from scratch and they where hyped up huge but i didnt bite... them bastereds where selling for a grand too... hahahaha not this suckerLED's are for s-u-c-k-e-r-s. I did plenty of led journal browsing long before I invested in my existing setup and I never saw anything that made me a believer. I love the idea of no heat growing but the results just aren't there.
I just retired my Stray Light plasma. It was harming the plants. They're happy as clams under the MH. Expensive lesson; allow me to have learned it for you. cnMetal halide and argon I think. I'm just exploring what others are doing at the moment. All of these options have really excellent spectrums.
I gather (but am still reading) that with the combo of HPS and plasma you get the spectrum and the penetration. Low cost of HPS lamp and the plasma has like 30,000 hour lifespan or some such. Have considered having the two systems on a light mover to really blend the outputs.
Again, I'm just reading at the moment. Learning.
Thank you for the compliment. It was thouroughly thought out in design along with geometry and algebraic equation for light placement and size...4 plants a run...titan co2 reg/solenoid tank, minisplit ac, ro watewr, soiless, uvb supplementation at 300-400 uw/cm2, 60 pint/day dehumid, 5'x5'x9' height, completed sealed/insulated, PL Lighting deep reflectorsShit son, that's one sweet setup ya got there. Are you flowering with the CMH? If so, how are your results as opposed to just hps?
apologies as you are mistaken ...they use the SAME luxim bulb...check it out...sulfur plasmaStray Light uses a sulfur base, and the Gavita is using Metal Halide and Argon. Different spectrums.
I think I'll be headed to the Gavity Plasma. Could up the red / drop the blue with either an HPS (heat but big spectrum) or red LEDs (cool and narrower red band)
How many lighting fixtures in a residence do you normally see oriented horizontally? I know it's a different comparison, but the light dispersion should be more even. Look into a couple of the vertical grow journals on this site, I know more than one have an open air hood with a vertical bulb, and have produced very well. I can't call myself highly experienced, but I am always willing to read and do research.Help me out with something- How can a vertically oriented lamp compare to the same lamp oriented sideways? Sideways seems like more direct radiation considering it's a long ass lamp. Isn't the end of a lamp more dead? This would be different if I was doing a vert grow, but I'm not.
it is not hate...there are NO leds that can even come close to hid...period...yes they are improving but are still very far off before feasible for anything but small scroggingHow many lighting fixtures in a residence do you normally see oriented horizontally? I know it's a different comparison, but the light dispersion should be more even. Look into a couple of the vertical grow journals on this site, I know more than one have an open air hood with a vertical bulb, and have produced very well. I can't call myself highly experienced, but I am always willing to read and do research.
Edit: For the LED-haters, they have a purpose and fulfill part of the need/market for some growers. The technology has improved dramatically over the last few years. The future is not written by people that aren't willing to challenge old methods.