So the 5x5 tent was getting crammed with 14 girls in there and I had ordered 2 blackstar 500 lights so I decided to make this interesting.
I moved 4 girls out of the 5x5 tent and into a 4x4 tent and will grow them with the 2 blackstar 500's. I am only 12 days into flower so it will still be a nice comparison! anyways 2 500's in a 4x4 is ridiculous to see...
here are pics from today: day 12 in flower
Tent #1 - 9 girls in here now instead of 13
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blackstar 4x4 tent pics...
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Iinteresting power draw observation is when the blackstar's are hooked up the to "killawatt" meter to measure the current draw it is constantly fluctuating between 260-280. I believe this is because of the heat and the fans working constantly. these fans put off heat, the tent they are in is 5 degrees warmer than the other tent with the grow bars and HSS...
The (HSS) Haight Solid State 180watt panel with 6 watt chips also fluctuates at ridiculous levels 90-130watts, I am guessing it is because the light has no fans and the heat is sink is super hot causing the bulbs to jump all over the place.
The grow bars which are a different type of LED that i can not even explain stay at a constant 98 watts and do NOT fluctuate. This is because of their technology in heat mitigation, heat is the worst enemy of LEDs, and their driver technology that pushes their LED diode chips to the max. The grow bars are rated at 96watts and actually draw 98 watts! I am interested to see how the grow bars compare here and if they can grow good buds and have a good or better yield than what has been proven to work for LEDs.
I have had great grows with both the Blackstar and Haight Solid State panels. Now I want to see what the quality and yield is in comparison with these grow bars, thats the purpose of this grow...I already love the fact that less than 200 watts can cover a 5x5 area, many led panels can not effectively cover a 5x5 area with anywhere near that amount of wattage...these bars seem to be doing the trick!