Autos under metal halide ?
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Nutty sKunK
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I use to. 600w MH. Got the best growth rates of any light I’ve tried especially in veg.
Buds were respectably dense, not LED dense but good.
Got just over a lb from 4 autos under that light.
Ive heard that blue light spectrum helps terpene production. Always smelt amazing under the MH in flower
Psyphish
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The weed I grew under the old 400w ceramic metal halide bulbs by Philips was so much better than the LED stuff I grow now. But you can't beat LED efficiency when it comes to yields.
Nutty sKunK
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Absolutely! The next run I did with a gavita 1700e pro yielded 23ozs from 4 autos. First time having bud rot indoors as the buds were almost unnaturally dense?
Since I only grow for myself I’ve decided quality is better than quantity. And my LED decided to to break after 2 months of use lol
Also why I like the simplicity of HID lamps. Less to go wrong
Trying a DE 630w full spectrum CMH at the moment. Seems promising so far!
wil2279
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Wow gavita 1700 bar light. That's an expensive light to take a crap after 2 months! I'd be pissed and looking for a replacement or my money back!
Nutty sKunK
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Too right man. Was pissed off. Turns out the light was just too intense for my headroom and ability to heat the tent. I extract out the room and anything below 25-26c I started getting bad cal defs.
I swear you could hammer a nail in with some of the buds they were that dense lol
Milky Weed
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Nutty sKunK
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Now its a gavita 850
Jokes aside sorry for your loss.
It blew out weeks before the plants were finished and was run at 75% power from the on. So makes the end weight even more impressive considering it was achieved with about 350w of draw power
VincenzioVonHook
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Why would it being an autoflower have any effect when using a metal halide vs a photoperiod? It will respond to the spectrum just like any other plant would.
I swear some people think autoflowers are some strange mythical creature with some of the questions they ask.
I swear some people think autoflowers are some strange mythical creature with some of the questions they ask.
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