Carolina Dream'n
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Look into 315w CMH.
I was checking those out at the hydro shop. That is basically all they had in stock and some gravitas. They were obviously pushing the 315s and 630s. $/watt was damn near COBs. Plus then you have way more heat issues right?Look into 315w CMH.
Seems more my style. I prefer to go all out. Which hydro method did you use?I was told to start with dirt when I was buying all my stuff from the hydro store. They said to learn the basics and then consider going to hydro. Well I said screw that and bought all my hydro gear. I am on my 7th grow and its doing great, feel free to check it out in my signature. Hydro is not complex. Add nutrients to reservoir, check ph, add ph up/down, close resevoior lid, come back in a week.
They put out very minimal heat. Yea they are expensive but watt for watt destroy standard HID.I was checking those out at the hydro shop. That is basically all they had in stock and some gravitas. They were obviously pushing the 315s and 630s. $/watt was damn near COBs. Plus then you have way more heat issues right?
Don't they put out a bunch more heat than LED? Watt for watt aren't LEDs better?They put out very minimal heat. Yea they are expensive but watt for watt destroy standard HID.
A 315 lec is pretty bad ass. Id use it over MOST led's (not all) anyday, you get spectrum and penetration with 300watts lol.Don't they put out a bunch more heat than LED? Watt for watt aren't LEDs better?
I know nothing about LED. People rave about COB's,Don't they put out a bunch more heat than LED? Watt for watt aren't LEDs better?
Trying to find more info on this stuff. Any go to threads?Please please please dont even think of touching the clones untill you bring your bug treatment and preventitive with you, otherwise that will set you up for failure HARD.
I'm going with the COBS. What are you growing in to get those kind of yields?I use both the 315 CMH and 3590 COBs, either can do 1 gpw with your eyes closed, e.g. a mix of strains/phenos in a pheno hunt. If I grew for weight I'd be doing something like Blue Dream and be pulling 1.5-2.0 gpw with either tech. Yes, they're more expensive up-front but the production/yield will pay for itself in your first full run. I've converted a couple of grows from hps to 315's and watt-for-watt they're both producing 25-30% more than they were under standard hps. More recently started running 3590 COBs in there as well, so far from what I'm seeing there's probably a 10% bump in coverage/weight over the CMH mainly due to larger coverage per watt if you buy the right design/COB fixtures.
With the right strain/pheno either of these techs will easily produce 1.5/gpw at 30w/sq. ft.
It comes down to pay me now or pay me later. With these techs you're putting more money out up-front, then either saving on hydro or producing more per watt. You can put your money into the lights and reap the extra yield per watt, or go hps and give it to the hydro company.
Just a soil blend, nothing fancy, 50% triple mix base and 50% pro-mix in fabric pots.I'm going with the COBS. What are you growing in to get those kind of yields?
Probably... Just search "clone quarentine treatments" or something. You dont want spider mites ect and guess what, most commercial people ect act like they're clones dont have em!Trying to find more info on this stuff. Any go to threads?