My 700w led 5w diode grow
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rarebreed619
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Need more airflow and like above may be too hot. How close is the light?
Farkerr87
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Ah ok the light is about 3-4 feet above the plants I havnt gotten a extractor fan yet just got a desk fan circulating air around.
The yellow leaves are only on the bottom of the plants too no where else and as for the leaves curving up its mainly the top leaves none of the others
The yellow leaves are only on the bottom of the plants too no where else and as for the leaves curving up its mainly the top leaves none of the others
rarebreed619
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I'm talking to the company about the 700watt mars 2 5 w chip. also it says 700watt but really only pulls 420 watts. Either way Im new to the whole led thing also. Waiting on there reply, gonna pick one up today. How has the light been working out so far? Kind of skeptical with led vs. Hps. Have a 1k matrix ballast going to do a comparison test in the future.
rarebreed619
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Get a simple 6" booster fan on eBay 250cfm an suck the heat out from top of tent. Need to extract all that heat not blow it around. Anyways good luck will keep peeking in.
Farkerr87
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When I say 1200w equivalent I mean it produces the same amount of light as one yet uses alot less wattage in general. The light has been working great truly has n produces a small amount of heat alot less than a normal grow light I just can't set it up 100% properly ATM haha trying but this is first time I've done this kind of grow usually done outside.
If I had set everything up 100% properly from the start I would be right bit same as u i am walking in uncharted territory.
Farkerr87
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Ah Yes I have been looking at them ill order one ASAP
rarebreed619
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Been talking to there company, might be getting the 900w or the 1300w there like 100 dollar differance between the diff models and shipping is like 40 bucks. Trying to light an entire 5x5. Good luck with your grow and hope you can get some heat out of your room, your babies will thank you later.
rarebreed619
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Yeah that's my understanding of Led's also. Just want to buy one powerful enough as to not have to buy another.
rarebreed619
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I Went ahead and got there 900w one. Will be watching your grow very carefully, I'm hoping the best. Stay safe
Farkerr87
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My 700w light is recommended for a 16 feet square area that's y I went with it for now
rarebreed619
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I went ahead and Orderd the 900w version. Will be keeping an eye on your grow. Thanks for helping me finally pull the trigger and get my 1st led. +rep
Farkerr87
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What kind of set up u goin with?
rarebreed619
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Lol double posted I got a gorilla 5x5x8 fully setup with a Solis tek matrix 1k. U can check my current run if you'd like. Going to do a comparison with this 900w led vs the Solis tek matrix.
Farkerr87
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Ah nice Man U doing soil or hydro?
Yeh ill have to check it out. Let me know how u to man
my tent is 5x5x6 I think only got the 7 plants going though in soil
where bout u based man?
rarebreed619
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I'm out in cali, I'm running coco drain to waste. Was gonna run some good strains from the tude but it didn't work out yet. Instead got some real pre 98 bubba x cougar kush. Germed out 6 total and got rid of the 2 slow runts that couldn't hang. So hopeing I can pull a female out of 4 to make a mother.
Backwoodguy
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I'm running the 400 watt solarstorm check my latest threes for updates I bought two of them instead of 1 800 watt for the fact I can spread them out I'm using one on two plants in 5th weeks of flower but I switched the light to a 400 watt hps for spectrum reasons I was loving the led results I didn't take away cause of that reason . I also ran 9 plants under a 1000 watt 4x4 tray and then added a solar storm led into the mix and I can say I love the results . Led are cool but they work or better when mixing spectrums in my opinion... I will also be replacing my hps with MH last two weeks ! It's all about mixing spectrums at the right times
Farkerr87
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There is a company that does a fully adjustable spectrum led light and it's pretty big too but little pricey. When I set up a full grow room ill be investing in a couple I think. Ill post a pic and that soon of there light